Making kicks from scratch using synthesis - a DEEP DIVE into DNB DRUMS

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The first installment in a series of videos going in-depth into making Drum & Bass drums. In the first 3 videos we will break down making a modern Drum & Bass drum section with synthesis using Xfer Serum. In this first video we break down making kick drums! 🧐
In the future I will keep adding more videos to this series so that eventually we will have a gigantic playlist of videos for people to watch if they want to learn everything about making drums for Drum and Bass. If you have any specific things you struggle with and you would like to see me do a video about the topic breaking it down, then leave a comment below and I'll add it to the list of ideas.
If you liked this video, please take some time to leave a like (or dislike of course if you hated the video). Also if you have some extra time to spare, it would mean a lot if you could share this video with your producer friends to help me reach more people. Thanks for all the help!
0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Pitch
3:31 - Oscillator
5:10 - Volume envelope
7:13 - Pitch envelope
9:50 - Saturation
10:30 - Transient envelope
13:32 - Some tips on pitch
14:50 - Adding a noise click
17:40 - Setting up kick layer
18:58 - Creating stereo noise
22:20 - Noise oscillator
23:10 - Noise filtering
23:38 - Group saturation
24:45 - Adjust volume envelope
26:08 - LFO modulated noise
30:35 - Noise variation
32:16 - Snaredrum test
32:55 - Final things
34:34 - Outro
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@atetraxx 2 ай бұрын

Man. I love this series. I'm dreaming one day you'll do one for pigments.

@prod_by_gabe9972 2 жыл бұрын

so impressive to watch someone who actually understands how synths work haha

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

Haha and now you can understand it too!

@C1Nuke 9 ай бұрын

@@artfxdnb 🤣👌

@rumblelee4357 2 жыл бұрын

ARTFX, You are one of the best DNB teachers on KZfaq, you always give us the most detailed knowledge in various ways, I would like to express my most sincere thanks to you!

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

Ahw thanks, that means a lot!

@fawkzzmusic3712 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@BuffaloL100 10 ай бұрын

I've only watched a couple of his vids, but so far I'd have to agree. Really appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

@s3a333 Жыл бұрын

hands down best kick tutorial i've watched in my 8 years of producing. Thank you!

@Reguez01 2 жыл бұрын

Damn this is good. Can't wait for a snare one

@ARCASIAUK 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I needed 🙌🏻

@marcellszabo85 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video!

@OdoSendaidokai Жыл бұрын

Really great walkthrough! Thanks 🌻

@kaos01 2 жыл бұрын

Big ups man, fantastic video!

@DenisZagore 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, tanx!!! Reallly great!

@SingularityDJDrumandBassMixes Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for such detailed tutorial! Cheers

@kollbassik 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best video about kick sound design! thx!!

@EVLanche 2 жыл бұрын

Art, you are a legend!

@KillTheJester Жыл бұрын

This was really insightfull. I would love to see how you tackle the other drums as well! Meanwhile I'm gonna look around your channel some more.

@MrKwodsonikpunk Жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic tutorial,

@Sleengo Жыл бұрын

For anyone that's not using Ableton, a good substitute for Ableton Saturator is GSat+. It's a free plugin that gives you lots of control and can achieve a very similar sound!

@lokefinnutselv7848 11 ай бұрын

thanks again. this and the snare tutorial is amazing! such a nice patch! have so mutch control now! super nice explanation!

@torquedj 9 ай бұрын

This was awesome 👌

@eduardorosseti5832 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@joelstjohn3903 6 ай бұрын

This video is amazing

@walkernotte3019 2 жыл бұрын

good stuff my dude

@basho5493 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

@eddmaster 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a good video. The great thing is you can keep adding lfos to the coarse pitch and keep tightening the speed and the shape to get that extra click, or play with the noise source to adjust the dynamic to suit the track. Looking forward to seeing the snare drum synthesis video!! 💪🏼

@kuznacbendelejev6924 2 жыл бұрын

this channel is so underrated, please do more of these tutorials

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

I will, already have the next one in the series scheduled (and up on Patreon 😇) and starting on episode 3 this week!

@kuznacbendelejev6924 2 жыл бұрын

@@artfxdnb really considering signing up on your patreon

@vertecsrecordings 2 жыл бұрын

Nice one ArtFX! Clear insights an one myth is busted now..... Just do more of these shorter Sound design vids. They are so helpful. And You do a great job at it.

@auryle 2 жыл бұрын

holy crap man, thank you!!

@saddemon3913 Жыл бұрын

Its amazing how one plugin can do almost everything for DnB 😆

@bitmau5 8 ай бұрын

Woops, missed this one

@delfean2666 2 жыл бұрын

This is easily the best video on this topic on KZfaq!

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for that!

@delfean2666 2 жыл бұрын

@@artfxdnb Can't wait for the other ones! I got a feeling the snare video will be extra spicy :D

@GaussianWonder 9 ай бұрын

4:11. Apparently the speaker's driver has a harder time "pulling" than "pushing". Thus from a resting position of "silence" when playing short, fast transient sounds it makes sense to have the first half of the waveform positive. It will sound (ever so slightly) punchier. The DB meter will show the exact same reading, of course, it's the same waveform. Not only that, this is only hearable for the first cycles of the waveform. The easiest to test this is with psy trance basslines or kicks. I don't think it works with planar headphones, but for the other dynamic drivers I know this applies.

@MoodyBreaks 2 жыл бұрын

My synthesis guru!)

@ph911 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! Very interesting with synths instead of samples. And I just bought a serum license recently)

@exoavatar 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@audiocratie Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you soooo much

@Iyamcole 2 жыл бұрын

love that AM trick for the noise yo! Gonna have to play around with shaping the lfo on the noise for noise basses as well

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah this would work on noise basses as well, good tip!

@DerBikingAtze Жыл бұрын

Wow thx 🙏

@CONTEMN_Topic Жыл бұрын

this one is best on the whole youtube. now its time to make a tutorial about processing the kick?

@kagaro99 Жыл бұрын

Great video ARTFX!!! Was wondering though, how do you have that oscilloscope running up in the top right corner like on/in the Ableton skin? thanks so much!!!

@stephenzerospace2864 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! can't wait for the snare tutorial. Is the stereo imaging in the bottom right stock with Ableton 11? same with the audio readout in the top right

@artfxdnb Жыл бұрын

No it's done with Image-Line Wavecandy

@nndmlsvc 11 ай бұрын

@@artfxdnb How exactly? Care to explain? Is it possible to find Wavecandy as a VST somewhere? And how you go about making it integrate with Ableton Live like you have? Thanks!

@user-tz9ii9rr9x 2 жыл бұрын

❤

@milkyway8353 5 ай бұрын

what happens when sub changes note/pitch? do we loose kick and sub alignment? and how to deal with these changes? Thank you

@Alckemy 2 жыл бұрын

Gg artfx^^

@bbeest3148 Жыл бұрын

how do u get that spectrum in the corner?

@arendbehiels7600 26 күн бұрын

What is the name of that plugin thing on the bottom right that displays your stereo?

@Wilbaforce187 2 жыл бұрын

Yo deep dive into snares next then sik

@tuketsi8512 Жыл бұрын

What software do you use?

@piotrbukowski9566 3 ай бұрын

How to get this serum skin?

@rustytehmeathook 11 ай бұрын

ok so question for anyone who might know: everything is fine until i try to add distortion fx, but for some reason the mix knob will not swap functions to level? what is going on with that?

@artfxdnb 11 ай бұрын

You need to click on the label of the knob, if that doesn't work, maybe you need to update Serum.

@abledj Жыл бұрын

Great video, really appreciate it - My kick isn't hitting the note it's played at though! It's hitting Bb when I put my hit at F :/ I've checked all the processing and nothing is affecting it!

@abledj Жыл бұрын

So it seems to be the pitch modulation adjusting the point the fundamental hits on an eq. Is the kick still at F then?

@abledj Жыл бұрын

Ok (sorry for the torrent of questions!) - it feels like Serum is playing an octave up. The fundamental on an was hitting at the 3rd octave. If I drop the serum osc by an octave it hits where I might expect and the correct note. Weird.

@arminrue6874 2 жыл бұрын

why does my kick sound like a laser gun when i make it unipolar at 09:19? if i make it bipolar it sounds like yours. i don't get it. edit: nevermind i was at E2 instead of E0 lol

@artfxdnb 2 жыл бұрын

Okay you found it haha, I was going to say play a lower note. Cheers!