Tuning The Kick Of A Full Kit Recording

Andrewjwildey · 5th May 2008

Howdy,

I've recorded a full drum kit and I want to tune the kick to go with the bass. But do I just tune the kick or do I need to retune the whole kit?

Or is this just a bad idea?

Andy

Nutmeg II. · 6th May 2008

Bad idea.
You should have started with tuneing the kick before you recorded it.
Anyway, try pitchshifting it and have a listen.

Confusionator · 11th May 2008

I've pitch-shifted my share of kicks in my time. Why not? Consider drum replacement: if swapping in a totally different sample (of course tuned differently) can work, then why shouldn't pitching up or down a kick work?

5th May 2008	#1
Andrewjwildey Gear interested Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 10 Thread Starter	Tuning The Kick Of A Full Kit Recording Howdy, I've recorded a full drum kit and I want to tune the kick to go with the bass. But do I just tune the kick or do I need to retune the whole kit? Or is this just a bad idea? Andy

6th May 2008	#2
Nutmeg II. Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2003 Location: GEARmany Posts: 985	Bad idea. You should have started with tuneing the kick before you recorded it. Anyway, try pitchshifting it and have a listen. __________________ "Any recording engineer who uses a tube U47 is obviously not a professional" Stephan Temmer 1979

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11th May 2008	#3
Confusionator Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 596 1 Review written	I've pitch-shifted my share of kicks in my time. Why not? Consider drum replacement: if swapping in a totally different sample (of course tuned differently) can work, then why shouldn't pitching up or down a kick work?