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Secret weapons?
I know some of us like to protect our tricks like they are cold war secrets, but I figured we could share at least some, so that we can all learn from each other. You can list programs, specific ways to make elite kicks, or really just whatever comes to mind that you think is a secret weapon.
I'll start.
UAD Pultec Pro - People really don't understand how great of an EQ this is. You can't even put it in the same category as other emulations from other companies. This is by far the cleanest boosting EQ that exists in the software world, and it's only $79 if you have a UAD card, and rumor has it there is an update coming.
Softube Trident - New EQ, but just flat out INSANE. By far the most colorful EQ I have ever used, and the saturation button included introduces a type of saturation I have never heard before. Only 13 total unites of the Trident were ever made (and it's not because they sucked, I believe Trident studios just made them specifically for their studios, but I could be wrong there) - Can't recommend this enough for a colorful EQ
Funny one here, but Ableton Drum Racks. They put everything, both software and hardware, to absolute shame. I even use the platform as an FX rack and sometimes a vocal sample rack. Quite simply amazing.
PSP Xenon - Best limiter on the market
PSP - 608 Multi-delay (puts the Waves multi-tap to shame)
As far as technical tricks go, I think tuning percussion has become extremely overlooked these days, and it's really not hard to tune them. The first thing you do is if you're using a closed hi-hat and an open hi-hat you use the exact same sample. (the open hi hat) - Then you just drop everything except the decay to create the closed high hat (Thanks for this tip Eric J)
Boosting with a Q of 1 and boosting by 1dB will give your bassline a little more bite (typically)
The most sensitive (or interpreted as the loudest part of your hearing) is between 1-3k. Always toy around in that frequency range to try and get the cleanest sound possible.
Manually creating a reverse delay....(kinda duh here, but many people don't realize it) - Create your original delay, bounce it to audio, and just play it backwards!
And most important of all, never put beverages near your studio equipment.
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