Here's a radical new technology in microphones. Not quite, here's a radical old technology in microphones. Using a speaker as a low-frequency capture mic is nothing new. The Beatles used this technique as far back as the recordings of "paperback writer" and "rain," but a commercially available product at this price that employs this technique is something new. Available in three different finishes: Black, white and white with a black ring. Enter the Solomon Mics "Lofreq," built to get all the coveted chest-rumbling, sub-freq goodness, in a smaller package than conventional manufactured sub-mics and half the price as well. Solomon Mics mount to standard mic stands for limitless placement options and stand choices. Whether dressed in black, all white or the black and white trooper, your Lofreq will either make an impression or just seamless fit whatever aesthetic you choose.
M**Y
The chocolate sauce...
Works like it should. I use my main kick mic (I have 6 to choose from in the studio), room mics, overheads, tuning, etc. to get the majority of the sound I want in the mix. Then the Solomon LoFReQ is used to slide in some extra low-end girth. The difference between adding lows to my main kick mic vs. using the LoFReQ can be subtle. Think of the LoFReQ as the chocolate sauce on the sundae: Very nice to have, but not required per se. Bottom line is I prefer the LoFReQ to provide the solid lows, so it's staying up on the studio kit!
S**T
Crazy Good Addition to Your Mic Inventory
How did I live without this mic for this long? The days of over-EQing a small diaphragm dynamic mic are over. Just position this beast in front of the drum and mix it in with your usual kick drum mic until you have the thump you need. Check for phase cancellation with your other mic of course. This one is not intended to be used by itself, but I bet you could get some interesting booms for special effects with it. Really looking forward to experimenting more.
S**X
Great for adding some sub to your kick
This is a very solid and compact reverse speaker cabinet that adds great sub along with your regular kick set-up. For the price, it is a no-brainer, it is much smaller and easier to set up than the other versions, but it is not to be used by itself unless you are going for some kind of radical kick as it does not give you that round, electronic sub tone. It is mostly for addition to your regular kick mic(s).
A**R
Definitely the sub-kick to have!
Great mic indeed! Not only looking way cool but sounded real nice, fat but tight at the same time - right out of the box. So light its taken to every Sunday service served. Paired it with AKG D112 with awesome results. Bought a short desktop mic stand instead of the boom arm stand in the picture for stage neatness. Black both look cool & blends well with the rest of stage. Rest of sound team were blown away with the live & recorded sounds. Just the bit to round up the entire drum kit sound. Highly recommending to other sound guys. Tighter subs & lows than a 'reference' sub-kick now discontinued & way easier & neater to setup. A lot lighter too & with heavyweight killer tone! Extremely happy with the choice after spending much time before this Googling up comparisons, reviews, etc. Will definitely pick this for the next song when they are ready to track. So glad to have it in my range of mics. :))
M**C
Thump thump whomp whomp
Adds really nice low end to my kick. I’ve got a sennheiser e602 mkII inside near the beater for the snap and this right outside the drum the combo of these two mics levels cities. You can probably feel it from your house.
P**L
Amazing mic
This mic is just fantastic. I pair it up with a Beta 52 and blend a kick drum with it to get extra beef. Also works great on cajon or small Pearl Conpact Traveler kit.
A**N
Very well constructed and is superb at recording the "oomph" ...
Very well constructed and is superb at recording the "oomph" in my bass drum. It's heavier than I thought it would be. I'm using a K&M very low level boom mic stand to hold it. I doubt cheaper mic stands could handle it. I may take this with me on gigs too give the bass drum more girth when playing live.
A**.
Fantastic low end micing solution
This is a robust and very effective mic that picks up exactly what it’s name suggests. Easy to use and does exactly what you need it to.A bonus due to its frequency response is that it doesn’t pick up all the room and cymbals wash that infects other outside kick mics.I use it with a normal kick drum mic that sits inside my port and picks up the beater and snap of the kick.
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