Comments on: Audix D6 Review

By: Jared Houston

Jared Houston — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:06:56 +0000

This is definitely one of the best and should be in everyone’s collection. Definitely gets a lot of punch and boom. Almost effortless with placement, but does take strategy like mixing anything. This is my second one and not because the first one failed, because the first one was so great!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:49:03 +0000

These bad boys are awesome! I have owned an Audix D6 for years and finally got a second a while back. It does a really good job of capturing the bass from a kick drum or bass cabinet. The microphone is certainly better-suited for hard rock or metal, as it does tend to give a somewhat "scooped" sound, but in a mix, it is not that big of a deal.

When recording bass cabinets, I would recommend a good, balanced condenser microphone to go along with this one to make up for the loss of mids. To that point, the Audix D6 does a pretty good job of capturing upper mids, but you may not like the particular frequency it accents.

-K

By: Ray Lallana

Ray Lallana — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:27:05 +0000

Great microphone at a decent price and luckily still available to purchase.

By: James L. Johnson

James L. Johnson — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 05:16:53 +0000

Unless you actually like your bass drum to sound like a cardboard box (d112) or a muffled lifeless thump (beta 52), the D6 is the mic for you. It’s natural response requires almost no eq. Works in the studio and live. I own 2 and I bring them to gigs when I play 2 kick drums and, unless I’m playing a venue of considerable size and quality, they don’t have anything better on hand… or 2 kick mics at all. You can probably buy a better kick mic for a lot more money, but you’d be hard pressed to get a useable one for any less. Of the standard choices, I will only use this one for close mic of a ported drum. Engineers have tried to use other mics on my drums, but a quick A/B test and they’ve all come around and agreed that my D6 sounds better than whatever they wanted to use. You can’t argue with the sound.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:44:32 +0000

Really fast delivery. Quick and easy to get a rock bass drum sound.

By: MANU K M

MANU K M — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 01:40:20 +0000

Good product

By: Amazon Customer

Amazon Customer — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:37:22 +0000

Well worth buying. A studio owner recommended it, and for me the price was right. It’s improved out kick drum sound dramatically, and doesn’t seem too picky about how it’s place. That’s convenient because I don’t want to have to invest in and store more mic stands. I’m very glad I bought this.

By: Ryan Johns

Ryan Johns — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 09:28:10 +0000

This thing is amazing. I've tried a few different mic's on floor toms including the Shure Beta 98 AMP, but this blows it away. The low-end response is incredible and truly gets that thick floor tom sound that can resonate in the subwoofers.

Make sure you utilize your gates and EQ's responsibly and the D6 will be perfect for your church, concert, or studio recording.

By: Glen Smith

Glen Smith — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 22:00:22 +0000

Super microphone. The 'scooped' frequency response lends itself nicely to mic up bass which
is my intended use.

Seems to have a tight cardioid pattern which is ideal, be sure to check positioning though and have
found it's possibly better to place it a little further away from your cab, perhaps 9".

As a vocal mic (not by design) gives a rich "bass and treble" boosted sound with little popping,
proximity effect is surprisingly good and even.

Delighted..

By: Casperbass

Casperbass — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 18:39:37 +0000

It’s good. Nice kick mic.