Hey guys
So after countless hours of searching, I've only been able to find a select few of useable and decent sounding kick samples. I'm looking for some basic trance (not hardstyle) kicks that have a good amount of low-end, and aren't clipped from someone elses song (like where you can hear the hihat tail-note)
Vipzone-samples.com had a few good free ones, but most of their stuff is too happy-hardcore/hardstyle for me, I just need a few good solid sounding kicks that aren't distorted or processed to sound like clubringer (haha)
Anyways, anyone know of any good packs that are free, I've done so much searching, and every link I've looked at on the forum has either been bad, or wanted 40-100 bucks for a couple hundred wav files (who knows how good these 100 dollar sample packs really sound anyways)
-Grayson
Decent Trance Kicks (HELP!)
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- KVRist
- 281 posts since 5 Jun, 2006 from Vancouver, WA
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- KVRAF
- 9593 posts since 17 Sep, 2002 from Gothenburg Sweden
http://masterzap.is-a-geek.com/~zap/stomper/index2.html
You could try Stomper and make them yourself.
I've made some killer bassdrums with this one.
You could try Stomper and make them yourself.
I've made some killer bassdrums with this one.
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- KVRist
- 47 posts since 29 Jul, 2005
try Vengance Club Sounds sample cd!....Lots of great kicks on there!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 281 posts since 5 Jun, 2006 from Vancouver, WA
ahh
i so want the vengance packs, but I'm so broke right now. It's been on my wishlist though, I hear good things about it.
I'm downloading stomper right now, I'll let you know what i think.
Thanks for the tips!
i so want the vengance packs, but I'm so broke right now. It's been on my wishlist though, I hear good things about it.
I'm downloading stomper right now, I'll let you know what i think.
Thanks for the tips!
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- KVRAF
- 10597 posts since 13 Jun, 2004 from Alberto Balsam
It's all in the processing.
I found myself getting frustrated and alwasy ended up going back to 909 samples. It's kinda surprising to learn that all the new, bigger, harder kicks are basically the same samples as the trance tracks in the 90's but processed differently.
I usually take a decent 909 kick sample and send it to camelphatfree, inching up the compression slider (and subtly the distortion one too). You can also try the tls saturated driver: Turn the driver most of the way up with zero attack/long release. THen to a regular compressor to accentuate the attack.
Also layering can make fat. rape this thread of all it's samples and layer a few kicks together, seinding the new layered kicks through the same processing as you would a single kick (like above).
Also remember that a kick by itself and a kick in the mix are different things. I usally dont work on my kick until I have a good bit of the track laid-out.
I found myself getting frustrated and alwasy ended up going back to 909 samples. It's kinda surprising to learn that all the new, bigger, harder kicks are basically the same samples as the trance tracks in the 90's but processed differently.
I usually take a decent 909 kick sample and send it to camelphatfree, inching up the compression slider (and subtly the distortion one too). You can also try the tls saturated driver: Turn the driver most of the way up with zero attack/long release. THen to a regular compressor to accentuate the attack.
Also layering can make fat. rape this thread of all it's samples and layer a few kicks together, seinding the new layered kicks through the same processing as you would a single kick (like above).
Also remember that a kick by itself and a kick in the mix are different things. I usally dont work on my kick until I have a good bit of the track laid-out.
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- KVRAF
- 7540 posts since 7 Aug, 2003 from San Francisco Bay Area
Another option, and I know this will sound crazy, is to learn how those 909 kicks are synthesized, and do the same thing yourself... Low frequency sine wave with a pitch sweep, filtered noise for the upper part, and a short pulse for extra punch. add distortion/waveshaping to taste...
Incomplete list of my gear: 1/8" audio input jack.
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- KVRian
- 1173 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Tyler, TX
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- KVRist
- 223 posts since 16 Aug, 2004 from Essential
thank you!
Awkward Moments Coffee
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- KVRian
- 1173 posts since 30 May, 2006 from Tyler, TX
Sorry, forgot to mention the creator of the above kicks. Get them off my site while you can, because you probably won't find them anywhere else.
http://www.audiopioneers.net/forum/showthread.php?t=491
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- KVRist
- 302 posts since 12 Feb, 2005 from Finland
Awesome kicks there! Are they free to use?
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- KVRist
- 62 posts since 15 Jun, 2002
Bren-F Bassdrums v1.0
All bass drums in this pack were created by Brendan Fitzpatrick.
Feel free to use them in your productions - all samples are royalty free !
Please do not redistribute, rename or add to any other sample packages those samples contained in the zip file without prior permission from Bren-F.
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- KVRAF
- 6496 posts since 26 Nov, 2004 from Frederick, MD
Kicks are like clothing in the winter time . . . best used in layers.
CM had a tip in a recent issue that really mad sense. Layer like 2 or 3 kicks on top each other, don't forget that you can add in a simple low sine wave bass sound from a VST or sample to add some tonality/body to the ensemble . . . then run all of them through a gate so that they are triggered at the same time, maybe follow that with some compression if you need it.
Bottom line is, you don't have to find the perfect sample. Just stop thinking unidimensionally and experiment.
CM had a tip in a recent issue that really mad sense. Layer like 2 or 3 kicks on top each other, don't forget that you can add in a simple low sine wave bass sound from a VST or sample to add some tonality/body to the ensemble . . . then run all of them through a gate so that they are triggered at the same time, maybe follow that with some compression if you need it.
Bottom line is, you don't have to find the perfect sample. Just stop thinking unidimensionally and experiment.
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- KVRAF
- 3928 posts since 23 Oct, 2005 from vassalboro, maine
seriously, try this plugin
bddvr
it's very easy to use, and there's a great pack of patches someone made for it right there too.
bddvr
it's very easy to use, and there's a great pack of patches someone made for it right there too.
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- KVRAF
- 2427 posts since 16 Jun, 2005 from Somewhere, NV
Do check this out and thanks dover666...though it's not just for kicks anymoredover666 wrote:seriously, try this plugin
bddvr
it's very easy to use, and there's a great pack of patches someone made for it right there too.
