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sE V Kick
Dynamic supercardioid kick-drum mic with two voicing switches and a built-in swivel mount
Power None: a dynamic mic needs no power. Low output: it needs a lot of preamp gain.
- Type
- Dynamic
- Pattern
- Supercardioid
- Sensitivity
- −69 dBV/Pa
- Among 78 dynamics: more output than 3%
- Among 311 mics: more output than 1%
- Rated range
- 20 – 19k Hz
vs 44 end-address dynamics
More output than 5% of 44 end-address dynamics.
Each stripe is one end-address dynamic with a published sensitivity, and each bar counts them; further right means more output. This mic is in blue.
Instruments sources recommend it for most
Proximity effect: the bass it gains up close
From the manual, p. 5.
One graph for the two rear switches; distance, room, smoothing and typical-vs-individual are not stated. Relative dB.
Dashed: outside the rated range, or simulated (other angles and distances). Hover or tap the graphs for values.
Polar pattern
From the manual, p. 5.
"Polar Pattern". 0° up; each frequency drawn on one half (125 Hz to 1 kHz on the left, 2 to 16 kHz on the right), 5 dB per ring labelled +5 to -25. Switch settings and measuring conditions not stated.
In practice
All specs
| From the manual | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capsule | dynamic, aluminium voice coil, neodymium magnet | p. 5 |
| Sensitivity | −69 dBV/Pa (0.4 mV/Pa)depends on the switch settings (not said which); also −75 dBV/Pa, the other switch setting. Printed "0.2 / 0.4 mV/Pa (-69 / -75 dBV)". The two halves don't match: -69 and -75 dBV are 0.35 and 0.18 mV/Pa, so the mV/Pa figures look rounded and listed in the opposite order. The manual does not say which switch setting gives which figure. | |
| Output impedance | 300 ohm"Electrical Impedance". | |
| Rated load impedance | 1000 ohmmore than. "Recommended Load Impedance >1K Ohms". | |
| Rated frequency range | 20 Hz to 19 kHz"Frequency Range"; tolerance not stated. | |
| Switches | voicing: classic, modern; high frequencies: classic, modernTwo recessed switches on the rear, set with a small flathead screwdriver. Left: overall voicing, "Classic" a traditional punch, "Modern" more low and high end ("scooped"). Right: "Classic" a presence boost in the upper mids, "Modern" an open, transient-rich top end. | p. 2 |
| Connector | XLR-3 male"3-pin male XLR connector"; parallel to the stand mount (page 3). | p. 5 |
| Weight | 468 g16.5 oz. | |
| Dimensions | 135 × 60 mmPrinted "Height: 60 mm (2.4 in.) Length: 135 mm (5.3 in.)": length x height. | |
| Supplied accessories | Thread adapter; Zipper pouch; Spare black internal windscreen; Knurled nut for LP Mic Claw"What's in the box", shared with the V Beat. | p. 4 |
| Mount | Integrated swivel joint; low profile to fit through a kick drum port; XLR and stand mount in parallel | p. 3 |
| ApplicationssE | Kick drums; also bass guitar cabinets, floor toms and other large drums | p. 2 |
Documents
- V KICK, V BEAT, V CLAMP User Manualv8
Copies kept by Mic Archive (manufacturers move and drop their documents). Each is © sE Electronics, unchanged, with its original address.
Recommended for
By recording guides, engineers and mic makers, for this mic or an earlier version of it.