Milab BDM-01
dedicated kick/bass-drum condenser
Microphone$1,377Manufacturer list price
Specifications
- Type
- Microphone
- Description
- dedicated kick/bass-drum condenser
- Topology
- condenser (FET/solid-state, not tube)
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- compact cylindrical, integrated rubberized shockmount/pop filter
- Connection
- XLR
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz, with tailored presence peak ~5-8 kHz for kick drum; gentle low-end rolloff below ~500Hz
- Max SPL
- 155 dB SPL (without audible distortion)
- Sensitivity
- 2 mV/Pa (±1 dB @1kHz)
- Polar pattern
- cardioid (fixed)
- Introduced
- 2009
- Country of manufacture
- Sweden
- Phantom power
- 48V
Details
I/O: 3-pin XLR male output; requires 48V phantom power
Notable use: Dedicated bass drum/kick mic for studio and touring use
Notes: FLAG: Milab Microphones AB filed for bankruptcy on 11 Aug 2025 (see VIP-60 entry for detail). FLAG: this product's own page (https://www.milabmic.com/bdm-01/) returned HTTP 404 during live verification even though indexed by search engines and linked from milabmic.com's own microphones list ('Currently Not in Production' tier) — treat URL as best-known but currently unreachable. FLAG capsule: uses a 16mm ROUND capsule derived from the VM-44 platform, NOT Milab's rectangular 2900-series capsule used in the VIP/DC/SRND lines. FLAG price conflict: recordinghacks.com lists MSRP $1,377 (used here); an older Sound on Sound UK review cited a lower US price of $815 (and £690 incl. VAT), likely reflecting an earlier price point — flagged as unresolved discrepancy, possibly time-based price drift.