Kick drum microphone with two capsules.DTP 640 REX
- Dual-element instrument microphone
- Dynamic and condenser capsule in one housing
- Separate outputs for both capsules
- For kick drum and other bass-heavy sources
- Three switchable sound characteristics
- Cardioid polar pattern
Also available in BEATKIT PRO.
Included: Audio cable, Transport bag
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Trusted awards and reviews
"Having one mic sonically cover this much ground in the studio is invaluable."
Recording Magazine
"It’s by far the best kick drum sound I have ever gotten from a single microphone on a kick drum."
Gear Gods
"[It] offers an unusual degree of flexibility in a relatively compact form factor."
Sound on Sound
Sound samples
Your mic for double-power kick drum sound.
The DTP 640 REX is a dual-element microphone specifically designed to capture the sound of your drums and percussion instruments. It features two phase-aligned capsules, a condenser and a dynamic one. You can also switch between three sounds for more flexibility in studio and live applications.
Dual-element kick drum microphone
Two capsules for the best of your source.
We put two phase-aligned microphones in a single housing. The dynamic side ensures accurate attack reproduction of the kick drum, while the condenser element captures the drum's low end. Each element has a dedicated output.
This enables you to shape the kick drum sound in unique ways.
For kick drum and other bass-heavy sources
Cuts a good figure on your drums and bass.
With the DTP 640 REX, you get massive yet clear kick drum and bass recordings, in the studio and on stage.
The capsule is specifically designed to replicate low frequencies with precision and punch.
Three switchable sound characteristics
Hear and feel that kick.
Dynamic =//= Condenser
Both elements with neutral frequency response.
Dynamic +//= Condenser
Dynamic element boosts low frequencies; condenser stays neutral.
Dynamic +//+ Condenser
Dynamic boosts the range of 4-6 kHz, condenser boosts low frequencies.
Sturdy metal housing
This mic is built to last.
The DTP 640 REX features a hardened hexagonal ruthenium-galvanized steel mesh grille and a solid die-cast metal body.
Reviews
Mixdown Magazine
You get a thumping dynamic microphone capsule that really delivers the punch and force of the kick as well as an electret condenser that adds clarity and definition to the snap and extended low frequency response that this microphone is capable of capturing. The result, once fed through two channels of a mixer and balanced to suit the drum, is really something special. I have never heard any kick microphone like this before.
Rob Gee, Mixdown Magazine
Microphone also available as part of BEATKIT PRO.
Specifications
- Type
Dynamic, moving coil, Condenser, permanently polarized
- Acoustical operating principle
Pressure gradient transducer
- Transducer Ø
31.7 mm, 1.25 in
- Transducer Ø
22.4 mm, 0.88 in
- Polar pattern
Cardioid
- EFR, ‘Enhanced Frequency Response' settings
- Sensitivity, = // = FFR
0.4 mV/Pa (-69 dBV), dynamic
2 mV/Pa (-54 dBV), condenser
- Sensitivity, + // = Dynamic EFR
0.4 mV/Pa, -69 dBV/Pa, dynamic
2 mV/Pa, -54 dBV/Pa, condenser
- Sensitivity, + // + Dual EFR
Condenser and dynamic matched at 1 mV/Pa, -60 dBV
- Self-noise
28 dB (A)
- Max. SPL for 0.5 % THD
150 dBSPL, 0 dB attenuation
- Dynamic range of mic. amp. (condenser)
122 dB
- Pre-attenuation pad
0 dB
-10 dB
-20 dB
- Rated impedance dynamic
500 Ω
- Rated impedance condenser
200 Ω
- Supply voltage
48 V ± 4 V
- Current consumption
2 mA
- Connector
Gold plated 3-pin and 5-pin XLR
- Cable
1.5 m (4.95’) dual shielded Y-cable, 5-pin XLR into two 3-pin XLRs
- Microphone dimensions
71 dia. x 158 mm, 2.8 dia. x 6.2 in
- Microphone net weight
755 g, 27.3 oz
Microphones measured according to: IEC 60268-4 | Phantom power according to: IEC 61938 | Noise measurement according to: IEC 60268-1
