Hey y'all.
I write progressive trance, which I know alot of people
don't like and will immediately discount what I say.
Regardless, I've been listening to and disecting sounds
and I've found a way to make some kick ass uh, kicks
for hard italian-style trance or techno.
The base is a 909 kick, of course. You need to
over-drive it hard, so it's a little distorted. Keep it
down to a short decay. Now add some reverse reverb and
pre-delay (reverse sample, add effect, record effected
sample and reverse again.) When you're done you should
have the reverb then a short pause then the kick. The
reverb should fall exactly between the bass kicks,
almost like a pedal bass effect. Split up or edit the
sample to make sure this is the case.
Lastly, add a sharp closed hi-hat with a really short
decay onto the kick. It's been used alot, but subtle
mixing and EQ'ing can creat lots of interesting
combinations.
Experimenting with different reverse reverbs can create
some awesome punchy kicks that really get people off
their asses and onto the dance fl