What I often do is use two different bass drums, one quite low and subby (maybe even an old skool techno kick), eq'd at about 71hz and then another one that is has a bit more top end (maybe a sampled drum from a live kit / loop) with a bit more of a knocking sound eq'd around 1-2Khz you can also use another more subby bass drum eq'd around 33khz (use very sparingly!) but I have had problems getting them to sound right. When you're putting bass drums on top of each other, you might need to tune them all to the same pitch (or an octave above / below) also try and make sure the peaks (loudest part of the sound) are sitting right on top of each other by changing the start position of the sample. maybe worry about this bit after equing and layering though as you could be there for hours!
Hope this helps!
catch up soon,
Dan
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Subject: [dnb-prod] bass drums
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:23:16 -0000
sorry if this has been covered before but i was wondering how to process
bass drums to give them more depth and power. Ive heard that using reverb
followed by a gate has this kind of effect but it always sounds pants when i
try it. maybe i do something wrong. Ive also tried heavy compression but
ive still not been satisfied with the result. maybe i just need better
origional drum samples?
has anyone got any brief hints or tips? They would be greatly appreciated!
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