Earthworks DM6 - the best new kick mic?
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- @EarthworksAudio have a new kick mic out, the DM6. We put it through it's paces and found out how it compares to industry standard kick mics, with a floor tom test as well for good measure!
Thanks to Callum Edwards for letting me use his mics and studio at Brookwood Recording in Glasgow.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:50 Kick In Shootout
3:18 DM6 vs D6 Kick In
3:42 Kick Out Shootout
4:48 DM6 vs SR20LS Kick Out
5:25 DM6 vs D6 Kick Out
6:00 Floor Tom Shootout
6:58 DM6 vs D6 Floor Tom
7:35 Outro
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Sakae Trilogy 10", 12", 13", 16", 22" x 14" kick
Rogers Londoner 12", 13", 16", 22" x 14" kick
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Thank you❤❤❤. This is the most natural kick mic I've heard. It's almost mix-ready!!!
your shoot out videos are among the best I've seen on UA-cam, I really appreciate that you actually play a groove instead of just hitting the drums on it's own like most other shoot out videos out there, really gives a much more accurate representation of what it will be like recording with the mics
also, what a fantastic microphone, will definitely be picking one up!
Really nice work on this comparison. Super awesome that you included the mics on floor tom also.
Thanks for tuning in again Tom, and for the kind words!
Honestly, this video sold me more on the D6 for a more "isolated," closed drum sound. The DM6 would work better for a more "open" and honest representation of a drum kit. Its off-axis response would work really well for that.
Here, It was the best or among the best in each application. For recording, I typically use a dynamic kick mic in the port hole or deeper inside the drum, and an outer mic, either a sub-kick or an LDC. Would love a single-mic solution. I'm curious if the DM6 could satisfy that wish. Somehow doubtful, but would love to give one a try sometime. Thanks for the great video.
Now Earthworks has a LEGIT kick-mic. NICE!
One thing I can say after this shootout is that I feel the DM6 sounds the most like a finished kick on a record than any other mic on this shootout. I would have been very happy receiving that kick if I were mixing this. All it would need is a bit of a low pass and maybe some light compression. Done! Enjoyed your vid Bob
Tx. Nice mic. It does pickup a lot of the snare and other parts of the kit compared to the d112 and the d6.
Just off of these samples the DM6 seems boosted in the high mids and highs. The typical complaint of the Audix D6 is that it's already "over-EQed" which is ok for a quick mix but there is a loss of natural mids which may be desirable in recording. The DM6 sounds more like a Senn E901, bright & clicky, but in a traditional housing vs the flat boundary style.
Not really a fan of the grill design. Looks like it was just modified to fit on the original body. Sounds good tho 🤷♂️
Yeah, it would look better if it was all black or all silver. I think the two-tone thing makes it look like the grill was an afterthought. Sounds great, though.
As if they had extra baskets from the sr40v and needed to use them up.
@@tomnaumann2104 exactly! It just shows that it wasn’t really an initial design choice. If you look at their Icon usb mic or SV33, all of them from the grill to the body looks intentional. Hopefully they at least make the grill match the body somehow.
Thank you for confirming what I have found with my SR20LS on kick......It is the most gawd awful kick sound I have ever recorded. We sent it back three times after sending EW audio examples and them thinking it was broken as well. This video sounds exactly like mine. Not hating, just happy its not just me. The DM6 sounds amazing. Will be picking that up. Wish I could have waited and bought a drum pack with this for kick instead of the SR20LS. Will take suggestions stated in other comments to try on floor tom.
Yeah I wouldn't be surprised to see a new mic pack from them replacing the current DM7. Sorry to hear about your SR20LS, always nice to know it's not just me also though!
Can I ask you guys a question. You know how that SR20LS has that weird sound going on for the Kick In examples. Like, I dunno how to describe the sound, but instead of being punchy, and solid like the other ones, it's just got this weird thing going on, almost like a flappy, boingy kinda thing going on. Any idea what's could be causing that sound? I just had a session, and both my in and out mics sounded like that, and it's been driving me nuts, because usually I mic a kick, and it just sounds like most of the other examples. I may not always love all the kick sounds Ive ever gotten, but they dont usually have that weird sound.
M88 still killer. D6 Definitely rejects the best, or just has a aggressive onboard LPF, or something to that effect. DM20 sounds great on floor Tom!
Was te Fet47 blended in on the first few examples?
I was going to do that but in order to keep it simple it's just the kick mics solo'd with no other mics. Thanks for watching
Where SE V Kick???????
Neither of us had that one but it would have been great to hear it too!