how to make kicks?

[TommyS]

Sure, I`ll upload some files up to my webspace then you send the links

[Blank]

im sorry this is a bit off topic but tomer u have one more post to a thousand.....

man that just shows how much life u have wasted on the computer, LOL
j/k


cheers

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[Etherium]

I think most people get good kicks through "sample design", compression, eq, and a little luck.

Here are a couple of tips that go along with what Manuel said earlier:

I saw a nifty little tip in Computer Music UK. Let's say that in the busy sections of your mix the kick is muddied. Whatever should you do?!

Try this: Open up you sample editor. Take a low booming kick and a higher kick that has a click at the beginning of the transient.

Cut the first part of the transient of this latter kick (you should be able to tell which part this is because, of course, it is at the beginning and is more jagged than the rest of the sample).

Merge this with the low booming kick (put it at the beginning). Now you have a low booming kick with a click at the beginning. This will cut through the densest mix.

This next one a well-known producer uses:

1) select a good sounding bass drum that has good power in the midtones. when selected, look at the waveform, take the highest point and put the beginning of your sample play there (it results in a 1khz clip you can't get with eq). when done, trim the kick, then remove the low freqs (let's say up to 500hz).
2) select another kick (808 style for example) with much low freqs, and remove the treble till 1khz.
3) put them in your arrange window and make a loop with them, both playing at the same time. Then put a delay on the lower kick, just 2 or 3 milliseconds.
4) merge them into one sample (kicks are always mono), if needed resample/rerecord the result.
5) First compress the new kick, with a 11ms attack, treshold -10/15db, and ratio 4 or 5:1, and NO release
6) eq it if needed (most of the time you won't have to)
7) you got a new bass drum, enjoy!!

[Tomer=Trance]

im addicted to forums
thanx for all the tips etherium

[Blank]

Hey Tomer what other forums are u on?

peace
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[Tomer=Trance]

furure producers
and any other music forum on the net

[TommyS]

I`ve seen your posts on a psy trance forum before.

Cant remember what one tho

[Tomer=Trance]

dont know
could be.....

[TommyS]

It was future producers, i think

Something to do with psy trance tho

[Blank]

Ive been on so many forums but usually dont stick around, im lookin for another forum like this for other synths but im seriously out of luck on that one doesnt seem to be any around....

I really have to give these guys credit for putting such a great forum together....

and i dont mean to brown nose, but if that helps me get the title synth programmer....im glad

but if it doesnt i still mean it....

plus i have to give every1 here some credit too for being helpful to any1 and for being so DAMN COOL

all other forums for all sorts of things i have been on its a bunch of posts attackin one guy, its like musical bitching, "and today its your turn"

but seriously unless u all become asses because im saying this