In this week’s Audio Premium content, Mike Elliott concludes his comprehensive mini series on the kick drum. Most home studio enthusiasts have less than ideal circumstances – room acoustics, mic selection – so need all the tricks they can get to get the best kick possible.
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When we last spoke we discussed different tuning techniques, parts of the kick, and microphone techniques for recording the kick. Hopefully you were all able to get a solid kick sound out of your drum kits. However, if you want that extra punch, click, or whatever to your kick that you couldn’t get from recording and tuning then you are in luck!
In this tutorial we are going to cover various techniques to enhance our kick after the fact to make it really stand out so it can always be heard in a mix. The home studio world is never perfect to record in but with a few tricks here and there you could fool most anyone. Come with me as we look at compression, EQ, and a few other tricks you may have not heard before. If you thought your kick hit hard, you haven’t heard anything yet!
Here’s the kind of music you’ll be able to create once you harness the knowledge inside:
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Table of Contents
- Punch and Sustain
- Tone
- Pitchable Attack
- Pitchable Sustain
- A Sense of Space
- Final Thoughts
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