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Old 29th October 2008   #19
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Originally Posted by karatemanjohnny View Post
And I realized that often, either within a song or across several songs, the kick just sounds like a sample. I heard Rage's kick drum and thought to myself, "I have that kick drum sound on my computer."
If a drummer is consistent on his loud kicks, after eq and compression the kick drum may easily sound like a "sample". The kick is much more uniform in sound compared to a snare for example cause you don't have a choice of where to hit it...the beater hits on the same spot every single time...
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