THE
KICKS
Kick1:
Kick 1 is a great
sounding 22” birch kick drum with a great upper midrange punch. Its
good in most rock and hard rock mixes, and I've even used it as an
augment kick sound in some pop songs to enhance the top end on the
recorded kick drum.
Kick1A:
Kick 1A takes the sound
of Kick 1 and puts it through a different eq chain, enhancing the
midrange and making it much more aggressive sounding. It is more
suitable for harder rock songs and some metal. There is also an
additional Z1 sample set for Kick1A, called Z1a. The Z1a set went
through a different compression chain making it a bit more spongy on
the attack.
Kick1B:
For Kick1B we put on a
different head to the 22” birch, and put it through a heavy
compression chain which makes it tighter and deeper sounding, for
mixes where you don't want to compress the two mix as much. Great
for rock and hard rock.
Kick2:
Kick 2, a 22” maple kick
drum, is an all purpose rock kick with a tight pointy punch in the
upper mids. The point can further be accented with more upper
midrange eq if desired.
Kick3:
Kick 3 is another 22” maple, with a two ply
head unlike Kick2's one ply. The result is a longer sounding attack
with a rich boomy punch. Great for rock and hard rock, and even some
pop rock if mixed in with the original kick to get more top end
punch.
Kick4:
Kick4 revisits the 22”
birch from Kick1, and this time with a different head, but similar
gear chain. It is similar sounding to kick1, but has a faster decay
and slightly different tonal character.
Kick5:
Kick5 is the metal kick.
The top end is bright but not thin like many metal kicks. Its has
tons of top end punch which will cut through heavy rock and metal
mixes. It has a bit less bottom then most of the other kicks so that
the low end doesn't muddy up the mix when speed metal is played.
This is also a fantastic augment kick when you want some more top
end smack.
Kick6:
Kick6 is a vintage maple
kick. We used a felt beater and got a nice large thud from it, with
a nice punch. Great for rock and pop.
Kick7:
Another felt beater
sound, but with a bit more punch and aggressiveness.
Kick8:
Kick8 is an old classic
kick with a great thuddy sound and a bit more midrange then the
other felty kicks. Great for a lot of rock and pop.
Kick9:
Kick8 is a large 24” kick that had a huge
subsonic boom to it. We captured it and it works great in lots of
mixes, either alone, or as an augmenter to add bigness.
Kick10:
Kick10 is a splatty kick with great upper mid
thwack and deep subsonic lows. This is mainly meant as an augment
kick.. Add it in with a close mic and you can get some great sounds.
