Message from @Banjod
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So, you mix 808s together, with a standard kick sample.
However, as they are very close in terms of sharing the same frequencies, they can get muddy when mixed
well, the key about kicks is the rest of the music around them
kicks are usually perceived to be a way
even when they're not
so it's more about mixing the music around it
the more bass you have
the less of a kick you should have
or boominess of it
I see
of course if you're gonna mix two kicks together, you should remove the clashing frequencies
what's usually done is having a boom and a "tick", a lower and higher kick
as an example of what I said earlier, you have
https://youtu.be/QQSYo_pC-QA?t=51
where the kick is perceived to be strong, but isn't really
The general idea I have tried to analyse the sample through an EQ plugin to find the bass frequencies and then boost them. So, if the 808 booms (speaker wobble), at say 50hz, I would boost it there and then do the opposite on the kick sample.
Yeah, the kick is more punchy than loud I guess in that song
I think sidechaning is going on there as well, to make the kick punch harder.
the kick just works well
the music is created around the kick
the kick really depends on the music
that's the most I can say, really
Well, when I can finish my mix tomorrow, I will have to send it to you. Then, you might see the issue I'm trying to resolve. What monitors do you have btw?
I have jbl 308
but
Nice
kicks are really hard to get right
if you don't have the room
so it's not really about the speakers at that point
precisely because of the boom
you can create some really good kicks, then put them on some other speakers and they're shit in comparison
Ahh, do you mean to be able to crank the volume?
I have two monitors. I have KRK Rokit G3 5's and M-Audio BX5 D2's.
I don't remember what the name is for some reason
but the lower frequencies gets more affected by the room
so it creates strong peaks because it resonate with the room
and they create blind spoits
spots*
I guess you'll have to try them out on different headphones, speakers, etc
to compare