Dubstop bass drum

[Dropzone]

Hi Gang

i have EZ drummer, which I am really happy with, but is anyone aware of how to add a dubsteb kind of bass drum sound into this or would I have to run a separate track?

Also does anyone have a really good dubstep drum sample or link?

Ta

Mike

[Skol303]

Hi Mike,

There are plenty of free dubstep drum samples available online - try searching on Google or visit the Freesound website as a good place to start:

http://www.freesound.org/

http://www.freesound.org/search/?q=dubstep+kick+drum

A quick tip: dubstep kick drums are sometimes deliberately 'hollow' with very little bass at the bottom end - this is to leave plenty of room for monstrous synth bass naughtiness. Try removing the lower end frequencies from whatever kick you decide to use with a shelving EQ (or high pass filter) anywhere between 40 - 80Hz as a rough guesstimate - but only if you think the kick is competing with the bassline. Also try a bit of distortion to dirty things up a bit.

Happy dubstepping!

[Dropzone]

Thanks for that. I will have a good trawl through them tonight. Saw Korn last night doing their new dubstep thing which was brilliant!!!!

[Dad3353]

(Slightly...) OT... Very many years ago now, our best 'reggae' bass drum for recording was an enormous rag ladybird stuffed into a plastic bucket, beaten with a wooden spoon. Difficult for touring, perhaps, but sometimes thinking 'out of the box' does the trick. (Poverty is an inspiration, too...)

[Dropzone]

Hmmmm, where can I find one of these lady birds and do fender make one ;-)