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Improving Your Kicks

Tutorial 834 - What Should The Ideal Kick Look Like?

Haterade

by Haterade, Protoculture

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First up Nate looks at the visual shape of a kick waveform, what it means, and why it matters.

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This week Protoculture and Haterade are back with a set of Tech Tips focussing on the all-important kick.

If you're producing electronic music, the kick can make or break a track, so it's super important to get it right.

Here we look at what 'makes' a good kick and the importance of choosing the right one depending on your genre before diving into different methods and the tools that can help improve your kick and get it to cut through the mix and hit harder.

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Tutorial 834 - What Should The Ideal Kick Look Like? 11:03
Tutorial 835 - How To Choose The Right Kick 13:34
Tutorial 836 - Getting Your Kicks To Hit Harder 06:53
Tutorial 837 - Transient Shaper 06:27
Tutorial 838 - Kick EQ Tips 04:10
Tutorial 839 - Saturation On Kicks 02:49
Tutorial 840 - Sidechain vs Volume Shaping 04:11
Tutorial 841 - Layering Kicks 03:45
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Course description

This week Protoculture and Haterade are back with a set of Tech Tips focussing on the all-important kick.

If you're producing electronic music, the kick can make or break a track, so it's super important to get it right.

Here we look at what 'makes' a good kick and the importance of choosing the right one depending on your genre before diving into different methods and the tools that can help improve your kick and get it to cut through the mix and hit harder.

Check it out!

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Course Notes

Tutorial 834 - What Should The Ideal Kick Look Like? 11:03
Tutorial 835 - How To Choose The Right Kick 13:34
Tutorial 836 - Getting Your Kicks To Hit Harder 06:53
Tutorial 837 - Transient Shaper 06:27
Tutorial 838 - Kick EQ Tips 04:10
Tutorial 839 - Saturation On Kicks 02:49
Tutorial 840 - Sidechain vs Volume Shaping 04:11
Tutorial 841 - Layering Kicks 03:45
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