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Old 09-14-2008, 08:18 PM   #7
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Default Re: Nu-style kick(s).

If you generate the drum, soft clip it a bit, and add some b-switch style distortion, you should be fine. Make sure the bassline feels like it's part of the drum, and not some whole separate entity.

Also, it is VERY hard to make a jumpstyle kick from a sample, for there are a lot of extra frequencies from the mastering of the actual sample that can make the distortion sound muddy and glitchy. Granted, if that's what you're going for, by all means, use a sample and distort it.

Edit: It also really doesn't matter what drum generation program you use. As long as it can generate a drum from a series of waves, you should be fine.
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