Since the thread was dredged up, does anyone tune their subdrops to the key of the song? I started doing this about a year ago, and found that it makes a HUGE difference, especially live.
We run a Mac laptop with Ableton Live 8 and Battery. We program out our set with our backing tracks/synths and subdrops, and our drummer listens to a mix of that, monitors and a click track. We play off of him, though at some point, we will all have click going to in-ears for certain parts of songs.
Our drummer triggers Battery with the Synesthesia Corp. Mandala drum pad. There are some samples that replace elements of his kit, and for a more natural sound, he uses the pad for those.
Here's one a made in Audacity. 3 Second Drop.mp3 - 0.03MB
Sounds HUGE through a sub. Knocked my headphones off my desk and it rattles my TV casing.
Enjoy all!
If you're interested, I made a video showing how to create a legit bass drop in two steps via pro tools. If you like any of the bass drops in A Day to Remember, Our Last Night, Motionless in White, The Word Alive, etc then you'll find this tutorial helpful. Let me know if you like it!
Here's a sample that I generated based on a standard 808 bass drop with some added layering and processing. It's hosted on my own web space so it should be available forever-ish. P.S. Sorry for digging up an old thread.