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does anybody have any good solid methods to creating french house kicks. for example. Daft Punk - Television Rules the Nation

It's not so much the sound of the kick as much as using it to sidechain compress the other sounds.

A 909 on top of other kicks is a good start though.

Sample it and use it as the basis for a new kick drum

1/4 stick of butter in a skillet, 2 cups of fish eggs, a compressor and auto filter. You should be good to go.

I'm not one of those people screaming for this site to have a 100 different specific sub sections, but I do think an "ALL Daft Punk Inquiries" section is long overdue.

beats me wrote:I'm not one of those people screaming for this site to have a 100 different specific sub sections, but I do think an "ALL Daft Punk Inquiries" section is long overdue.

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Start with the basics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npr2QuCH50Y

give it Un petit peu des Legs?

user1999 wrote:does anybody have any good solid methods to creating french house kicks.

put it on the edge of a cliff and ram it from behind?

user1999 wrote:does anybody have any good solid methods to creating french house kicks. for example. Daft Punk - Television Rules the Nation

sample the breaks from the compilation called kings of disco, chop them up and layer it with 909/808 sounds.

http://www.amazon.com/Kings-Disco-Dimit ... 006&sr=8-1

kings of disco link.

I found this demonstration in a book about french house music. Its a brilliantly simple way to explain how to get those kicks.




other than that, isn't it just a rather basic electronic kick drum? The only special thing is that it has a small snare or some klingy sound on top. And it doesn't have a lot of bottom end.

So just layer a kick and a snare/klingy sound and EQ it to what you like

There are regional differences too.

Kicks from the Languedoc-Roussillon region have a slightly softer woom in the decay and a gently tone of wood, while kicks from the Midi-Pyrénées are actually spelled "Quique" and have a spike of granite in the attack with some rotten olives in the sustain.

For a real french kick you should try some old barrels from either the Auvergne region or from the Lower-Normandy, layered with a bit of air from North-Calais.

Most french house kicks loose richness and flavour if played to hard. Subtle compression enhances the lifespan.

It is also possible to create a french house completely from scratch. I think this is the way to go in this case:

http://engage.wisc.edu/sims_games/phase ... index.html


Hope that hélps,

Robert

Tickle it on the cheminée.

Dont think a french house will punch, let alone kick