Adding more low end punch to the kick

[spencerlogan]

Check this out - this tip can help you add some punch to your kick using a simple eq and harmonic enhancement plugin. Let me know how this helps you in your mixes.

 

[AntonioPetrole]

Great vid, short and to the point. You can use this same concept for a snare with more pop but instead of adding low end, you compress with a fast attack where the initial transient comes through and gate the rest. Mix it in slightly and you instant pop

 

[spencerlogan]

I love it. Sometimes you might even add a transient designer to cut sustain, and boost attack. Careful though, sometimes using transient designers in parallel causes phasing.

 

[achren_git]

Thanks for sharing! Just wondered, can you explain why the new track doesn't cause phase issues with the original kick? But with a transient designer it does?

 

[bryan_kilco]

What i dont get is why you use REQ/Rbass as Stereo - have you mic'ed it in and out?

I've been always using my Kick Bus as mono, even if i'm having in and out mics - am i totally wrong here?

Are you using Reaper? From my understanding, Reaper works different than other DAWs in this sense.

 

[bryan_kilco]

I'm using Cubase.

Lets say i have Kick Sample 1 (Mono), Kick Sample 2 (Mono),.., i'll group them to a Mono Bus and the plug ins on there are mono too.
Should i make the Group stereo? I thought it should be mono because its not really a stereo source.

Cheers

No, keep it mono.

Unless, of course, you're going for some weird type of panning stereo effect.