How To Tame Low End When Raising Gain

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Posted by Dreyth on Dec-04-2011 08:42:

How To Tame Low End When Raising Gain

I've been creating my own [electronic] kick drums for quite some time now. The one problem that I have, however, is getting my kicks to sound as high in volume as those that I find in sample packs. Every time I raise the volume on my kick, the low end begins to distort and it isn't still as high in volume as the kicks from the sample packs. What can I do to raise volume without having the low end distort? I know its not my headphones and/or speakers because that's where I am hearing the kicks from. Also, I lose transients when raising the volume. Can anyone offer any help?

Posted by mathieu on Dec-04-2011 23:02:

cut some lows from your kick with a shelf eq or you can always layer it with something else and balance both layers the way you want it to sound

Posted by EddieZilker on Dec-04-2011 23:05:

Re: How To Tame Low End When Raising Gain

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Originally posted by Dreyth
I've been creating my own [electronic] kick drums for quite some time now. The one problem that I have, however, is getting my kicks to sound as high in volume as those that I find in sample packs. Every time I raise the volume on my kick, the low end begins to distort and it isn't still as high in volume as the kicks from the sample packs. What can I do to raise volume without having the low end distort? I know its not my headphones and/or speakers because that's where I am hearing the kicks from. Also, I lose transients when raising the volume. Can anyone offer any help?

Are you normalizing to increase volume?

Posted by Andy28 on Dec-04-2011 23:25:

compression?

Posted by J.L. on Dec-05-2011 03:40:

Try compressing the kick to remove the bite.

Then add a very short hi hat sample to sound at the same time as the kick to give it that extra something to make your kick standout more in the mix and not sound drowned out

Posted by itsamemario on Dec-05-2011 17:14:

eq imo