Avantone Pro KICK

Avantone Pro Kick — a sub-frequency dynamic microphone built around a legendary white-cone low-frequency driver, housed in a real wooden drum shell with a mesh head.

Kick isn't another dynamic mic repurposed for bass drum duty — it's a low-frequency driver, the AV10-MLF, operating as a microphone, enclosed in an actual wooden drum shell with a 10" mesh head. A 50 Hz–2000 Hz frequency response and figure-8 pattern give a focused, massive picture of the low end without needing extra low-end shaping downstream. A 6.3 Ω output impedance and moving-coil construction keep the signal dense and resistant to overload even at the very high SPLs a kick drum or bass cabinet can produce.

A driver acting as a microphone instead of a standard dynamic capsule

A common problem when miking a kick: standard dynamic mics capture the beater attack fine but lose that low, chest-thumping pressure that's felt more than heard through headphones. The AV10-MLF, built with a single continuous press-formed 18cm cone, reproduces the kind of frequency response you get from a woofer running in reverse as a microphone — hence the "white cone" reputation. In practice that means a signal that already sounds like a boosted sub, rather than a kick that needs a bass-synth plugin layered on top.

An enclosed drum shell instead of an open speaker face

The open construction of typical speaker-as-microphone designs easily picks up bleed from other kit elements sitting close to the kick, especially the snare and hi-hat. Kick encloses the driver in a real wooden drum shell with an actual 10" mesh head, which naturally limits how much surrounding sound gets in and keeps the mic focused on what's directly in front of it. The heavy-duty, double-braced drum stand included with the unit removes the need to mount it on a standard mic stand, which simply wouldn't hold this weight and shell size — whether you're tracking in the studio or running it live.

KEY FEATURES

• Sub-frequency moving-coil dynamic microphone
• AV10-MLF element: single continuous press-formed 18cm cone
• Figure-8 polar pattern
• Real wooden drum shell with a 10" mesh head
• Heavy-duty, double-braced drum stand included
• Male XLR connector
• Optimized for kick drum, bass cabinets, and other large low-frequency sources

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: moving coil dynamic
• Frequency response: 50 Hz - 2000 Hz
• Output impedance: 6.3 Ω
• Polar pattern: figure-8
• Element: AV10-MLF, 18cm cone
• Connector: male XLR
• Shell: birch ply
• Drum head: 10" mesh
• Size: 11.375" W x 11.375" H x 5.5" D (without stand)
• Weight: 3.1 kg / 6.8 lb without stand, 4.6 kg / 10.1 lb with stand