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moosers
Publié le 10/08/09 à 07:52
(contenu en anglais)
(contenu en anglais)
The Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad is a unique device designed to give you an 'instant' kick drum sound. You simply place this in between your microphone and your console or audio interface and the built in EQ will color your sound in a way that gives you a tighter kick drum sound. It has standard male and female XLR connections and is an analog unit.
UTILIZATION
The set up of the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad is easier than setting up pretty much anything. Simply plug this on your microphone and run the mic cable to your console and you're all set to go. While I can see why a lot of engineers wouldn't want to color your sound without getting a dry signal, I would recommend trying this out and comparing your sound with and without it as it will work better in some situations than in others. I've never seen or paid attention to the manual to the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad because there isn't anything you need to know that isn't right in front of your face while you are using it.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound that you get with the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad is pretty great and is honestly a lot better than I thought it would be. I know that Earthworks is a great company but whenever anyone tells me that I can get an 'instant' sound or instant anything I tend to be a bit skeptical. However, from the first use I realized that the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad was a pretty nifty and cool little device. It definitely makes your sound a bit tighter as it applies EQ to the right frequencies for a punchy and full kick drum. Like I said earlier, while this does sound good for most things I would highly recommend trying it out on every session to see if you want to use it or not as you never know what will work and what will not work in certain situations.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad for about three years or so and I'm definitely glad to have it in my rig as I tend to use it a lot. The price is only $100 USD and I believe it is great for home studio owners who might not be privileged to the best sounding microphones or pre-amps as this will help to get you a cleaner and crisper kick drum sounds. However, this isn't for everyone and I can definitely understand if you like to record your sounds dry and play with them later. All in all though this is a pretty great little device.
UTILIZATION
The set up of the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad is easier than setting up pretty much anything. Simply plug this on your microphone and run the mic cable to your console and you're all set to go. While I can see why a lot of engineers wouldn't want to color your sound without getting a dry signal, I would recommend trying this out and comparing your sound with and without it as it will work better in some situations than in others. I've never seen or paid attention to the manual to the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad because there isn't anything you need to know that isn't right in front of your face while you are using it.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound that you get with the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad is pretty great and is honestly a lot better than I thought it would be. I know that Earthworks is a great company but whenever anyone tells me that I can get an 'instant' sound or instant anything I tend to be a bit skeptical. However, from the first use I realized that the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad was a pretty nifty and cool little device. It definitely makes your sound a bit tighter as it applies EQ to the right frequencies for a punchy and full kick drum. Like I said earlier, while this does sound good for most things I would highly recommend trying it out on every session to see if you want to use it or not as you never know what will work and what will not work in certain situations.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had the Earthworks KP-1 Kick Pad for about three years or so and I'm definitely glad to have it in my rig as I tend to use it a lot. The price is only $100 USD and I believe it is great for home studio owners who might not be privileged to the best sounding microphones or pre-amps as this will help to get you a cleaner and crisper kick drum sounds. However, this isn't for everyone and I can definitely understand if you like to record your sounds dry and play with them later. All in all though this is a pretty great little device.