The Guide To Create Your Perfect Kickdrum | Thomann

Jonas is deep diving into his thoughts about creating the perfect kickdrum for your track. Just because a kick seems perfect doesn't mean it's perfect for your track or can simply be exchanged because everything is a result of the context this video finds out why so.
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Interesting bits and pieces:
00:00 Intro
01:10 Chapter I: Analyzing
03:45 Chapter II: Creating
07:04 Chapter III: Mixing
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[@harryjones5260]

the perfect kick drum can only be crafted once the rest of the tune is complete, as the 'perfect' kick drum, by definition, must sit in complete harmony and sympathy with the rest of the orchestration. and we all know most of us cant be bothered by that stage. but it is worth it.

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Yes definitely 💪🙏🏻

[@TechnoAssassin-vx6zf]

Many artists start with the kickdrum though…..????

[@DanielD.mp3]

great video. in my opinion the 707 is a great kick to start with and especially for modern or melodic styles. good click, has punch, and not too low. it’s also short so it gets out of the way quickly

[@hulioonyoumusic]

i layer the 707 with oneshot sinewave from synth

[@jamesbowsher-murray128]

Great video. One of this channel’s best.

[@AllThatsGone]

Jonas with 9 minutes on kick drums? Hold my calls.

[@jaguarvssnake]

Thomann videos are always so great - smart producers dropping serious knowledge, and they look and sound great. Thank you!!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thank you! Very much appreciating this 🙏🏻❤️

[@an1xpyramid639]

Stunning productions! The video is exciting to watch and listen, nice job

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Thank you ❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@hiroakitsuname5430]

Sooo good! Thanks for the thoughts on this

[@djchemie]

For me, i think the most difficult part of production is finding the right kick. Nice video!

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Same! Tried to break down what is helping me on this process 🙏🏻

[@djchemie]

@ThomannSynthesizers definitely very well explained and helpful. I will check that Transify plugin!

[@Babyhooligan87]

For me, the most complex relationship between kick and bass is in the dub techno genre. and I’m not talking about the usual 909 kick, but about the dull deep kick and deep bass. this is a mystery to me. 😮

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

haha yeah true! What’s your favourite tune that showcases it?

[@Babyhooligan87]

@@ThomannSynthesizers Almost all Deepchords stuff has that dull deep kick and bass. As you said "almost invisible kind of groove generator" For example kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3izi6Ooaq1sic0. But my absolute favorite is kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjInmhqj9qnoas

[@duncanmaclennan9624]

Great video. My advice is get the VST Chop Suey by Dawsome. Placing your transient / (body) / sub sequentially rather than in parallel (layering) was a revelation to me. My kicks never sounded so clean and tight: No more phasing issues.

[@hulioonyoumusic]

i start EQing kickdrum from highs to lows. Highpass filter starting from high, mid+highs and after the lows. Like this I know how much bass would be enough with the rest. I hope this is helpful!

[@Alesistx2023]

What is your technique to send mid and hi only to reverb?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Heyy, depending on the Kick I am using, bust most easy is if a have different layers. I’ll have a send channel with reverb 100% wet and send the mid signal to it + sidechaining it to the mid signal itself to clean it a little. On the reverb itself I’ll take the lows off to avoid muddy frequencies flying around. If it’s not layered then you can group multiband dynamics into low/mid/high and create a rack on the the channel you want. Duplicate it there and have one with 100% reverb and one without. Adjust the volume to your likes :)

[@Kablehead]

I think the kick is the most unimportant element of a track. How many times have you heard a song and thought "wow, everything's so good but the kick ruins it for me"? You can have a phenomenal kick but if the other tracks aren't great the whole song is shit. But if you have some amazing tracks on top of a lame kick the song can still be great. Of course that's just my opinion. A lot of people happily dance to songs that have amazing kicks and not a lot more going on.

[@AlexWootton]

Where can I find your music?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Heyy mostly on Spotify etc for released stuff or for unreleased/forthcoming check my Instagram: jonaslandwehr 🙏🏻☺️

[@morgan-sutherland]

What are these videos shot with?

[@ThomannSynthesizers]

Sony & finalcut

[@a1o1]

Tuned sine wave…

[@Exercise-01]

Why do people hold a lapel mic ??

[@lockyp204]

Just buy SSF ultra kick. Put that shit to bed