The buttkicker

[Drumskull]

Anyone use one? I used one for the first time last night. Pretty cool, except that have any of you experienced that playing dynamics doesn't work with it? Do I have it set up incorrectly? The manual doesn't say and I can't find anything online. For example, when I play a double stroke on the kick, with the first hit being soft or a pickup, and the second one louder, I get "kicked" the same force for both hits. I can't imagine this thing not being able to accomodate dynamics, so if someone has an answer for me, please let me know. Thanks.

[Groovissimo]

http://www.thebuttkicker.com

[Kurt R]

It sounds like somebody had a compressor pretty heavy on the kick.

[DeSeipel]

I was just going to say that,"...the compressor from the sound system is causing the double kick to be equal in volume for both strokes" That's what a compressor does.

On a side note, I wonder if this device causes problems for those w/hemmoroids...

[David Jenner]

I used one and didn't enjoy it. I could feel a small delay (like 15-20 millliseconds) and that drove me nuts.
I went back to using a sub speaker.

Cheers
David

[Vdrummer]

I tried a different brand, that reached up to 500 hz or so, so you could actually hear it. Personally, I think I'd still prefer a little subwoofer and skip it. Lots of guys don't realize they'll also be carrying a 30 lb. power amp, mike, mixer and cables for the thing.

[moldynudger]

I recomend the Yamaha Sub Kick, I think it blows those away any day!

Peace out!

[David Jenner]

But the Yamaha sub kick isn't used for monitoring. I had one and returned that too. It just added a thump that I felt I could easily achieve by eq'ing. I like the Audix D6 though. Bass drum sounds are really hard to get right. You can get a great sound on it's own, and then when you put the drums in the mix...the kick disappears!!

David

[chris perra]

i use a self powerd sub.

a 600 watt yorkville, that can take a line in from the board or run having speaker cables from the mains run through it.

i find that if i'm doing a gig that doen't have a big p.a. with ample subs, the self powered sub helps with rounding out the sound for everything.

chris perra

[Drumskull]

Yeah, the subkick is not used for monitoring. Compression was the deal (duh). Anyway, it's fixed. The Buttkicker is killer. I wouldn't suggest using this thing unless you have a sound company that can carry it around for you and if you have a big system that you play through every time. If you have those two things taken care of, this thing is fantastic. I didn't even use a wedge. The buttkicker was my kick monitor and I put everything else through the in-ears. Mixed reviews I'm reading, here, but I loved it.