In House music, a way to emphasize the groove is to make a good rhythmic balance and interaction between the kick drum and bassline. In the following tutorial, we’ll demonstrate how to combine your main kick drum pattern with a sub-kick to emphasize the groove...
Although Trap music has been hitting us with infectious boomy 808 kicks since the 1990s, the genre did not branch off into popular EDM until 2012. It then absorbed the musical conventions of the EDM scene – like drops and build-ups – and spread its addictive kick...
The kick drum is the heartbeat resonating throughout a track. It’s one of the essential elements that connect the listener to the basic rhythm of the song. Blending it correctly with other elements in the mix can be challenging. For that reason, in the next...
The kick drum may be considered as the foundation of club-oriented electronic music. In order to achieve dancefloor success, every producer should learn this instrument’s sound attributes. While our music-making predecessors had no other option but to record...
If you’re into electronic music production, you’ve probably heard the term “sidechain compression” more than once. For those unfamiliar, sidechain compression means using the output of a track, such as a kick drum, to trigger the compression on...
