I was in Target the other week & came out with this.
A Sub Kick is basically a Speaker wired in reverse & it becomes a Microphone.
I purchased a 8'' 30w Woofer with a peak at 70w, Range 35Hz - 6kHz & matching Speaker grill with rubber surround.
Cut a 20mm thick (3/4'') wood Ring & glued it flush with top off the Bowl, Mounted Speaker with 4 Screws & opposing 4 screws to hold the Grill.
Drilled 6 - 13mm (1/2'' Port Holes.
Purchased a near new Snare drum stand & removed the Basket held with a 3.25mm (1/8'') Roll pin.
Replaced with a stainles steel 19mm (3/4'') Tube with 5/8'' Microphone Thread.
Got a flexi Microphone goose neck and heated enough to pull female & male ends off.
Got a piece of Steel rod & mounted both ends with 3.25mm (1/8'') Roll pins.
Drilled a Hole in the Bowl & mounted the ex flex end with a 3/8'' (10mm) stainless steel Bolt with stainless steel washers.
The XLR plug has an 100ohm resistor wrapped around pins 2 & 3 & 1k resistors on the + & - wires to the Speaker wired in Reverse.
This is used to reduce impedance & stop it peaking, Worked perfectly!
It faces as close to centre of Kick Drum Front Head & 50mm (2'') away!
It has been used succesfully in the Studio & 2 Gigs so far....... !
It is now owned by the Drummer!
A Sub Kick is basically a Speaker wired in reverse & it becomes a Microphone.
I purchased a 8'' 30w Woofer with a peak at 70w, Range 35Hz - 6kHz & matching Speaker grill with rubber surround.
Cut a 20mm thick (3/4'') wood Ring & glued it flush with top off the Bowl, Mounted Speaker with 4 Screws & opposing 4 screws to hold the Grill.
Drilled 6 - 13mm (1/2'' Port Holes.
Purchased a near new Snare drum stand & removed the Basket held with a 3.25mm (1/8'') Roll pin.
Replaced with a stainles steel 19mm (3/4'') Tube with 5/8'' Microphone Thread.
Got a flexi Microphone goose neck and heated enough to pull female & male ends off.
Got a piece of Steel rod & mounted both ends with 3.25mm (1/8'') Roll pins.
Drilled a Hole in the Bowl & mounted the ex flex end with a 3/8'' (10mm) stainless steel Bolt with stainless steel washers.
The XLR plug has an 100ohm resistor wrapped around pins 2 & 3 & 1k resistors on the + & - wires to the Speaker wired in Reverse.
This is used to reduce impedance & stop it peaking, Worked perfectly!
It faces as close to centre of Kick Drum Front Head & 50mm (2'') away!
It has been used succesfully in the Studio & 2 Gigs so far....... !
It is now owned by the Drummer!
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