Tips for Powerful 808 Kicks

Aug 08, 2018 | 94,764 Views

Want to add more character & punch to the 808 kicks in your tracks? In this video, learn how to add top-end attack, distortion, and clean up a muddy mix by sidechaining your 808 kick and bass.

Download these free presets for the Smack Attack Transient Shaper, Manny Marroquin Distortion, F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ and the plugin chain for StudioRack:

To load these presets:

Download the file: ‘Harder_808s.zip’
Extract and the .XPS preset files from the zip folder
In the plugin menu, Select ‘Load’
‘Open Preset File…’
Find the location of the extracted .XPS preset files:
"Smack_808_Attack.xps", "Manny_808.xps", "F6_808K_Bass_SC.xps", and "808_SR.xps"
Select the '_____.xps’
Click ‘Open’

To save each preset in your plugin menu:

Select ‘Save’ in the plugin menu
Select ‘Put into Preset Menu As…'
Choose the existing name or a new preset name
Hit ‘Ok’

Want to learn more about mixing 808s? Get tips from the producers & mixers for artists such as Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Dj Khaled and will.i.am.

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