Getting good bottom end on the kick drum has always been an issue which engineers have struggled with. The ideal situation is to get that bottom end by excellent mic placement but sometimes the ideal situation does not present itself. Luckily, with digital technology this issue can be addressed in the mix.
My technique is to layer a kick drum sample, along with the original kick drum. This can take some time as its pretty much a manual job of splicing, copy, pasting till the desired result is achieved. The most important thing to look out for is phase issues. Make sure the sample and the original waveforms are in phase. In other words, make sure they are reaching their positive and negative peak at approximately the same time. This will involve zooming in and visually comparing the two waveforms.
The following video shows an example of the result of this sample layering technique. The result is subtle as I did not want overpowering low end, but if you use headphones or full range speakers you should notice the difference.
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My technique is to layer a kick drum sample, along with the original kick drum. This can take some time as its pretty much a manual job of splicing, copy, pasting till the desired result is achieved. The most important thing to look out for is phase issues. Make sure the sample and the original waveforms are in phase. In other words, make sure they are reaching their positive and negative peak at approximately the same time. This will involve zooming in and visually comparing the two waveforms.
The following video shows an example of the result of this sample layering technique. The result is subtle as I did not want overpowering low end, but if you use headphones or full range speakers you should notice the difference.
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