How To Layer Techno Kick Drums Like The PROS

Doesn't make too much sense for me applying a clipper first and the channel strip at the end, you're saving headroom that you're then adding it again after the processing with the channel strip, is there any reason for doing it this way?

Really appreciate what you are doing, its very helpful indeed and has given me direction and hope with my production. Very professional and great music. Thanks

Wow, I'm really starting to see that music production is a profession in its own right. Sometimes, it's a real challenge to bring together all the different tutorials and create a best practice approach. It's not just about owning a DAW; there's sound design, mixing, the do's and don'ts of signal processing, music theory, and the need for an artistic touch. I'm glad this is just a hobby for me because creating something that's truly balanced and 'ready for the world' seems like a daunting task. By the way, thanks for the tutorial! I recently bought some sample packs with kick builder elements, but I'm struggling to make a cohesive kick drum. I'm hoping your approach will work better. Also, I'm not really into channel strips. I understand that they're a serial chain for signal processing, usually involving a compressor and EQ, right?

Ich finde es immer besser ein sauberes Signal zu haben.

Saw one vide where was saying that u shouldnt never layer kick drums. So many videos and different options how to make music but i think i will trust you on this one based on ur experience. Would never argue with someone with more experience. Very good video and simple thx!

Hello! How do you judge and discern what a super strong sample is exactly. Is it mainly what you hear? Or does it also have to do with what you see in the frequency spectrum?

Danke!

Echt ein super Tutorial! Hast du vllt ein Tip für ein Sample Pack mit guten Kicks? mit bspw der "Charakter Kick"?

I’m a little confused over the phase part. I understand how two kicks can cancel each other out and create a phased sound but I don’t understand what the utility plug-in does to mitigate this phasing?

tolles video. sehr informativ. danke dafür :)

Do you make sample packs ?

Really like the fact you aren't using stock plugins. Though they are good they are no where near as good as third party plugins. They really can add the slight character needed for that polished feel!

Would this layering method work with Melodic Techno?

Sub’d!

If the phase inverted sounds different, does that mean there is something off in the phase? I guess I didn't follow your explanation on how to use phase utility method to check if there is phase cancellation. Thanks in advance!

Using the ssl for the final touch looks wise.
I found this video searching about how to layer drum sounds for some experiments with some drumboxes, but i love the simplicity and effectiveness of your technique. Long life to techno

thanks for the quick and clear explanation! Definitely going to try this out

This technique will eventually lead to homogeneous sounding work. It's more crucial to me that the kick is in tune with the Song at hand and plays off the baseline or bass sound. By layering Acoustic and Electronic sounds together, for me it has a deeper richer quality. By focusing on differing frequencies in each and compressing the overall output and utilizing the philosophy of "less is more" in how many sounds that are layered.

Excellent instruction. Thank-you for this channel. Very well done, laid out and smooth.

Please, get rid of your esses... it's killing me! Are you really talking about how to get good sound on this channel? ;-)

Thank you so much for not talking between bypassed and processed signal, so many videos suffer from this and make it harder to hear the difference

Another great kick video! Thank you! I like the more simplified approach vs. the creating Frankenstein's monster approach. I would really love to see you make a video where you just create an entire drum kit + bassline and get them to groove. Let us be a fly on the wall and see your process from sound selection to processing. Low end is the most unforgiving aspect of music production, especially bass heavy electronic dance genres.

Can we also use older ssl versions to do same what you did? Thanks for the video

Great video thank you

good stuff buddy! learnt alot from this!

very good video, thank you !

I hear the difrent between a deep blended kick like Mininmal to the electro end sound of a kick that stands out more, Grate combo Phil. I've just invested in Kick 2 plugin gives you 3 lyer of a kick drum which you can adjusted different parts of the each level start middle and end. thanks again for sharing

Ive got Kclip3 and never used the other modes but that crisp setting worked a treat.