DPA 4055 Kick Drum Microphone

DPA 4055 Kick Drum Microphone

Categories: Microphones
SKU: 4055

The 4055 is DPA’s first purpose-built kick drum microphone, combining condenser-level detail with the extreme SPL handling normally reserved for dynamic mics. It targets touring drum techs and studio engineers who want a flat-response kick mic they can shape from a clean slate rather than one that’s pre-voiced for a particular genre. A 17 mm pressure-gradient capsule handles up to 164 dB SPL without distortion.

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Technical Specifications

Capsule and Design

An asymmetrical body design lets the mic slide into small front-head port holes without risking the drum skin. It can be positioned inside or outside the shell.

Frequency Response

The 4055 offers a flat on-axis response with a controlled, linear off-axis response and a 6 dB soft boost around 10 kHz, so engineers can dial in attack, boom or midrange detail in the mix rather than fighting a mic with a fixed tonal signature.

Applications

Kick drum and other high-energy, bass-heavy instruments in live and studio recording.

Key Specifications

  • Directional pattern: Open Cardioid
  • Principle of operation: Pre-polarised condenser, pressure-gradient
  • Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
  • Effective frequency range: 40 Hz to 18 kHz at 20 cm (plus/minus 2 dB), with 6 dB soft boost at 10 kHz
  • Nominal sensitivity: 2 mV/Pa; -54 dB re. 1 V/Pa (plus/minus 2 dB at 1 kHz)
  • Max. SPL: Up to 164 dB SPL without distortion
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