Making of the Audix D6 Drum Microphone
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- Опубліковано 28 січ 2016
- An in depth look at the production processes involved in the making of the Audix D6 dynamic kick drum mic.
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OMG. I need that D6 mug!
Randall Flores ME TOO!
Mine arrives tomorrow. Very excited!
Why go black? The silver is WOW!
Absolutely LOVE my Audix Mics! The D6 is impressive, and watching its manufacturing process helps me to appreciate it that much more. Using the D6, D2, D4, i5 and ADX-51. I also have an Audix f15 condenser.
Fantastic microphone! Their drum my kits are top notch quality. I can't recommend their products enough and best of all, made in USA!
That was cool, actually seeing it being made. Proud d6 owner here.
OMG this is so beautiful I almost cried. No kidding.
I love this. I was accidentally sent one of the early production or preproduction models when I had ordered a D4. I still have it.
Even the diaphragm is made in-house. You have my absolute respect Audix.
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Thank you for this video. I was able to watch your employees to figure out how to open the rear assembly of the microphone and tighten the philips grubscrew that had been shipped loose. No more rattle!
The D6 mug is really cool!
Fascinating to see it being built.
Great microphone. I use it in every recording I make
Great video folks.
Senti grande emoção ao ver o carinho e a dedicação de todos no desempenho desse trabalho maravilhoso, fino e rico acabamento....muito indo....parabéns.
Awesome video. A buddy suggested the D6. I bought 2 and I'll buy more to install in my kick along with the Kelly Shu system.
Beautyfull mics, i have two audix D6.
one is the silver série and the other is limited édition, this one is fantastic
It’s so pretty!!!
Thank you so much, for me, Audix is best microphones, ;-)
Awesome mic 😀👍🏻
Great video guys! Really cool seeing the CNCs and SMD assembler.
Got my "kick" today with the D6! Didn't know why I didn't get it before! Now I need a better drumset!
I love my D6
At Freq City Sound in Cincinnati, A D6 is in every work box (perhaps a bunch of OM5s too).
It is with great pride that I declare this to be a 100 percent man bun free video.
I just bought one. I hope it sounds good on my unported 26x14 three ply maple bass drum.
could you make a video of the making of the OM7 ?
Could use that one in my studio.
Very cool! Thanks for sharing. Why the pixelation in some parts?
+Sean Soto Trade secrets
+Sean Soto The naught parts kids aren't supposed to see. Seriously, what JohnRoss said, proprietary equipment.
wow.
Glad I own a D6.
I'm curious about the tiny circuit board that's mounted to the XLR connector. What's the purpose of that? Typically I've only seen circuit boards in condenser mics.
Audix makes the best microphones. Full stop. :D
Oh c´mon - we all know that Neumann is the champion.
anonymusum They’re a premium brand, but still mass produced. There are some boutique vendors out there who make small production runs which are better than companies like Neumann, but overall a modded mic nets the best results since you can really soup it up with the best caps, transistors, etc while tailoring for your need. Such as the work Klause does for condenser mics.
You could also build a kit condenser mic that easily rivals a Neumann for a fraction of the price. That’s what I do, build my own condensers. Lot of fun too.
I would love to see Audix do a sub-kick to pair it with the D6. I'll take 4 of them right off the bat.
Sennheiser 602 ii has so much boom u can use it as sub kick
Awesome video! Does anyone know how the Audix Fusion compares to this D series of mics?
Similar great sound, lower price point. Professional musicians tour with the Fusion series
I've been using D6 since it first came out. No other better so far!
BTW - how can I get that D6 mug?
Abdel Hassan Camacho Do you prefer it on kick over an RE20 or an SM7? I have both that I use on a lot of sources, but haven’t tried a D6 yet. The universality of the RE20s and SM7s make them so versatile vs a single-purpose mic, though I suppose you could use a D6 for other things too.
Why are there dealer restrictions of shipping of Audix mics to Canada? (B&H in NYC). Canadian based retailers often charge up to 40% more for the exact same microphones. Could someone from Audix please explain exactly why I am forced to buy their products from overpriced Canadian retailers instead of allowing me to get the best price/service from US based retailers like B&H?
Shure, MXL, AKG, Roland and Yamaha also have this policy and it is extremely frustrating.
LanceCampeau Find a friendly American, maybe one living near the border, and convince him or her to buy for you and ship north. We’ve done that for people. Though I know a lot of Canadians who live nearish to the border who just get a PO box / mailbox in the nearby American town across the border and ship there, then just hop across to pick it up. Lots of people from BC do that in Bellingham or Blaine, WA.
But seriously, a lot of us friendly gearheads will do it for you :)
LanceCampeau Plus eBay is a good option too
Aaaaand what exactly do SMD electronics (from/for condenser mics, most likely) have to do with the fabrication of D6's? :D
The D6 has an electronic filter placed in the base of the XLR that helps optimize the sound. The batch of boards with XLRs that are shown in the video are created on the SMT line.
Please can you explain to me the schedule solder wire. !!! Thanks in advance :)
Khron's Cave surface mount is used in all sorts of electronics. While true that dynamics are typically fully passive, unpowered mics, many manufacturers further tailor the frequency response with external components. Sometimes for other reasons. Many mics will have a humbucking coil in path, for example, to help with hum rejection (like an RE20, RE16, etc) while others dynamics have transformers (like the SM57, SM58).
So there are several reasons why discrete components may be used in a dynamic mic signal path. And for a mic like this that’s designed for a specific instrument, they would need a more tailored response than the general purpose dynamic mics that are often used on kick, like the RE20 or SM7 which have a wider, flatter frequency response that makes them work well with most sources, but those aren’t tailored for kick. I’d imagine a D6 probably wouldn’t sound great on voice or violin, for example.
Thanks to this video, i could fix my D6. the screw in the back of the capsule gone loose after 5 years. i got a funny ringing sound like a tabourine with every hit of the bass drum. this should not happen with an industry standard!!!
Screws shouldn't come loose? That's a pretty ignorant way to think.
hello guys out there, please make it sound raw and flat and still keep the low response. not pre equed. thank you.
Made in the USA!
mine never had wind screen and my capsule keeps falling out. I cant use it any more.
mine keep falling out too. only managed one use.
+Emerson Jones Hi Emerson, we're sorry to hear about this. At Audix we're very proud of our quality control and production processes. There is a 5 year warranty on dynamic VLM microphones for any failures due to a manufacturing defect. Please email service@audixusa.com for any issues with your product and we'll be happy to help. Thanks!
+Bob Wong Hi Bob, quality control is one of our highest priorities and we offer a 5 year warranty on dynamic VLM mics covering any manufacturing defect. If you email us at service@audixusa.com we'll be happy to help.
there us no warranty on it. I can't afford to have it fixed right now . so I am using a cheap Cad mic on kick. sucks
They should ship it silver too hahaha
2:50 Watching JAV be like....
5 Shure workers disliked. :P
I do find it humorous that watching the making of ...the background music does not have a single kick drum in it
Take another listen. There definitely is kick drum in the music from 00:38-02:55