Adding a kick to an already existing tune and make it `sit'

Hi, I have a found an old 90s electronic tune that was bizzarely recorded without a kick drum. I have added a kick drum underneath it and musically it sounds in time. But I'm having trouble making it `sit' nicely in the mix, it always sounds `added' somehow.

Does anyone have any tips?

Nice one.

Add a little compression. Usually, dynamic processing along with using some eq tweaking will yield some favorable results.

Experiment and see what you come up with.

And if that shit won't work try another kick, and do the same thing what dabmeister said. Keep repeating this process untill u have what u're looking for.

and also tuning

'old' 90s electronic record? Sorry but you just cant say old with the 90s yet, im only freakin 31 lol.

Jim Beats wrote:'old' 90s electronic record? Sorry but you just cant say old with the 90s yet, im only freakin 31 lol.

I hear ya

Haha, I'm 30 next month but the 90s are old, it feels like another lifetime to me.... and now they're more than a decade away!

thanks for the tips too.

dabmeister wrote:Add a little compression. Usually, dynamic processing along with using some eq tweaking will yield some favorable results.

Experiment and see what you come up with.

90's Electronic record......85% chance its missing a 909 kick!

Mike Boogie wrote:

dabmeister wrote:Add a little compression. Usually, dynamic processing along with using some eq tweaking will yield some favorable results.

Experiment and see what you come up with.

90's Electronic record......85% chance its missing a 909 kick!

Just don't forget a hair of distortion/overdrive. Maybe 12-bit reduction as well...

Is it even in tune with the rest of the track?

It may also not sit well if the track is lathered in reverb... if the track has a reverb on it, it'll be hard to match, but if you can get a break or something where you can hear a sound or two isolated you may be able to determine if it's in a big room, small room... etc. Then add that to the kick. The thing with reverb is that it's easy to not notice it is being added until you take it away.

Without more details on why it doesn't sit well though it's hard to give good suggestions.

Good luck!