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Posted by kadomony on Nov-11-2011 09:58:

Tonal Sub Kicks?

How would one go about creating this?

^1:30 here

^2:05 here

Hercules & Love Affair - Painted Eyes (Maxxi Soundsystem Remix) by Annie Mac Presents
^1:57 here

seems like some sub bassline, but has a more rounded character that meshes perfectly in with the kick and sort of gives the kicks a tonal melodic quality

Posted by -FSP- on Nov-11-2011 10:13:

you can achieve this sound with 808 kicks and EQ. doesn't sound intuitive but if you plug an 808 kick into a sampler and just let your fingers move across your midi keyboard it'll become clear.

also with sine wave and envelope tweaking...

Posted by kadomony on Nov-11-2011 11:13:

ah nice that's got it, thanks!
i hear now that the kicks in those examples are layered, so you got the punchy kick then the 808s behind it to give it a good tone.

cheers

Posted by Mel David on Nov-14-2011 02:33:

Secret weapon of hip-hop and jungle producers.

Posted by Looney4Clooney on Nov-14-2011 03:40:

none of those kicks are tonal. You are conflating the bass and kick as one element.

Posted by meriter on Nov-14-2011 13:07:

This might be of interest:

http://www.teragonaudio.com/p/kickmaker.html

It sucks as a VST but if you record your output to audio and sequence that it can be useful.