Making Tracks: Just for Kicks
May 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Jim Aikin
BASS DRUM TRACK NOT WORKING? TRY THESE TESTED TWEAKS
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Step 1: Choose a filter type that will bring out the best in the kick.
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Step 2: To add missing overtones, apply some gentle distortion.
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Step 3: Retune the kick up or down so that it’s in the same key as the song.
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Step 4: For a softer tone, increase the envelope attack time slightly.
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Step 5: FL Studio’s Step Sequencer window has a strip chart for shifting the timing of notes.
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Step 6: Automating sonic changes can keep the kick fresh.
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