How do you make a kick more bouncy?

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 6:02 pm

hugh... you where to fast, just pressed the send button, myself.
however... PEACE

cheers

p.s. i will give it a read! always learning, always learning.

algorhythm · Post by **algorhythm** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:20 pm

I usually put a second kick, lower volume to accompany the main kick. And i even add sometimes a little su bass or a low bass note too. Its gives it a fullness and bounciness.

microgroover · Post by **microgroover** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 3:10 pm

i go for usually using three different bassdrums all on different EQ bands.. top one disted if I want a bit of punch in it.. Top one can also be run through any effect (LFO-controlled ringmodulation rocks for this type of stuff) then you compress everything and finally soft limit it..

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 9:31 pm

Flubber.

djadonis206 · Post by **djadonis206** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 12:30 am

Bouncy kick

jack it from a bouncy record - usually the first 8 or 16 you don't have that much over a good kick

drop it in simpler and get on with your life

why reinvent the wheel - know what mean

...was I suppose to say that (jack it?)

wait...

let me rephrase, spend the next several weeks perfecting a kick made with a Sine wave from Operator, apply lots of compression eq and a gate if you got the skills, then spend a few more days fitting it into a minimal glitch project

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Michael-SW · Post by **Michael-SW** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:03 am

djadonis206 wrote:
...let me rephrase, spend the next several weeks perfecting a kick made with a Sine wave from Operator, apply lots of compression eq and a gate if you got the skills, then spend a few more days fitting it into a minimal glitch project

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That was surely the correct answer!

ethios4 · Post by **ethios4** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:51 am

You are more likely to achieve a bouncy kick if you have properly filtered out the bass frequenies from all sounds that are not supposed to be bass. This will clarify the low end, and allow you to get more oomph from the kick and bass.

Also, keep in mind that the overall groove is a big part of making it bouncy. The right combination of hi-hats and snare can make a kick sound bouncy, or not...also the bassline plays a big role in the bounce of course.