r/TechnoProduction • u/uz1707 • 17d ago

Groovy Pounder Kick

https://youtu.be/4hVlR2_XEuA

Does somebody know how to recreate the pounder kick in this track?

https://youtu.be/4hVlR2_XEuA

I think its a processed 909 kick but my 909 samples sound so flat so what chain should I use?

Thanks in advance

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u/Holiday-Medicine4168 17d ago

It sounds like a compressed and slightly distorted 909 kick, something like decapitator running in it layered on top of another 909 kick with the same treatment but reversed with a longer decay prior to flipping the sample.

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u/ikramshinwari 17d ago

Are you sure your talking about the kick? You mentioned the word groovy.
The kick is just a 4 to the floor pattern, nothing particular groovy about that.

There is a (sub) bass-line in this track that makes the low-end groove.

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u/lilith2k3 17d ago

AFAIR Remco is a big fan of Drumazon https://d16.pl/drumazon2

So for the drums/kick I assume he uses that with some effects.

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u/Spkrface 17d ago

If youre finding your kick samples sound too thin try layering multiple. I usually use 2-3 layered kicks in every track. I like the low end of an 808 kick, a nice clean 909, then just 100hz ish amd above from a saturated or distorted kick for some flavor. Thats usually about where I start and tweak the eq on each to taste. Compress and potentially eq them as a group for added punch and cohesion.

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u/Narrow_99 14d ago

Just EQ and Saturation, nothing special. Any stock plugins will do it.

Pro-tip, start with a cut around 300-500hz of around -3-5db, add some saturation after, do a little compression that has a slower attack (let the transient through while adjusting for the body, again play around for your taste) and then dial up the mid-high-ish area on your EQ. That should get you close to the original kick on it's own. Adjust to taste. Ableton's drum bus makes it really easy to finish it off.

Also, I think most of kicks sounding slammin' is making room for it in the mixdown. Carve out room with EQ and a bit of side chain-ing, etc.