sE Electronics
V KICK
Dynamic · Supercardioid · 20–19,000 Hz
- A two-position voicing switch: “classic” keeps the mids flat, “modern” scoops about 6 dB out at 1 kHz and shelves the top up.
- The curve drawn here is the modern setting — the scooped one most engineers pick for a rock kick.
- The published dBV pair does not match the mV pair; only the mV figures (0.2 / 0.4 mV/Pa) are used here.
Frequency response
Redrawn from sE Electronics’s published response graph (approximate, ±2 dB) on the fixed MicSense scale — 20 Hz–20 kHz, −20 to +15 dB — so two microphones can be compared at a glance. No image is copied; it is a guide to the shape, not a measurement. Drawn for: both voicing switches on "modern" (solid line); dotted = low-mid "classic", dashed = top-end "classic", not used. The maker’s graph (V KICK frequency response, user manual v8 p.5 (manual linked from https://seelectronics.com/products/v-kick/) — solid curve).
Polar pattern
Generated from the first-order directivity formula for supercardioid. It illustrates the pattern type — it is not a measurement of this individual model.
Specifications
| Manufacturer | sE Electronics |
|---|---|
| Model | V KICK |
| Type | Dynamic |
| Form factor | End-address |
| Polar pattern | Supercardioid |
| Frequency range | 20–19,000 Hz |
| Sensitivity | 0.4 mV/Pa · ≈ -68.0 dBV/Pa (sE publishes 0.2 / 0.4 mV/Pa for the two voicing settings; its printed dBV pair does not match, so it is not used) |
| Max SPL | — not published by the maker |
| Self-noise | — none (passive capsule) |
| Impedance | 300 Ω (electrical) |
| Connector | XLR3M |
| Powering | None (dynamic) |
| Weight | 468 g |
Specifications: sE Electronics specifications page · last checked 2 Oct 2026. These are the maker’s published figures for this model. A dash never means zero: “not published by the maker” means the maker’s documents give no figure; “not yet checked” means MicSense has not confirmed one yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.
MicSense notes
| Price tier | Mid |
|---|---|
| Introduced | — not recorded |
Price tier and “a rider regular” are MicSense’s own judgement, not the maker’s.
What it gets used for
- Kick in
- Kick out
- Bass cab
MicSense tags microphones by the job on a live stage, not by studio category — so you can filter for “kick in” or “monitor vocal” instead of working backwards from “large-diaphragm condenser”.
V KICK alternatives: closest in published specs
Based on published specifications only — always listen at soundcheck. These are the microphones in the MicSense library whose datasheet figures sit closest to the sE Electronics V KICK’s for the same live job, with the reasons. It says nothing about how they sound.
Not compared for the sE Electronics V KICK: max SPL not published by the maker.
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Shure
Beta 52A
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same supercardioid pattern
- Same form: end-address
- Different published response shape (≈ 9.1 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- ≈ 4 dB more output — about 4 dB less gain
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Audix
D6
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same form: end-address
- Similar published response shape (≈ 2.8 dB apart on average, 100 Hz–10 kHz)
- Cardioid instead of supercardioid — deepest rejection at 180°, not ±126°: check where the wedge sits
- ≈ 6 dB more output — about 6 dB less gain
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Sennheiser
e 602-II
- Same job: kick in, kick out, bass cab
- Same type: dynamic
- Same form: end-address
- Cardioid instead of supercardioid — deepest rejection at 180°, not ±126°: check where the wedge sits
- ≈ 4 dB less output — add about 4 dB gain
Not comparable: response curve not redrawn yet
Compare it against the alternatives.
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