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Your Take – What is Your Favorite Trick for Boosting Kick Drum in the Mix?
5/22/2012
Here’s our favorite response. Norton Lawellin wins an EarthWorks
KickPad Kick Drum System. Thanks, Norton!
Start by removing or turning down the part you don’t like, the “sounds-like-cardboard” part,
typically +/-600Hz. This cleans up the whole midrange, and now you can add what you really
need out of a kick drum. If you need more impact, more definition, more head slap, add a bit
at 5 or 6kHz. Play with your parametric until you find the sweet spot. If you need more boom,
more “phat,” it’s at about 80Hz; again, play with your parametric.
Norton Lawellin
St. Paul, MN
Track Record Studios
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