How to make sub drops sound good?

[Studdy]

Try to put subdrops in on top of the completed stereo mix, i find them easier to balance. If you do your own "mastering", i tend to bring in the "unmastered" stereo mix and the subdrops into a new project and "master" them together there. I've also put subdrops in even after the final "master".

I use the "master" because it's kind of a thrown around term. When I say "master" it means i've applied processing to my final stereo track (and in most cases ruined it. lol)

Cheers.

 

[JayB]

Ok well since everyone here seems to hate sub drops, any suggestions for something that can be used in their place to add extra oomph to a breakdown or transition?

 

[bryan_kilco]

Ok well since everyone here seems to hate sub drops, any suggestions for something that can be used in their place to add extra oomph to a breakdown or transition?

A lot of stuff, I guess. I've heard breaking glass along with some other stuff. I'm actually going to play around with creating my own sort of samples today.

 

[cfh11]

i think the man himself said it best:

sub drops are gay, just say no!

 

[Terminus]

Ok well since everyone here seems to hate sub drops, any suggestions for something that can be used in their place to add extra oomph to a breakdown or transition?

Gunshots, nuclear bomb going off, sledgehammer hitting an anvil, or just some loud ass floor toms slammed hard.

 

[JayB]

Gunshots, nuclear bomb going off, sledgehammer hitting an anvil, or just some loud ass floor toms slammed hard.

Floor toms, not a bad idea, but I have a feeling it'll probably just sound like a sub drop anyway

 

[Terminus]

Yeah but much more audible and realistic imo.

 

[Siriun]

I'm just now becoming more aware of sub drops. I didn't even know they were a huge thing in a lot of metal.

Honestly though, I let the toms do the bass drop work.

 

[wiseguy740]

expand in protools endless 808 pick key on keyboard and play........r bass/ filter under 40hz maby some tape saturation simple as that or any 808 style sub and structure just tune to taste