
DTP 640 REX
Double capsule for twice the kick
Dual-element kick drum microphone with switchable sound characteristics. Suitable for all bass-heavy applications.
MASSIVE SOUND FOR YOUR KICK DRUM
Put more Boom in your Cha!
The DTP 640 REX features an innovative dual element design, that combines a dynamic and a condenser capsule in one housing. Switchable frequency responses make for kick-drum sounds that are rich and intense or flat and neutral. In order to ensure full control over the two elements, each has a dedicated output.
Dual-Element Technology
Dynamic and condenser in one
We have put two perfectly phase aligned microphones in one housing. This enables you to shape the kick drum sound in unique ways. The dynamic element ensures accurate reproduction of kick drum attack, while the condenser element captures the drum's low end. Each element has a dedicated output.

Review
"You get a thumping dynamic microphone capsule that really delivers the punch and force of the kick as well as an electret condenser that adds clarity and definition to the snap and extended low frequency response that this microphone is capable of capturing. The result, once fed through two channels of a mixer and balanced to suit the drum, is really something special. I have never heard any kick microphone like this before."
Rob Gee, Mixdown magazine
DTP 640 REX
Double capsule for twice the kick
Thanks to its Dual-Element Technology and fine-tuned frequency responses the DTP 640 REX offers unparalleled, powerful sound that will impress drummers and sound engineers alike. The DTP 640 REX is equipped with a high-quality dynamic element and a condenser element – the dynamic element ensures accurate reproduction of the bass drum kick, while the condenser element captures the rich low frequency sound of the drum’s shell. In order to guarantee full control over the two elements, they can be mixed, each using its own channel. The DTP 640 REX provides 3 sound-shaping modes: "Linear" captures the sound in a natural way. "Dynamic Enhanced Frequency Response" has the dynamic element boosts frequencies between 3 and 5 kHz while the condenser stays neutral. "Dual Enhanced Frequency Response" delivers the ultimate full-bodied sound by having the dynamic element focuses on the 3 and 5 kHz-range while the condenser element focuses on frequencies from 70 to 150 Hz to deliver full body sound. Each element has its output! Combining these features with the comprehensive tonal freedom of Dual-Element Technology opens up a wide range of use, turning the DTP 640 REX into a universal tool for bass-heavy applications.
Specifications
- Type
Dynamic, moving coil, Condenser, permanently polarized
- Acoustical operating principle
Pressure gradient transducer
- Transducer Ø
31.7 mm, 1.25 in
- Transducer Ø
22.4 mm, 0.88 in
- Polar pattern
Cardioid
- Frequency range (dynamic)
20 ... 16,000 Hz
- Frequency range (condenser)
20 ... 20,000 Hz
- EFR, ‘Enhanced Frequency Response' settings
- Sensitivity, = // = FFR
0.4 mV/Pa (-69 dBV), dynamic
2 mV/Pa (-54 dBV), condenser
- Sensitivity, + // = Dynamic EFR
0.4 mV/Pa, -69 dBV/Pa, dynamic
2 mV/Pa, -54 dBV/Pa, condenser
- Sensitivity, + // + Dual EFR
Condenser and dynamic matched at 1 mV/Pa, -60 dBV
- Equivalent noise level
28 dB (A)
- Max. SPL for 0.5 % THD
150 dBSPL, 0 dB pre-attenuation
- Dynamic range of mic. amp. (condenser)
122 dB
- Pre-attenuation pad
0 dB
-10 dB
-20 dB
- Rated impedance dynamic
500 Ω
- Rated impedance condenser
200 Ω
- Supply voltage
48 V ± 4 V
- Current consumption
2 mA
- Connector
Gold plated 3-pin and 5-pin XLR
- Cable
1.5 m (4.95’) dual shielded Y-cable, 5-pin XLR into two 3-pin XLRs
- Microphone dimensions
71 dia. x 158 mm, 2.8 dia. x 6.2 in
- Microphone net weight
755 g, 27.3 oz
Microphones measured according to: IEC 60268-4
Phantom power according to: IEC 61938
Noise measurement according to: IEC 60268-1