my new trick

well, I have been playing with my drums tracks for a while now, and have come up with something that can be really cool [depending on what you are using it for]. what I do is record my kick track, and then take it and run it through my PA's crossover, and record another track from the subwoofer output. It works wonders on getting the right amount of bass, and if you use it more than you should, is kinda nifty on hip hop beats and whatnot. Too bad I hate that kinda music. I find that it can really fill out a mix if there's a breakdown of some sort or the drums become the main focus for some reason .

Here's another old trick to try for fattening up a kick: Create a mono aux track create a send from the kick track across a bus (say bus1) insert the signal generator on the aux track. Set the Frequency low (like 65Hz), bring the level up, and set the signal to sine. Insert a gate inline after the generator. Set it's key input to be the send bus from the kick (bus1), and turn on the external key. Play with the attack, hold and decay until you have something that is pleasing (try Attack .24ms, hold 23ms, and decay 4.4ms to start) Of course tweak all settings/levels to taste...

I love these kinds of threads, they show how much I have to learn