I've listened to a few tracks that seem to have a light narrow kick in the beginning and then come in with a heavy fuller kick later on. I was wondering if this is the same kick, just compressed differently. Or two new kicks all together? And what is the purpose of this? I'm confused.



Light kick :30
Hard kick 1:00

I'm at work so I can't listen but cutting all of the low frequencies of the kick usually gives it a lighter sound. Bringing in the heavier kick later is just used to add energy, I'd imagine.

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Originally posted by Kysora I'm at work so I can't listen but cutting all of the low frequencies of the kick usually gives it a lighter sound. Bringing in the heavier kick later is just used to add energy, I'd imagine.

Any tutorials on this?

i'm sure it's just a hi-pass on the kick/bass group or on the master (i didn't listen to the sample) but this is really common in house

Yeah same thing going on here:

Well I guess I'm the first to actually listen to the sample and I did not hear a change of any sort in the kick.
The kick at 30s in the first one is the same kick at 60s. So I'm not sure what you are talking about.

However as far as your question yes tons of people do that in their tracks sometimes. They start off with a hipassed kick, then either before or as they drop the bass they drop in the full kick to signify the song is starting or that the intro is over basically.

If thats what you are refering to thats all it is. But listening to your example I did not hear the kick change at all, and I'm on a bassy system too right now.

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probably hipassed or eq dipped in the subs. why? ive done it before because my kick was really boomy in the mix, and waited for more elements to pop in before it unleashes.(also adds a step in change to the track)

why hes using it in this track? i can think of 2 reasons, 1, its a gradual effect on the track that gives it more energy and a slight suspended variation. 2nd, it could help with the transition to let the mids pop out before the kick snaps on fully, but its not necessary as the dj should compensate. just a subtle intro/outro method, nothing crazy.

At 2:58 there is a little hi-pass, just for the break...I suppose to let you enjoy the "beauty" of the atmosphere without lower frequencies that would sound boomy (annoying) and so destroy "the magic" of the moment, the "softness" : )

Brought at around 200hz.

i probably do this wrong but i layer two kicks, one highpassed at like 150-250hz and the other one really subby...i bring the sub kick into the arrangement when its needed

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definitely helps give a track some dynamics in a musical sense. Keeping the same concept in mind while using a low pass filter instead of a high pass is fun as well.

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Originally posted by Blake_Jarrell i probably do this wrong but i layer two kicks, one highpassed at like 150-250hz and the other one really subby...i bring the sub kick into the arrangement when its needed

That's exactly what I do as well. Here is the result: http://www.mediafire.com/?zbm42hphzc2991s

sometimes i bandpass the top layer kick too just depending if i want the highs of it or not

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