A Kick to sound like this...

[JPXTom]

hey, im wondering if someone can tell me what kind of kick mic/processing/eqing i'd need to get a kick that sounds like the one at the beginning of this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GDEk_3UKfU

 

[Sonixx]

are you wanting to learn how to mic-eq a kick or just get this on a recording of yours.

loose head, mic inside-close to the head where the beater strikes, wood or nylon beater... EQ - peaking boost at 60hz, scoop around 200-400hz, peaking boost around 3K

or use Drumagog and samples.

 

[dgatwood]

are you wanting to learn how to mic-eq a kick or just get this on a recording of yours.

loose head, mic inside-close to the head where the beater strikes, wood or nylon beater... EQ - peaking boost at 60hz, scoop around 200-400hz, peaking boost around 3K

or use Drumagog and samples.

Don't forget the truckload of reverb. Either that or a large concert hall, with a stereo pair out in the audience (thirty or forty feet from the kit).

 

[aidan_m]

don't forget the room and the drum! These are the sound source!

 

[Freudian Slip]

I lean more tward 4k for the click my self.



F.S.

 

[Track Rat]

Without having the kick in the room it is to to be recorded in with the guy who is going to be kicking it, I wouldn't even venture a guess. So many times, it is what it is. I seriously doubt that anyone sat down and calculated "how do we get this kick sound?". They no doubt fucked around till they got something they liked and went with it.

 

[IronFlippy]

A good drum and room. That's about it. This particular one has artificial reverb on it, from what it sounds (in addition to room reverb, obviously), and it was played fairly softly.

 

[Freudian Slip]

Without having the kick in the room it is to to be recorded in with the guy who is going to be kicking it, I wouldn't even venture a guess. So many times, it is what it is. I seriously doubt that anyone sat down and calculated "how do we get this kick sound?". They no doubt fucked around till they got something they liked and went with it.

Yep. Best thing you can have is lots of setup time give'n your drum and head are decent.

Lots to mess with. How much blanket is on the batter head, tuning, mic positioning, eq, different mic's, kick head, etc.

You don't need to have a good room to get a good kick sound. The rest of the set,,,, well that's a different story.

 

[ecktronic]

hey, im wondering if someone can tell me what kind of kick mic/processing/eqing i'd need to get a kick that sounds like the one at the beginning of this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GDEk_3UKfU

Sounds like some 3-5k was boosted to get the slap. And the low mids were scooped also.
Any decent bass mic like an AKG D112 or a Shure Beta 52A would capture this kick sound.
Whats more important is the kick drum itself, the tuning and the drum dampening.

Eck

 

[ecktronic]

A good drum and room. That's about it. This particular one has artificial reverb on it, from what it sounds (in addition to room reverb, obviously), and it was played fairly softly.

I don't think the room really has much to do with the sound of this close mic'd kick at all.

Eck

 

[ecktronic]

How much blanket is on the batter head

You just reminded me there.
The choice of batter head would probably be plastic
Wood gives a more clicky sound, suited for metal, and plastic gives a more slappy sound. Cotton head is good for Indie.

Eck

 

[IronFlippy]

I don't think the room really has much to do with the sound of this close mic'd kick at all.

Eck

The room has less of an effect on the kick than other drums, but it still plays a part. Listen here for an example of a group recorded in a terrible room. The mic was stuffed inside the kick with a good amount of dampening.

http://www.myspace.com/wilfredband

EDIT: Eck, how bad is it that when I see your avatar i think compass rather than girl? Really bad?

 

[Freudian Slip]

EDIT: Eck, how bad is it that when I see your avatar i think compass rather than girl? Really bad?

Are you like a gay architect or something?

Just joking


F.S.

 

[Vagodeoz]

An Sm57 in the bass drum gets a good "kick", you can mix it with a bass mike, like the already mentioned AKG 112 or Shure Beta52, or of you don't have those try a LDC (large diaphragm condenser).

 

[IronFlippy]

Are you like a gay architect or something?

Just joking


F.S.

*sigh* ya got me

 

[PhilGood]

It sounds like a wood beater on a standard head with a Danmar impact disk. Not very much muffling. Shouldn't need much EQ at all with a good mic.

 

[mrhotapples]

Dude, on I think ultimatemetal's Andy Sneap forum, someone made a kick sample FROM this song. Why don't you do the same? It's all by itself you know, go ahead and cut it out and use it.