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Kick Saturation
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Kick Saturation

Audiotent Tip #425 // Kick Saturation If your kick feels too soft and lacking drive, try processing it with saturation or distortion. Added harmonics will push the sound forward, making it more def...

kickLayering and Processing a Techno Kick

Layering and Processing a Techno Kick

Audiotent Tip #417 // Layering and Processing a Techno Kick We will be using two layers to create our techno kick. Let’s start by choosing the ‘layer one’ and program a simple 4/4 pattern: Th...

choosing the right kick4 Techniques for choosing the right kick

4 Techniques for choosing the right kick

Audiotent Tip 408. 4 Techniques for choosing the right kick.Tight, solid, punchy, round, these are the words we use when describing a great sounding kick. The question is, how do we get there? What...

kickPercussive Kick

Percussive Kick

Audiotent Tip 387. Percussive Kick.Try this if you want to re-enforce the groove and percussiveness of your low/low-mids of your track.First, duplicate your kick channel, next bandpass the duplicat...

attackKick and Envelope Shapers

Kick and Envelope Shapers

Audiotent Tip 382. Kick & Envelope Shapers.Eq or compression seems to be the first choice of processing when it comes to fine-tuning the kick.However, don't underestimate the envelope shapers (...

Artist SeriesJoe Garston Production Tip Multiband Compression

Joe Garston Production Tip Multiband Compression

Joe Garston Production Tip 003 - Multiband Compression, A question i'm asked a lot is how do i master my tracks? Or how do i get my kicks to sound so punchy in the mix.Multiband Compression is a gr...

attackAdding more attack and punch to your kick drum

Adding more attack and punch to your kick drum

#AudiotentTip 252. Kick & Percussion.If you have a soft kick sample and need an extra click to make it cut through the mix, layer it with some short percussion. This will add an extra transien...

bit crusherBitcrushing Your Kick Drum

Bitcrushing Your Kick Drum

#AudiotentTip 223. Bitcrushing Your Kick.When designing your kick drum, if you find it's still getting lost inside a busy mix try adding a bit crusher in parallel.First, send the kick to a send/aux...

compressorAdding punch to your kick with an expander

Adding punch to your kick with an expander

#AudiotentTip 185. Kick Expander.If your kick sounds too boomy and lacks punch, try using a dynamic expander. It will enhance the transient/punch of your kick and allow it to cut through in a crowd...

kickHow to create the perfect Kick Transient

How to create the perfect Kick Transient

#AudiotentTip 89. Kick Transient.Technique A) If you find your kick lacks bite and doesn't cut through the mix, split it right after the transient. Duplicate the transient onto another channel and ...