What is a ButtKicker low frequency audio transducer and how does it translate into an amazing electronic drumming experience?

ButtKicker low frequency audio transducers are musically accurate, powerful, virtually indestructible and patented linear transducers, which recreate amplified audio signals in the feeling range. They are similar to loudspeakers; but instead of moving a cone and transferring sound waves through air, they attach to seats, floors, platforms, etc. and provide low frequency sound directly into the listener's body. The effect is amazing.

It takes two senses to perceive full range sound. We hear sound, but we also feel sound, especially low frequency. Traditionally, it has taken big speakers, moving tremendous amounts of air, to feel the low frequency of sound. People like loud concerts because they want to feel the sound pressure in their bodies.

However, ButtKicker transducers reproduce the feeling range of audio in a more direct way than through air. The perception is actually better and sound pressure disappears. When using headphones, for example, with ButtKicker brand transducers, the listener perceives powerful, musically accurate, concert-level audio, but no one else hears anything. The sound is completely isolated to the listener.

This becomes very interesting for electronic drumming because we only hear our e-sets (generally through headphones/ in ear monitors). We don’t feel the power of the set.  With an acoustic set, we can feel the vibrations and timbre in the wood shells themselves. 

Using a ButtKicker product with an electronic drum set, this gives the player a feel for the set.  The bass drum becomes more pronounced, the toms resonate better and the overall monitoring experience is highly enhanced. Mounted directly to a drum throne, the ButtKicker will improve any monitoring situation with the ultimate bass, both musically accurate and more powerful than traditional voice coil shakers or other tactile devices.

ButtKicker low frequency audio transducers allow the user to feel powerful bass without excessive volume.          They are virtually indestructible and maintenance-free, with many thousands of units in service for over six years... without failure. The ButtKicker family of low frequency transducers is used by the world's most demanding customers - IMAX, Disney, Universal Studios, professional and amateur musicians, theme parks and attractions, home theater professionals and enthusiasts, computer and console gamers and car audio installers.

Anyone just “hearing” their electronic drum sets and not “feeling” them isn’t getting the full effect.  Think of it as seeing everything in a 2 dimensional environment.  The ButtKicker makes it a 3 dimensional experience.  

V Expressions LTD has been a fully authorized ButtKicker dealer since 2000.  We have over 10 years’ experience using the ButtKicker both in live performance and in the studio. Get one today!

Questions? to place your order for a Buttkicker!

ButtKicker Mini Concert with 150 watt amp comes with 2 isolators and can be used on thrones with backrests. This unit will mount to the underside of your drum throne; screwed directly into your seat bottom. A signal will be run from the main output from your module, direct output, headphone output, or a mixer aux send directly to the ButtKicker amp. The ButtKicker amp will then be connected to the ButtKicker itself. Most drummers will want to fabricate their own connections, but they are as easy as connecting a speaker to an amp.

This amp will come with a crossover and volume control. Turn the volume control up or down to influence the power being sent to the ButtKicker. 

This unit package is perfectly suited for live or studio applications.

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ButtKicker Advance with 300 watt ampcomes with 2 isolators and can be used on thrones with backrests. This unit will mount to the underside of your drum throne; screwed directly into your seat bottom. A signal will be run from the main output from your module, direct output, headphone output, or a mixer aux send directly to the ButtKicker amp. The ButtKicker amp will then be connected to the ButtKicker itself. Most drummers will want to fabricate their own connections, but they are as easy as connecting a speaker to an amp.

This amp will come with three EQ settings, a remote control, and volume/intensity control. Turn the volume / intensity control up or down to influence the power being sent to the ButtKicker.

The ButtKicker Advance is a larger shaker than the Mini. It is able to reproduce lower frequencies more accurately than the Mini Concert. This is excellent as an upgrade to the smaller ButtKicker unit. The shake and bass reproduction will be more accurate and the ButtKicker shaker will last longer with a longer life expectancy. The amp is a considerable upgrade from the 150 watt. It features BANG technology, is convection cooled, and can easily drive a large shaker unit. 

For an additional cost, this kit can be wireless - meaning the connection from the main source (module) to the amp can be wireless. The shaker unit still needs to be connected directly to the amp, same as a speaker would need a direct connection.

This unit package is perfectly suited for live or studio applications. 

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ButtKicker Concert PRO with 2000 watt amp comes with a drum throne bracket. This unit cannot be used on thrones with backrests or thrones with a 3 bolt post pattern to the underside of the seat. It is mostly designed for Roc-n-Soc thrones. The bracket will mount to the underside of your drum throne, then the ButtKicker will screw directly into the bracket. A signal will be run from either the main output from your module, a direct output, the headphone output, or a mixer aux send directly to the ButtKicker amp. The buttkicker amp will then be connected to the ButtKicker itself.   Most drummers will want to fabricate their own connections, but they are as easy as connecting a speaker to an amp.  This amp will come with advanced filtering, crossover selections, and volume/intensity control.   Turn the volume / intensity control up or down to influence the power being sent to the ButtKicker. 

The ButtKicker Concert PRO is the best and most widely used shaker in the professional audio environment. It is able to reproduce lower frequencies more accurately than the Advance.  This is excellent as an upgrade to the Buttkicker Advance unit.  The shake and bass reproduction will be more accurate and the buttkicker shaker will last longer and has a longer life expectancy. The amp is a considerable upgrade from the 300 watt.  It can drive multiple shakers – good to operate a platform unit for your bass player…..(ask for details).    For an additional cost, this kit can be wireless.  Meaning the connection from the main source (module) to the amp can be wireless.  The shaker unit still needs to be connected directly to the amp, same as a speaker would need a direct connection.

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