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kick drum that blends well with a deep sub bass
Started July 19th, 2014 · 9 replies · Latest reply by afleetingspeck 11 years, 4 months ago
Kind of like what you might hear in deeper bass music with a lot of sub bass (skream, v.i.v.e.k., benga, not that commercial brostep stuff). All the kick drums i've used end up sticking out in the mix too much, or they disappear completely. Help?
Try getting rid of some of the high frequencies on your drum hit. Take a little off the mid and slowly turn up the low end until you like what you hear. Simple, but it usually works for me.
Hope this helps.
afleetingspeck wrote:
Post youtube links, that may help me tell you how to do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15fOQbCEMg0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6pTSGvp7T8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlk8H4tYaW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih3S-ECrJyY
I think the last link represents what I'm looking for the most, but all of these seem to be good examples.
Generally speaking, it is difficult to make a sound that will fit completely well in the whole track when used as is. In the end, during the mixing part, you have to remove individual frequencies, and that's when you make sure that your drum fits well with the subs. I'm not sure what your library has, but try to find a kickdrum that has fewer highs, fewer deep lows, but more around the mids. The first link sounded like it had some low mids. Same seems to be the case for the last link. I'll try to make a drum that sounds like that and upload it in a few. Will post the link here once it's uploaded.
Here's the link: http://freesound.org/people/afleetingspeck/sounds/243071/
Give it some time for moderation. Once moderated, you will be able to access it. (May take anywhere from 1 to 5 days).
afleetingspeck wrote:
Here's the link: http://freesound.org/people/afleetingspeck/sounds/243071/Give it some time for moderation. Once moderated, you will be able to access it. (May take anywhere from 1 to 5 days).
Thank you so much for the sample and the advice!
tundra4589 wrote:afleetingspeck wrote:
Here's the link: http://freesound.org/people/afleetingspeck/sounds/243071/Give it some time for moderation. Once moderated, you will be able to access it. (May take anywhere from 1 to 5 days).
Thank you so much for the sample and the advice!
No problem! Another quick check for such drums is: "can I hear the drum through my laptop speakers?"
If the kick is discernible, that means that it's got some clear mid frequencies, and that probably is a good sound for your project.