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spikeoconnell · Post by **spikeoconnell** » Mon May 20, 2013 7:51 am

Can't seem to nail this kick drum;

Any specific way that it's processed?

Thanks!

Rustymike · Post by **Rustymike** » Mon May 20, 2013 2:39 pm

Saturator is the plugin, that you are looking for. It's basically a 909 kick with the saturator.

here's one from pointblank that shows what the saturator does.

spikeoconnell · Post by **spikeoconnell** » Mon May 20, 2013 2:45 pm

Perfect, thank you very much! Only problem is, I use Logic

is there an equivalent? I know Dale Howard does use Ableton, would be great if there is a way on Logic

Rustymike · Post by **Rustymike** » Mon May 20, 2013 2:49 pm

Fabfilter's 'Saturn' plugin is my go to saturator, Soundtoys has the 'Decapitator'.

Heres a free one, that should get the job done (haven't used it myself)
http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php

Also, did a bit of googling:

"Check out the plug-ins under the section Distortion, bit crusher et rest. Bit crusher, even if the name sound crunching, could actually saturate like a tube saturator.

Some even use the Tape delay with 0 delay to get the tape saturation effects out from the plug-in. "

spikeoconnell · Post by **spikeoconnell** » Mon May 20, 2013 2:54 pm

Thanks for your help! I've used the bit crusher but it's just too much, and yeah the tape delay is great for adding overall tape saturation, I use it when i'm mastering a track and wanting it to sound old skool! It just doesn't have the same gritty overall sound that I want.

I'll check out a couple of them programmes!

manducator · Post by **manducator** » Mon May 20, 2013 3:17 pm

spikeoconnell wrote:Thanks for your help! I've used the bit crusher but it's just too much

Maybe you can use it in parallel mode with the dry signal?

Halma · Post by **Halma** » Mon May 20, 2013 5:29 pm

I tried Rombo lately on some 909 kicks @-18dBFS and I am really pleased with the results especially on higher settings. It's free so there is no excuse for not trying it out and after listening to your youtube sample I bet you will love it.

IIRC back in the 90's people used their 909s with a Mackie mixer and very hot gain to get this sound.

Cheers,
Sebastian

spikeoconnell · Post by **spikeoconnell** » Mon May 20, 2013 9:41 pm

Thanks for the advice! Apart from the excuse I have is that I'm running Mac and not Windows unfortunately!

Halma · Post by **Halma** » Tue May 21, 2013 5:31 am

spikeoconnell wrote:Thanks for the advice! Apart from the excuse I have is that I'm running Mac and not Windows unfortunately!

Hey, don't worry. I took a quick look at Logics manual and spotted two stock devices that should be investigated further by you: Overdrive & Clip distortion. The Clip distortion thingy has a mix option (dry/wet control) so if the effect is way too heavy dial back in more dry signal. It's all about finding the sweet spot.

You could also play around with the other distortion plugs but give those two aforementioned a try.

Cheers,
Sebastian

kimik · Post by **kimik** » Tue May 21, 2013 6:13 am

the bitcrusher has a wet/dry mix option too, it's just hidden 'under' the plug-in. click on the small arrow on the left bottom corner of the plugin to see it.

for that kick sound I'd use any distortion/saturator plug, if logic's distortion plug doesn't do it, try this freebie:

http://www.camelaudio.com/camelcrusher.php

set everything else to off and use the tube+mech controls to taste. the plug will give your kicks some body&punch even when you don't want that fully distorted sound when used carefully.

different guitar amp models can give you different flavours too, logic has the amp modeller & pedalboard for that.

Distorted Deep House Kick Drum