Anybody tried these (drumports)

[~BURNY~]

http://www.baguetterie.fr/accessoires/drumport-booster-bass-drum-white.html

Looks like an anus but maybe it sounds cool.

 

[updog]

i get that it probably focuses the sound somewhat but wouldn't that make half of the space within the drum redundant? what's the advantage over just having a hole on the resonant head?

 

[luismars]

According to this video "82º of angular dispersion". Sounds louder, but shame on them, camera mic...

 

[Trevoire520]

I've never seen that one but have had drummers come in with the smaller kickports at the venue I used to work at, seemed to make the drum sound deeper and punchier.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

looks like a creamy white butthole after a good ramming.

IOW it looks good to me.

 

[bryan_kilco]

Never seen this before.

Our drummer got a "Kick Port", which is an insert for the bassdrum which sort of tunnels in slightly. I mic'd it a few times for practice recordings and it's definitely weird. Sounds good in the room, but hard to get a good mic'd sound. Weird resonances....

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Someone needs to get a goatse print on one of these. That would look pretty awesome on stage.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Im using and liking the kick port, never seen this tho

 

[~BURNY~]

Judging from that video, it sounds like it doesn't do much...

 

[Lasse Lammert]

Thta video sucks balls...you cAN tell from just looking at his legs, that he hits the port-kick much harder

 

[bryan_kilco]

Im using and liking the kick port, never seen this tho

Do you record with one? Our drummer has one...his port hole is about 4'o clock position. It seems to sound better in the room than it translates through the mic. I recall a strange high pitched feedback when trying to mic the inside of the drum. Used a Beta 52A and it HAD to be outside the drum to rid the annoying ringing. I forget the other mic we tried, but it was smaller diaphragm and it was realllly bad.

 

[arv_foh]

Never seen this before.

Our drummer got a "Kick Port", which is an insert for the bassdrum which sort of tunnels in slightly. I mic'd it a few times for practice recordings and it's definitely weird. Sounds good in the room, but hard to get a good mic'd sound. Weird resonances....

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks this.. I fucking HATE kick ports. It gives that 30hz thump but all sorts of weird shit going on in the 160-200 area