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Sub Bass Kick Drum Question - Structure Plug-in
Hi Guys
I'm using Pro Tool M-Powered 9, with the Structure instrument plug-in. I wanted to use a sub kick drum sound in a track. I found one in Structure, in a Trip Hop drum folder. In my AKG headphones, the sound was very close to what I wanted, you hear a nice attack click of the kick, then the low bass sound trail. When I played it in my car, the sub bass sound was gone. I basically just hear the kick attack click with just the tiniest trace of sub bass sound. I do not have a sub-woofer in the car, but my normal car stereo is capable of reproducing the sound I'm after, like when I play some of Lorde's tracks, so I'm thinking this is probably a frequency issue with the kick I chose and how low / far down on the keyboard I played it. I plan on experimenting tonight, recording some slightly higher pitched sub bass kicks. I thought I'd check in here as well, to see if anyone has some suggestions. I did try searching the forum, but much of what I found was about how to create a sub bass kick from scratch, and I already have access to some nice sounding kicks through Structure. Thanks for any thoughts! Chris |
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Re: Sub Bass Kick Drum Question - Structure Plug-in
That's a tough one without examples, but...
1 - Is your track Mastered? Comparing a rough mix to commercially released finished products is a bit of an "apples and oranges" situation. 2 - Are there other really low frequencies in the track? The low end "weight" of a track can be cumulative, but then you can lose separation between tracks. It might help to look at the interaction between bass tones and the sub kick. I hope that helps |
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Re: Sub Bass Kick Drum Question - Structure Plug-in
Thank you for the nice reply Greg. I'll try those suggestions.
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