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Kick Drum Shootout Samples

You can listen blind to the following 28 kick-drum tracks. Once you’ve determined which you like, click the button at the bottom to reveal which microphone recorded each track.

(The audio players will take a few seconds to load; please be patient.)

If you somehow landed here directly, you’ll want to read the “Massive Kick Drum Mic Shootout” article to understand what this is about.

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