Review: KickPort Drum Insert

3 Reviews:

Review by	RecordingHacks
Submitted on	2011-02-17 22:43:23
At the NAMM show in January 2009, I was very impressed a bass-drum EQ device called the KickPort. I shot a little shaky-cam video of a drummer named Taz Roberson tearing it up. The kick drum sounded killer. I bought a KickPort, and took some time to test it. My initial results were mixed — I proved that it’s doing something, but I was not convinced it was doing something I need. But my results were unsound, for at least two reasons: briefly, the KickPort imposes requirements on the resonant head that my reso head didn’t meet. Further, my early prototype KickPort appears to have been flawed in some respect, and was graciously replaced by the vendor, Future Percussion Concepts. I’ve since done a lot more testing, and after many weeks’ delay I’m finally writing the review I wish I’d written in the first place.

Review by	MusicRadar
Submitted on	2011-02-17 22:40:45
Pros Compact, sturdy design. Can be universally fitted to any bass drum from 16" diameter upwards. Great value - it costs the same as a decent bass drum batter head. Cons Nothing Verdict It's not very often that a product comes along that is so simple yet capable of producing such impressive results. Such effectiveness and ease of use comes on the back of the four years of testing and developing that took place before the KickPort was launched.

Review by	MikeDolbear.com
Submitted on	2009-11-25 20:49:46
I really liked this product and it really did work. It was easy to fit and remove so could be used on various other bass drums. My only small criticism was the plain design, for me it works but I am a middle aged man! But it could be jazzed up a litt...