Comments on: Enhancing the Kick Drum with Sine Waves http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/ Music, Sound & Audio Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: darren http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-24857 darren Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:29:51 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-24857 In the song in the URL below I did something a little diffrent--instead of using a constant tone sine wave, I used a bass sound from omnisphere with a very short attack and release (actually 0ms for both). I did this by hand, but there are also a few tools that willl convert audio to a desired MIDI note. This allowed me to basically pitch the bass drum, but I went a bit further and kind of turned it into a drum + bassline by really amping it up and doing essentially the opposite of ducking ;-) In the song in the URL below I did something a little diffrent–instead of using a constant tone sine wave, I used a bass sound from omnisphere with a very short attack and release (actually 0ms for both). I did this by hand, but there are also a few tools that willl convert audio to a desired MIDI note.

This allowed me to basically pitch the bass drum, but I went a bit further and kind of turned it into a drum + bassline by really amping it up and doing essentially the opposite of ducking ;-)

]]> By: Matt http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-23681 Matt Wed, 27 May 2009 09:58:05 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-23681 I've actually been doing exactly that for quite a while. sounds great! I’ve actually been doing exactly that for quite a while. sounds great!

]]> By: Markus http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-23659 Markus Wed, 27 May 2009 05:16:52 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-23659 You have to use a bus. (e.g. Superior Drummer Output to bus 1, then sidechain to bus 1.) You have to use a bus. (e.g. Superior Drummer Output to bus 1, then sidechain to bus 1.)

]]> By: Björgvin http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22964 Björgvin Tue, 19 May 2009 20:10:50 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22964 @Jon0 hahaha. I actually didn't know that. This is just a trick I was taught sometime ago on an SSL console and I thought it would be good to be able to implement it in my home studio projects. And using Logic at home, that's what I used. And as you say, it can be used in any DAW. @Jon0 hahaha. I actually didn’t know that. This is just a trick I was taught sometime ago on an SSL console and I thought it would be good to be able to implement it in my home studio projects. And using Logic at home, that’s what I used. And as you say, it can be used in any DAW.

]]> By: andy jam http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22945 andy jam Tue, 19 May 2009 17:54:45 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22945 very interesting tip. Thanx, man I'll try experiment with it very interesting tip. Thanx, man
I’ll try experiment with it

]]> By: JonO http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22806 JonO Mon, 18 May 2009 17:58:20 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22806 Actually, Logic has a SubBass plugin (under Specialized) that does pretty much this and a bit more, i.e. frequency is adjustable, dry/mix, etc. This tutorial is great as a general guide, though, for achieving sub-bass triggering across DAWs. Actually, Logic has a SubBass plugin (under Specialized) that does pretty much this and a bit more, i.e. frequency is adjustable, dry/mix, etc.

This tutorial is great as a general guide, though, for achieving sub-bass triggering across DAWs.

]]> By: pg-13 http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22328 pg-13 Fri, 15 May 2009 13:03:32 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22328 my suggestion for sidechaining virtual instruments in Logic would be to route the track to a bus. Then side chain the bus so that the bus track is opening the gate. That should work. my suggestion for sidechaining virtual instruments in Logic would be to route the track to a bus. Then side chain the bus so that the bus track is opening the gate. That should work.

]]> By: Björgvin http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22186 Björgvin Thu, 14 May 2009 07:22:40 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22186 Hey guys, thanks for the response. I appreciate it. @Anthony: Off the top of my head I think you could route the software instrument track to an audio track and record it as audio. Then you have an audio track you can use for sidechaining. And if you still want to use the software instrument track you can just put that audio track to no output so it doesn't sound but can be used for triggering the sine. I think that would work. @Pedro. Adding white noise to hi-hats can also make them stand out in a way. Hey guys, thanks for the response. I appreciate it.
@Anthony: Off the top of my head I think you could route the software instrument track to an audio track and record it as audio. Then you have an audio track you can use for sidechaining. And if you still want to use the software instrument track you can just put that audio track to no output so it doesn’t sound but can be used for triggering the sine. I think that would work.
@Pedro. Adding white noise to hi-hats can also make them stand out in a way.

]]> By: josh http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22182 josh Thu, 14 May 2009 06:16:56 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22182 This is a great effect. i recreated this on Ableton from a impulse midi kit by routing the kick to a separate audio track, setting up a new operator track for the 50Hz sine (looping a 1 bar note clip). I added the gate to the operator track and then sidechained the gate to the kick audio. very simple to achieve amazing results, thanks! This is a great effect. i recreated this on Ableton from a impulse midi kit by routing the kick to a separate audio track, setting up a new operator track for the 50Hz sine (looping a 1 bar note clip). I added the gate to the operator track and then sidechained the gate to the kick audio.

very simple to achieve amazing results, thanks!

]]> By: meowsqueak http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/mixing-mastering/enhancing-the-kick-drum-with-sine-waves/#comment-22176 meowsqueak Thu, 14 May 2009 04:07:48 +0000 http://audio.tutsplus.com/?p=1401#comment-22176 Nice tutorial - I tried this technique with my side-chained Noise Gate in Reason4 and it works pretty well. Nice tutorial – I tried this technique with my side-chained Noise Gate in Reason4 and it works pretty well.

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