Double kick...

Just Blaze does it if you listen to freeway's"what we do' and alot others.

Say I sample a break off a record, and that break has two different kicks on it. If one kick hits harder than the other, I would use the harder kick as my primary kick and the softer kick as my secondary kick. When your doing "double kicks," it sounds better when the first kick has a lower volume than the second kick (i.e. KD 01=100, KD 02=85/90).

Now, say I sample a break off a record, and all the kicks on that break sound the same. Extract one of the kick's, assign it to a pad, and sequence it using the 16 LEVELS>VELOCITY feature. Using this feature really helps your double kicks sound better...

"Walk On By" by Pete Rock (from PeteStrumentals) is a good example of the double kick. If you pay attention, you can hear how the first kick is lower than the second one. They are also two different kicks.

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BRAVO wrote:Didnt think it was that hard to get your head around....This post should be locked

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I agree

Try listening more than trying to bang out something that goes nowehre. Not just hiphop, but genre with real drummer will be better. You can make a formula on where to put the kicks and such, but try to understand what kinda groove captures certain feelings and how each drum is played. also to understand when drummers use certain techniques and style. If you know, then you can express yourself better and itll just flow. BTW Chopping a break or a 'break record'. Kicks never sound the same.

The Beat Conductor wrote:SNow, say I sample a break off a record, and all the kicks on that break sound the same.

hold down the tap tempo either use 16th or 32nd. while seq is playing. and
press down on your kick. that's it . T"

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DJ-T wrote:hold down the tap tempo either use 16th or 32nd. while seq is playing. and
press down on your kick. that's it . T"

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DJ-T wrote:hold down the tap tempo either use 16th or 32nd. while seq is playing. and
press down on your kick. that's it . T"

www.bottomlinebeats.50megs.com

Are you serious!?

The Beat Conductor wrote:Say I sample a break off a record, and that break has two different kicks on it. If one kick hits harder than the other, I would use the harder kick as my primary kick and the softer kick as my secondary kick. When your doing "double kicks," it sounds better when the first kick has a lower volume than the second kick (i.e. KD 01=100, KD 02=85/90).

Now, say I sample a break off a record, and all the kicks on that break sound the same. Extract one of the kick's, assign it to a pad, and sequence it using the 16 LEVELS>VELOCITY feature. Using this feature really helps your double kicks sound better...

End of conversation...

Alot of tips were covered in this post. If you have a Roland DR-660 or I guess any other Roland drum machine, they have a 'FLAM' button which does the double kick thing. The volume and interval (space between hits) can be programmed. That's all.