Nu-style kick(s).

[purebloodtexan]

There's a particular hardstyle kick that I'm looking for, and I'm wondering if I should forge one of my own or see if there are any pre-made samples -- this is because every single hardstyle artist and his sister, mother and brother uses this kick or a similar one. The link below contains the kicks that I'm talking about (and some jumpstyle if you're interested).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvgbroQJcSU

So, does anyone know where I can acquire such kicks? If not, what's the best programs for putting them together?

[kid_merkury]

i listened to it, and i really think you could fabricate your own. If you do enough layering, and a few things on it, you'd have a hardstyle kick.


-Merky

[SpookG]

You can make that kick easily with a kick drum synth, or just use a 909 emulator. what's giving it the thump is the decay and decay rate. It takes all of 3 minutes to do. There's no need to do layering. Add a bit of punch depending how you want the original hit to go off, all done.

[kid_merkury]

it can be done different ways; also i didnt mean layer the kick, that would be overkill

[purebloodtexan]

I understand that there are programs specifically targeted toward kick distortion. I tried the Fruit Kick and I got absolutely nothing but a pain in my left ear. What programs would you recommend?

[SpookG]

If you use Fl..just use the Buzz wrapper for the FSM Kick or Kick XP...

[Starshot]

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.

[kid_merkury]

lol i've given Fruity Kick so many chances for it to find a place in my heart, but it's failed every time. But maybe, it works for other genres.


idk....def not prog trance though.

[purebloodtexan]

Originally Posted by Starshot

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.

It's nu-style hardstyle, not jumpstyle ; )

Anyone make jump songs with the most basic of drum samples as long as the downbeat is dominant. Nu-style songs, however, do usually require distortion.