Audix
D6
Dynamic · Cardioid · 30–15,000 Hz · a rider regular
- The deepest factory scoop of any common kick mic — about 11 dB down at 600 Hz — which is either exactly the sound you wanted or nothing like it.
- Sensitivity is quoted at 80 Hz rather than 1 kHz, because 1 kHz is the part of the spectrum this microphone is designed to throw away.
- Reaches for none of the EQ you would normally spend on a kick; engineers either patch it flat or replace it.
Frequency response
Read off Audix’s published response graph and re-drawn on the fixed MicSense scale (20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB), so two microphones can be compared at a glance. Points between the entered coordinates are interpolated — no data has been invented to smooth the curve.
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for cardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | Audix |
|---|---|
| Model | D6 |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | End-address |
| Polar pattern | Cardioid |
| Frequency range | 30–15,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 2.2 mV/Pa · ≈ -53.2 dBV/Pa |
| Max SPL | 144 dB SPL |
| Self-noise | — |
| Impedance | 200 Ω (output impedance) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 217 g |
| Price tier | Mid |
| Introduced | 2001 |
Every figure above is from Audix’s own published datasheet for this model — see the datasheet. A dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure; it does not mean zero.
What it gets used for
- Kick in
- Kick out
- Bass cab
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
Compare it against the alternatives.
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