How to create the perfect kick drum | Lets Patch | Thomann

Ahmet is back with another episode of Let's Patch and this time he has taken on the ultimate task of creating the perfect kick drum.
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Drummachine:
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Effect Pedals:
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[@illbience1]

Thank you for the understandable yet incredibly comprehensive doctorate-level lecture on the kick drum. Give this man a tenure.

[@ahmetsisman1677]

Thanks, appreciated.

[@locommotionmusic]

Sounds really awesome! Thanks for sharing the process :)

[@ahmetsisman1677]

Thanks, glad you like it.

[@blitzkreiscollective520]

Thanks for your patching advice! There's always something new to learn!

[@sukkube]

thank you for your video it's extremely nice and well explain

[@jacoblyons531]

Very under rated channel

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

[@benoftroy]

nice vid. most enjoyed learning how Ahmet uses noise. useful info :)

[@ahmetsisman1677]

Nice to hear. thx

[@turfoid7899]

got my sampler ready ;-)

[@jacoblyons531]

You guys should do something about daft punk since they split. Would love to see like a synths used by the iconic French duo

[@YassineArrahil]

Wish there were some good Eurorack EQ and compressor units in the likes of API/ SSL/ NEVE...

[@PooNinja]

In the immortal words of the Beastie Boys, Kick it!

[@bernardlindeman739]

Looking for patching a kick drum, not what a kick drum module sounds lile

[@mynewcolour]

Same, I found this very good demo kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLLaaB4adV3pbcsi=XhFuVqn9zEOAaK7W

[@GeorgeLocke]

I don't understand why he added the noise bed!?

[@GeorgyAlekseev]

How do you record the person with lav mic and don’t have audio bleed from monitors or phasing issues? If I understand correctly Ahmet is outputting audio from monitors here

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

We had the monitors at a relatively low volume whenever Ahmet was speaking, so that the clean signal has no problem overpowering the audio bleed. Also the accoustics in the room are extremely good so even the bleed doesn't sound too bad.

[@GeorgyAlekseev]

@@ThomannSynthesizers nice! great video and lovely channel, keep it up!

[@aleksanderspit]

what is the music in the background in the introduction

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Unreleased ambient music by Felix Fleer.

[@soejrd24978]

I expected a bit more than "use this kick module, it'll get you 90% there".. Why not make a kick from scratch using a VCF and envelope?

[@ahmetsisman1677]

I think my approach is more intended to show what a kick drum needs to sound proper in a mix. I didn't want to produce a kick drum out of scratch, which I personally find not very useful. There is a reason why the 909 and 808 sound is timeless.

[@quiddam]

there;s a nice video by Toby Neumann doing that.

[@Sycokay]

Let's patch a kick drum. Starts with a kick drum module...

[@ahmetsisman1677]

So, what's wrong about that? Did you see the whole video?

[@Sycokay]

@@ahmetsisman1677 Nothing wrong about that. There's also nothing wrong about just using a sample in your DAW and tweaking it. I simply wouldn't call it "let's patch".

[@bernardsteen]

@@Sycokay Agreed. This video shows how to plug a 909 kick into a nice overdrive and layer some white noise on it. Doesn’t show how to patch a kick drum.

[@fededj2002]

Agree. It's basically a sample over few modules, same shit you'd normally do without modulars

[@mynewcolour]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/naLLaaB4adV3pbcsi=XhFuVqn9zEOAaK7W

[@franciscojaenvelazquez9582]

So, when are you going to patch a kick drum?

[@sudbenzer6603]

omg every time he looks into the camera I feel scared :D nice video tho, thank you!

[@SuperMax_____0.0_____]

Sorry but its difficult once you hear an 808 or a 909 kick to get back to business and do one yourself, just tweak it to your taste, beyond that all has been invented on that area

[@andersborum9267]

It feels like all these modular setups are making sound production overly complex ..

[@oscarlanda851]

Depends. If you want to make your own sounds good luck making something that doesn't sound plastic and weak with just a computer.

[@jacoblyons531]

First

[@emilyschmanks]

how about you just synthesize one from scratch? tobi neumann did a great video on how to actually patch a kick drum - not just enhancing one that's already there.

[@ahmetsisman1677]

I know the video from Tobi Neumann, that was one of the reasons not to use modular :). I think everyone has a different approach, I prefer more intuitive and quicker results to get into a certain creative flow.

[@emilyschmanks]

@@ahmetsisman1677 fair enough!

[@blindianajones]

OR... scrap all of that gear, save money and get a wmd crater kick.

[@andersborum9267]

Perhaps not scrap the gear but, it's getting to a point where there's basically too much complexity from creating a bass drum ..

[@blindianajones]

@@andersborum9267 Guess it all depends on intent. I am not making sounds for sample packs. I create sounds for songs and live performances. Too much crafting can make it too hard to replicate live and at the end of it all, will anyone have a better experience based on the effort put in?

[@andersborum9267]

@@blindianajones sorry, wasn't trying to rant about your setup as it's a personal choice; just wanted to state that people coming into modular or semi-modular don't necessarily need to make it this complex :)

[@blindianajones]

@@andersborum9267 I did and do not take any of this stuff about gear personal. Regardless of my own take on the gear, I did learn some things about using noise with my kick, regardless of the kick sound source.