Making a new kick

I'll let you hear the process of a kick in the making after 3 days of tweaking.

[@TOUGE_LUIS]

Revisiting 11 years later.... much has changed, journeys have definitely helped us evolve into different people. I miss these times, Love you Heady 🧡

[@th3soundmachinz]

SAME BROO!!! Been recently listening to a lot of classic hardstyle cuz I feel like the kicks were better back then. They were obviously much much harder to make than the modern kicks that we have now, but it was definitely worth the work!

[@YungNoodle]

Came here from GPF

[@bachouvenn430]

Haha me too

[@bassboostedbanana2665]

Me 2 x

[@marmolejomartinezjoseemili9043]

me too

[@freddyboy1402]

Hey x

[@atomiqpandaofficial3145]

Lmao same

[@andysmallz407]

I've worked on a kick for an hour before and I had a headache throbbing at 147bpm lmao

[@Delight31]

Dragonborn Kick :)

[@prodbyecee]

I have never seen so much work go into a kick in my life wow!

[@Xsizew]

I love how the sound changes when you turn the camera.

[@mrlionX]

Headhunterz is really no joke to be trifled with he is a very talented musician in the hardstyle community 3 days to do this kick and it's not even finished you can already tell the skill he has Awesome setup that he has too

[@muzieknerd1000]

Nice, also a realy usefull video for the hardstyle producers that find it difficult to make a solid kick

[@OLiVIEIRR]

Thanks so much for this video headhunterz, it really shows how much EQ and effects you need to make an awesome kick. Also when you enabled some of the effects you couldnt hear much difference which shows just a suttle change really helps. THANKS!

[@KuTSkillZGoD]

This kick sound very much like the kick from doomed and perfect weapon

[@Cybix]

I'm liking the fact that he made a video showing his kick. Major respect too him for that.

[@BlackoutOfficialz]

He doesnt just reduce the high frequencies, he also boosts the mids and the low-end.

[@lassestrandbygaard685]

well you can say that you ´´miss the old headhunterz kick´´´ut this is still my favorite kick :)

[@MHaleyy]

I learned soooo much from this video, your amazing...anybody can be a hardstyle producer, all you need is the dedication... people like Headhunterz, Noisecontrollers, toneshifterz, D-block &s-te-fan, etc, are popular because they have there own style, but alll of there expensive equipment they use helps them a ton to get music down faster and better...other people dont have that shit :/

[@HardlifeMedia]

To be honest this helped me quite a bit.. never used phasers on my kick before and it works wonders, also the auto filter thing was an eye opener..

[@TranceDance7]

The kick is amazing Willem, and I love these videos. Would be great if you would upload more. Also, it would be nice if you did some Q&A videos for some comments left below. MY questions: Do you feel that you changed your style due to new techniques or just based on the feeling you have at the moment? And How long were you producing for to learn the ins and outs of the profession?

[@wwild2k]

Fantastic kick. I saw this video when it got uploaded, but I never listened till end. Just amazing kick HHZ.

[@VeXorian1337]

TR 909 still sounding good I see. Props Willem!

[@sahalomo3283]

Wow new kick 909

[@aggi999]

and there you have an intro kick! right? it takes Wasted Penguinz 3 weeks to make a good kick. But Heady, willem this is great, you gotta make some more videos like this! please tell me, what program do you use? Cubase, Logic or what?

[@aggi999]

oh god, looking at this comment today I can see what an amateur I was

[@aggi999]

@Axel Maxcel you had to remind me

[@DiffusedYT]

@@aggi999 Haha

[@sierra6music]

@@aggi999 lmaoo

[@Hardstylerz909]

I've got to admit, I liked what it sounded like in the beginning,

[@HighLowDJ]

"Kijkje in de keuken van Willem" nice video, it gives a good view of what is in the kick.

[@BessonEricUMP]

Tout simplement excellent, merci Heady :)

[@kat284]

I'm loving that kick, something heavy :)

[@arvidwg]

Oh jesus .. This is FUCKING amazing! You headie , You are the Future hardstyle , and the god who keeps it alive! , No hardstyle without you! Keep the awesome work up! :D

[@shade547]

After 11 years i can say that it was true

[@KveruLars]

I love that you're making more personal videos! Gotta love Willem! :D

[@bnjmo]

It's not a tutorial. He's just showing us how much the creation of a perfect kik is so freaking hard !!!

[@gemertfreak]

finally some advise from headhunters thumbs up mate

[@JanVostrel]

Power of music kick ❤

[@TheRedMist93]

I like the kick with all the presets off and the one at the end the best :)

[@evreggaetonero]

Headhunterz you are the master of Hardstyle man love the kick ......

[@muhamadirfaan3329]

headhunterz demonstrating science. This is scientifict.

[@DJHYTEQ]

What audio wave form/meter program are you running on the 2nd screen?

[@j-mason3059]

Jou hardstyle was echt foking lekker! Je house van tegenwoordig ook, maar zou echt ziek zijn als je weer eens een hardstyle plaat uitbrengt!

[@DjEphixa]

Then you bounce it to a sample. Load into a sampler split the band on the mixer using sends. Cut the mids and highs add EQ and compression for bass on one then use the other for mid and high detail while low passing out subsonics. Layering in extra sounds as needed.

[@DJNTDOfficial]

I use different (and less intricate) software, but this gives me some ideas. Thanks, Headhunterz.

[@SjarMenace]

i love the kicks!!!!!!!!!

[@fredsterz.01]

the lights in your room / studio are neon purple... i'm jealous.

[@hollondo]

Do more like this! :O really gives us an isnide look and understanding! :)

[@jh2k3j5hjkh]

Dude it sounds really really awesome at the end.

[@HardstyleGam1ng]

This came into my recommended?

[@soggygreenbean9]

what is the name of the software he is using?

[@kalle1193]

hardstyle made with love

[@GuyL3]

@HardstyleMuzics 9. Andromeda A5 ? Not, this is Alesis Andromeda A6

[@AlternateOfficial]

amazing video ..

[@OakKeys]

nicee kick! but i still i like the kicks in the oldertracks more.. hate it or love it & power of the mind! awesome kicks!

[@Aceionz]

Holy crap that's a lot of effectz right there mate

[@Em0killer13]

@hardstylerzbounce Creativity = Art. Art = Heart. Seems like we got an internet badass over here.

[@spinachcookie]

that was . . . . .amazing

[@davidgtr]

Thanks for the peek in the way you create music

[@unmushasho5502]

The Perfect Weapon

[@rockkettt]

mighty peaking there mr headhunterz ! very nice kick

[@Qlimaxqdance]

Great kick :D

[@fisco130]

Y U NO TELL US YOUR SECRET!?!?!? pure awesomeness

[@DJURBANBG]

so he puts like 30 effects on a single kick ..thats fucking insane

[@xXhardstremXx]

omg !! really nice kick man !

[@ZwixHardstyle]

@Salvadorjensen In FL you can just adjust the decay on the sample to adjust the envelope, i cant find any filter similar to this

[@wellack321]

Sounds like a completely new kick every time you add an fx :P

[@ncbeats3092]

Awesome!

[@aarokangasniemi6044]

Love thor Red piles beneath the mixers. But amazing sound

[@kjaesp]

@00Mass00 basically, the interface and perhaps even specific effects may be different, but you will be using mostly the same synths, and really, an equalizer or reverb works on the same principle in ableton and logic

[@JasonSubOfficial]

Cool :-) I like it, try to make more of these kind of things if you have the time

[@bratonabike]

lol even the waveform display was getting its gabber on ;)

[@UgCM4rcel]

i like this kind of videos :D it shows how you make all your noises:D Like in the making of video From Within .. i didn't know that your typical HHz Voice your Own voice is Thumbs up from me + Fav

[@ProJanitor]

thanks so much for this insight.

[@RobSanderoz]

It makes me curious about the new song.. this sounds great!

[@ArtcticKnightX]

Woah a decade already!

[@mickeygvods]

you really love your fans :) thanks heady!

[@LifeStylezNL]

whoah sick!!! :D:D didint expected this kind of vids of you hhz ^-^ really awesome to look at:D

[@PrototypeDJMedia]

not even headhunterz himself could remake the same sound... there's something "magic" behind kick... they're all different from each other...

[@afSilverstierna]

@ISN1P3DI Just check your gain. I usually start by setting the stereo output to -10 dB. That way you'll have pretty much head room.

[@DeMitrix9435]

@oOBiohazardxOo Most kicks thats in melodies have the bassline like that, it gives it good bass sound, and the delay goes pretty much unoticed:D

[@MyThirdTry]

Nice!

[@Cheezus]

love the finished kick O_O

[@iceh4ck]

The kick sounds awesome at 0:57 in my opinion. He should've let it be!

[@Refluxmedia]

Btw, i pitch my kicks in ultra beat. Open the empty template in ultra beat. And use the upper one, to load your kick. The next higher note wil automatic pitch your kick! So sample your kick on a low G!

[@oOBiohazardxOo]

the baseline needs just a touch of delay for the finished kick... like a quarter of a second... it would be perfect then

[@Dutchpkking0]

but i just want to get the sound of the kick shorter, and not the bass. Because when you will pitch it up it will get shorter... and if i cut it with the envelope filter, i think it will get to short? or not?

[@d-feserzMusic]

LEGEND

[@xXJuleKXx]

This is the kind of videos i like

[@JL303030]

In fact I think that the first overdriven 909 is more important that the other effetcs. Is so difficult to do this first step...always I get different seek and weak kicks.

[@DJTitan99]

wow, cant believe hhz showed us partially how to make his famous kick. thats usually the dj's secret recipe =]

[@Kaan93DK]

gotta say its gonna be a BANGIN track. cant wait for it. :)

[@B-laze_Fungist]

so cool mate :)

[@OAppleoo]

damn this guy seems pretty kick back.

[@SomeMaxiboy]

@ZwixHardstyle Try to use the filter called "Maximus". That's a real good filter to take care of the envelope in your kicks. Generate a basic sound in Hydra, then apply the Buzz Effect Adapter with Whitenoise Stereo Distortion, then apply Ohmicide and after That you apply Maximus, then you apply Fast Dist, then EQ and EQ, then send, then EQ again, and then Reverb. That's the basic order of filters i'm using =)

[@hawx89]

Great video, You should start with "tutorials or tips" videos. That would be awesome ! Btw, great job and good luck with your song. Regards from Sweden.

[@JoboJump]

very nice^^

[@Sache0190]

nice vid wilhelm a lot of tools man xD I gotta has them too -.-

[@HarderSoundsChannel]

Headhunterz seem like a pretty cool fella :)

[@damaoker]

i can sooo hear maximus in the finshed kick :D

[@Raiseshit]

@r3avaH the pro's always use Logic that you use on Mac

[@jeyerlulz]

Kicks like NC kicks :D

[@barkoczigabor8485]

hmm finally some real kick good to see that again :P

[@echtnikskan]

Ik kan niet wachten op je nieuwe song. klinkt echt heeeeel erg nice. Leuk dat je dit zo laat zien, moet je zeker vaker doen ;-) jow

[@MrRaptoria]

@DjTwenty4Seven the results sounds like a perfect weapon with zatox

[@marorococa]

no joke, my dream is to be able to do this.

[@Britishdude1]

holy crap. the most I'll do is 4 or 5 layers. that freaking insane. past that the sound starts to get lost on me.

[@bratonabike]

lawl never seen haedhunterz so raw and noobish before xD

[@SomeMaxiboy]

@TheLackofSound you might say: If anyone aint good enough to make a basic kick right from 3xOsc... it's not even worth a try making a kick from Hydra tweaked out with Camelphat, Buzz Effect Adapter and Ohmicide...