Last month I reviewed the KickPort Bass drum enhancer, which I found to noticeably improve my bass drum’s tone. For this month, I’m testing a companion product from KickPort, the KickTone. It is a bass drum microphone that uses two internal diaphragms to capture both high and low frequencies. It also mounts directly to the KickPort, eliminating the need for a separate mic stand. Specs and Features The KickTone looks and functions like a reverse-speaker kick drum microphone, except that it also has a second coaxial dynamic structure, providing a wider frequency response of 20Hz to 10kHz. The KickTone has a high SPL of 175dB max and weighs 2.2lbs. The microphone can be attached directly to a KickPort installed in the bass drum’s resonant head, or it can be mounted on a standard microphone stand using its 360° swivel mount. Once mounted, a standard XLR cable can be connected to […]

March 2025 Issue