KICK 3 Explained

Join veteran Groove3 instructor Larry Holcombe for a detailed look at KICK 3 from Sonic Academy, the new kick sound VI that gives you unparalleled control over creating your perfect kick sound for any occasion. If you're having trouble getting your kick to sound right, you've come to the right place! In this KICK 3 video course, you'll learn how to shape every aspect of your kick quickly and with confidence. By the end of the course, you'll start to wonder how you ever designed kick sounds without KICK 3! These KICK 3 videos are designed for new users.

Videos

• Introduction & the Interface (08:46) - This video introduces the series and plugin and also outlines the different areas of the interface.

• Presets & Toolbar (06:33) - We discuss selecting and saving presets next up, continuing on to cover the features on the top toolbar.

• The Edit Display (14:30) - Next up, we cover the edit display where we can choose from our display options and select sub and click presets alongside various display options.

• The Envelope Panel (04:41) - This video is concerned with the envelope panel, this is where we can amend, create and edit nodes for both sub and click pitch and amplitude.

• The Sub & Click Controls (13:55) - Next up, we discuss the specific controls for the sub and clicks. Here we can amend global pitch, pan and length and also add harmonics to the sub portion.

• The Effects (14:37) - This video covers the effects section and also the effects routing. Here we can create 2 insert chains which can be routed to any combination of subs or clicks. We can also create a master effects chain to affect the whole kick drum.

• The Import Feature (09:08) - We cover importing and analyzing kick drums next, one of the flagship new features in Kick 3. This allows subs to be created that match a reference track alongside the kick's click.

• The Trigger Feature (13:15) - This video demonstrates how we can side chain in a reference track or loop and set thresholds and a filter to isolate the kick. Kick 3 then generates a kick to be layered underneath.

• EQ & Limiter (02:37) - In this final video, we investigate the EQ and Limiter allowing the kick to be EQ'ed and limited if necessary.