How do I make my kicks hit harder logic?
How to Make Your Kicks Hit Harder:
- 1 – SATURATION: First in our chain is saturation.
- 2 – LAYERING: The next thing is to layer your kicks.
- 3 – EQ: Okay, number three is EQ.
- 4 – LIMITING: Okay, next is limiting.
- 5 – SIDECHAIN COMPRESSION:
- 6 – BUSS PROCESSING / COMPRESSION:
What frequency is a kick drum?
Kick drums can be tuned to have a fundamental frequency as low as 50 Hz and as high at 80 or 90 Hz depending on the drum size, the type of drumheads used and the style of music that is being played.
How can I make my kick sound better?
Here are 7 great tips on how to make your kick drum sound better.
- PUSH THE MID FREQUENCIES. Contrarily to what most people think, the bass drum is not all about the low end.
- USE SATURATION.
- TRIGGERING.
- PARALLEL COMPRESSION.
- PARALLEL EQ.
- MAKE SPACE FOR THE LOW END.
- 808 KICK.
How do I make my kick and 808 hit harder?
Here’s how:
- Add a compressor to the 808.
- Route the kick into its sidechain input.
- Set the attack to its fastest value, so that every time the kick hits, the 808 turns down momentarily. This will shave the transient off the 808.
- Adjust the release until the 808 returns naturally to full volume after the kick hits.
Should you add reverb to kick?
As a general rule of thumb, I keep the kick drum pretty dry. Especially on rhythmic dance tracks. However, there is definitely a time and place to putting reverb on a kick. First off, there’s no rule against filtering the lows out of the reverb and just using it to add a bit of flavor to the top end of the kick.
How do you make realistic sounding drums?
- Use Quality samples or VSTs. Make sure to take some time and do some research regarding VSTs.
- Velocity. Velocity is one of the most important tools in making MIDI drums sound more real.
- Think Like a Drummer. One common mistake is when there are too many drums being played at once.
- Use Groove.
- Don’t Over Loop.
Does logic come with drums?
The Drummer Editor appears at the bottom of the Logic Pro window. To quickly get some percussion happening in your song, click a preset to the left of the editor. To customize the performance, you can use the various controls in the Drummer Editor: Use the X/Y pad to change the complexity and loudness of a performance.