1. Pick a good 808 w a decent transient
2. Boost 2-4%
3. Add some high end on the EQ setting in the sampler
4. (At this point it should be slamming through the mix / redlining the mixer)
5. Add a fruity compressor / threshold it at 0 / compress to liking, add slight gain to have it peaking just slightly
6. Add fruity limiter and turn everything down to 0 except threshold, make sure it doesn't pass 0, add slight saturation to get a little crunch
7. Pull the mixer gain .5-1 DB so you have a little headroom, but for a trap beat ur 808 should by far be the most focused point, cause if ur 808 doesn't slap the beat doesn't slap
8. Now ur 808 sounds industry ready and doesn't destroy your entire mix by clouding it :)
Man discovers sidechaining.
Try using volume automation for sidechaining as it gives way more control.
Well.. just I think pushing back 808's attack is a tip to do a clean mixing without changing phase..
i hate sidechaining like that, this is better, really doing that type of sidechaining makes it sound more dead imo
if ur worried about the kick clashing with ur 808… just synthesize your 808s yourself. Kick/sub phase is extremely trivial. Now… when you start using reverb+disto+extreme width.. on your subs high harmonic layers… just mid side eq your sides and leave the sub center, (if ur bass does not stay completely still whilest sustaining a note (its out of phase)
@@ISHI6I No. If you listen to the many hip hop instrumental tracks released, you can easily hear the 808's attack weakened even when there is no kick. Honestly, I also use side chains through compressors a lot when I make other genres of songs such as Deep House and Pop. But not as much as in the trap. Flatly, Kenny beats and other producers agree too
@@user-ir7td8cw5oIts actually the magic to find an 808 and kick matching together. If it klicks together you will have less trouble to push it up and have power with the unique sound.
Put an EQ on 808,
Add a Peak controller on Kick
Link first frequency from EQ to peak controller & invert the scale.
Thank me later
Hitting hard!!🔥
@@JASPERTUTORIALSsorry mate i cant do this im stuck to the forbidden daw
putting ur kick at a lower note in the piano role also helps them hit harder 🙇♂️
Right click the sidechain dropdown and pick the exact channel you want. Don't tell them to just pick "1". Granted it'll only have the channel you have side chained to it, but knowing that in and of itself has some uses for someone who has no idea what sidechain compression is used for as it is.
bro just explained side chaining like its some secret trick he found
I never said it was a secret trick? There’s a load of beginners who watch my videos who need to learn this kind of stuff
@@JASPERTUTORIALS thats the first time i understand sidechain so thank you a lot
@Ludo_On_The_Beat Same here, I've watched a few of your videos, and the people in the comments are always really mean 😭 the producing community seems to be quite harsh sometimes 😞 Anyway- I find your tutorials really useful! 🫶
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when mike dean, alex tumay, and kenny beats all say dont sidechain, i think its best to look at the more effective alternatives
Mike Dean’s one of the GOATs so I wouldn’t disagree with him, but there’s really no “right” or “wrong” with music production, if you like how it sounds then you should be free to do whatever you think sounds best
@@JASPERTUTORIALS yeah definitely, just dont use it as a bandaid for clashing kicks and 808s & dont use it like this “to make your 808 hit harder” because it will do the opposite of that
@@rlyBeats for sure, kicks and 808s should be properly mixed to ensure they don’t clash. This was just a quick 1 min tutorial on how to sidechain drums to add punch to an 808. There’s plenty of other methods which I would use but would take a lot longer than 1 minute to explain. Making the 808 “hit harder” os maybe the wrong way of describing it, I’m actually “adding punch to my 808”
@@JASPERTUTORIALS idk bro. takes less time to show phase alignment in fl, plus like i said this doesnt add punch to an 808, youre ducking the 808, so any punch it did have is gone/reduced depending how much you duck by. theres way better ways to do this & honestly this kinda info can be harmful for beginners. its great that youre showing people how to side chain, but under the guise of adding punch is not so great
It’s about sound selection as well
This is a tip? Thought sidechaining was a must for kick and bass lol
Sidechain always goes hardd
People saying not to do this don't understand clashing frequencies, the kick and the 808 have the same low end frequencies at around 35 in the eq, both the kick and 808 frequencies are clashing causing clipping and distortion, if u sidechain the kick to the 808 this solves this issue by letting one frequency stand out. If you don't want the 808 to stand out, then just don't use a kick. Stop complaining about it doesn't sound good, because in the right context it does, if you want an unprofessional mix then go on ahead.
I don’t quite understand, the 808 is a drum kit whereas a kick is a sound within that drum kit… Would you mind explaining what he means in this video? I don’t quite get it.
@@Synthpoptroubadouran 808 isn't a drum kick. It's a really low synth bass so you use it like a normal instrument. The only thing you have to worry about is the fact that an 808 and a kick drum have the same frequencies most of the time, but apart from that you shouldn't treat it like drums
@@Synthpoptroubadourit's like saying subbass is a drumkit, it's just low frequency. That's the problem here, 808 is low frequency too
The chain input may not be number 1 make sure to double check 😁
freddie dredd been doing this for years
bro try removing the fruity limiter on the master then add a soft clipper thats it
Guy said “the Aye oh aye 🥴
You dont need sidechain if you check the 808 and kick's phase and make sure they are aligned before selecting them
better and easier way of doing this is to lower the low end of your kicks slightly with an eq, then do the exact opposite to the low end of the 808
I still like the long trap 808s. I know they're old but they were underused and the 2017-2019 808s were barely audible and had not bass. All of the songs with long and loud 808s were big hits.
Do you also eq & flip phase for hours after till really thuds?
You want to double up your 808 & send the kick to a completely different channel - then flip the phase on either.
Bro told us to sidechain
Better use a Peak Controller, you dont always want to compress Kick and bass. With Peak Controller you only effect the voume and input time on the 808, with fruity Limiter you automatically add compression, that will steal brightness from your low end mix
Learn about stauration/distortion and you will be able to make almost everything hit hard
I never understood maxing out velocities for drums and 808.
Bro found out about sidechaining
Or just use reverse polarity on the kick
Is it better to side chain kick and bass through the limiter or the peak control?
Yeah I’ve been doing this for years, it’s just muscle memory at this point lol
I don’t quite understand, the 808 is a drum kit whereas a kick is a sound within that drum kit… Can anybody explain this to me?
A drum kit is a folder that contains multiple kick, clap, snare, hihat, percussion, 808 bass, sounds!
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Why did you call 808 to the bass?
Bro increasing velocity in piano roll does not matter if they are all the same, the final output is totally depend upon good EQing and better mixing.😊 (To learn more follow Unbeasic Mixing this is my channel and i will teach you great mixing and even mastering tricks without wasting your precious time. I learned it all from paid courses and youtube and now its time to give it back to the community❤)
Velocity directly affects timbre in 99% of plugins, which completely changes the sound
So how would this work for FL studio mobile users? Im stuck with mobile atm with a unison beatmaker blueprint pack, cymatics drum samples.
So are u basically saying to SC the 808 and leave the kick alone?
out of key 808s
I just started but it only let me use the black notes instead of both help me pls
I know how to fix this but its gonna be pretty impossible to explain on here, jump in the discord and ill send you a screen record of how to fix
Don't sidechain guys.
It makes the 808 punch useless
The 808 punch is sidechained so that the kick punch (which hits harder) is playing instead of the 808
@JASPERTUTORIALS but 808 and kick clashing can be avoided by using better fitting/quality sounds and sometimes by reversing the polarity of the kick or even eq slotting.
What 808 ya like? spinz?
So u side chained ur 808 to ur kick and clipped the master, never expected to see this explained by someone
I have an issue where the 808 continues even if the pattern runs out. How do I stop this?
Go to the envelope setting and turn everything down apart from hold which you need to turn to fulll
What can i do if i want to do that for a beat thats "finished" im trynna rap on it but noticed the 808s not hitting like they should and its from yt im new to this so anything helps
You would have to get the audio stem of the 808 only, better get another beat broski
Y’all are sidechaining 808’s? Bro say it ain’t so😢
When hip hop producers learn what side chaining is lmfao
I’m teaching the right way of sidechaining - not the other useless tutorials I see on UA-cam
@@JASPERTUTORIALS I know I’m just pointing out how a pretty beginner mixing technique is relatively unknown to an entire genre of “producers”
@@TheCurtainLift I don’t thinking sidechaining is unknown 🤣 I’m just doing a tutorial to show the best way to do it
Can you be my producer friend if I make it on the industry ?
Why are you sidechaining with a limiter...use volume automation with a plug in like duck. It will keep your kick and bass phase relationship in tact.
Why are people assuming he just learned this, when the video is a tutorial?
If you know how to do it and what it’s called, great. No need to be negative…
I’d rather see more helpful tips in the comments, than to see people tearing someone down for teaching total newbies.
I agree, it’s weird isn’t it. People seem to think that they have to prove that they know more than everyone else
808
- Soundgoodizer (Setting D no change)
- Fruity EQ 2 Kick Preset (no change)
Kick
- Soundgoodizer (Setting D no change)
- Fruity EQ 2 Kick Preset (Gain +6)
🤦♂️ soundgoodizer? On a 808? Bro yall need to stop overprocessing sounds. The 808’s sound good without the extra effects. I literally use no effects on my 808’s. I may eq to take sum highs out or boost lows but thats it.
Every 808 sounds good on c,d,e notes 😂
Depends on the 808 tbh - I prefer my spinz a little lower like around B, but prefer my CTM a little higher pitched
Nope, heres an easier one. Limit your melody line. Eq your lows and make air for the speakers to breathe air benders.
The kick and the 808 and the snare should route directly out to mastér channel.
Focus on Eq on the master after you hear everything.
I think you can make better results with peak controller
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This is basics
Don’t mix like that… why would you wanna have a kick like this? Do the sidechain but just turn down the kick master volume until you find the spot where it hits, but not necessarily harder the the 808.
How would I explain this... A kick is a Kick and your 808s are 808s the two are different audio forms they are not the same thing, don't treat them as such... Side chaining would link them and remove a significant part of both separate audios as engineers we try our best to not harm the individual audios themselves and we treat them with care cause we aren't producing or doing major sound designs. Do you understand why you shouldn't sidechain the kicks and 808s?... One word tip though... "Distortions".
U can phase them together but really just anything works. It's just a matter of how you want ur beat to sound
@@Brotherinchristt it's not going to be muddy. Just get your gain staging right everything would work together then distort your 808s
Sidechain is fine as long as you can add balance and harmony between the weight of the 808 & the kick. These are just cheap hacks for good bass, really it would be proper to design the sub bass & kick separately for a better marriage. But then again music is art and it’s all about the desired outcome there’s no one, best,or perfect way and we all have opinions.
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Tbh if you want hard hitting 808s just slightly redline the 808 and add a fruity limiter to the master
jesus christ
to anyone reading this please do not put fruity limiter on your master. please.
@@iamnevrchange.9570tbh he ain't wrong, take off the limiter for all that matters you'll still get it too hit hard if your clipping the 808
Do not do this, use a soft clipper instead. The dynamics of your 808 will be squashed if you use fruity limiter especially is it’s redlining.
why do ppl think velocity on a sample is gonna make it “hit harder” its just turning up the volume with no change lol
This is not the case with plugins btw. You’ll notice with some piano sounds that turning the velocity down reduces the harshness of the sounds, which is completely different to just decreasing volume
@@JASPERTUTORIALS ur using an 808, 95% plus of people use wav samples for 808s. velocity only matters if the bass ur using in the plugin in actually changes parameters like distortion or eqing to make it hit harder.
@@iMobinator yes that’s correct, I simply tell people to increase velocity to full as that’s generally the right volume level for the mix
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Don't do this. Sidechaining is an effect! Not a mixing technique!!!
Or just a preset kick
dude your 808 is distorting reduce the level of 808 and who is this this guy
808 was better with no mixing and no kick ngl lol
That still sounds distorted as hell. The finished product I could still hear it clipping like crazy. Any way you can remove that harsh bit at the end of the 808?
Just soft clip it
This makes the 808 hit less hard bruh, you just hear the kick and the trail of the 808, trap producers rlly just saying anything ig
I added punch to the 808 by adding the kick, it’s not that hard to understand.
@@JASPERTUTORIALS the 808 trails behind the kick when u sidechain bruh, the impact is weaker, how u got a whole ass prod channel and not know this shit
@@mateohuf3811 the impact is from the Kick, not the 808. That’s literally the whole point of the video
@@JASPERTUTORIALS yeah but you could literally just not sidechain and stack them to make it hit harder
@@mateohuf3811 the frequencies clash and it sounds muddy if you do that
this is better for pop mixing, not hiphop
Not true. It's more popular with Edm for having a very heavy pump effect, but it doesn't mean it's limited to Edm either. It's just another option and variety.
sidechaining your 808s only makes it hit less... you can barely hear the 808... you only hear the kick
@@JASPERTUTORIALS doesnt matter, you're clipping BEFORE the clipper... thats basic mixing...
oldest trick in the books
I thought everybody did this
Just turn the velocity up🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️ Y’all be doing way to much tryna make 808s hit hard.
It's just sidechaining
Bro this is trap not edm if southside or metro hear sidechaining in your kicks and 808s thay turning that shit off
This is literally how the majority of the tracks were produced on UTOPIA. Please don’t make comments like this when they are completely false
I WAS JUST FINISHED WITH MY TRACK UPLOADED IT TO SOUNDCLOUD WITHOUT THIS TRICK 😭
Mixing trick = sidechain
At this point if u don't know sidechaining, don't even bother with the mix lol keep up the "inspiration" 😂😂
Also better way, just do volume automation and reduce the volume of the 808 everytime the kick hits
I’m showing a mixing technique to anybody who hasn’t learned this already. Volume automation would have the exact same effect as this but would take longer, seems pointless
@@JASPERTUTORIALSit wouldnt take that much longer, i'd rather take my time doing clean side chain that messing the audios with fruity limiter. But limiter sidechain sometimes works better on sounds like synthesizer etc
@@JASPERTUTORIALS still appreciate the videos and the fact u sharing knowledges tho 👍
@@RootboyFrenzyMat thanks man! I appreciate the feedback, it’s important for us to all share knowledge with each other!
Sounds bad, not use limiter for sidechain
You are clipping bro side chaining won’t help at that point 🤞🏻
don’t do this😅and if u do use peak control. reverse polarity should be all u need to do or maybe a little eq
basic
Total bs, you should almost never sidechain your808 and kick, it just loses the punch.. stop listening to dumb advices and people telling you to sidechain that
sidechaining 808s is a really basic and a pretty bad technique
808 always sound so corny
But you know there is such thing as drums that hit too hard to the point where it sounds terrible so watch out for that
wow that just sounds terrible
Damn why doesn’t UA-cam let us save shorts to playlists 🤦♂️
It’s annoying isn’t it! I usually just like the videos so that they save to my liked videos playlist
Congratulations! It sounds like every other fl producer on UA-cam! Now you're perfectly unoriginal!
@@JASPERTUTORIALS I have an idea, how about you make a beat, wait for it... _without_ an accent snare!
Sounds like boring cliche trap music
so many wrong things in this video... Learn your mixing theory kids
@@JASPERTUTORIALS It is an atrocity to eliminate the limiter at the end of the master chain, it is there for a reason. Sometimes when doing sound design, some synths could get extremely loud and break your speakers/ears.
It would be much better to make a send to another channel (kick+808) and there, put a waveshaper (which can act as a clipper but with many more options to adjust to taste). Also having a separate channel for this won't absorb your volume space for other elements.
Just to name one, Jasper.
I wasn't trying to hate man but eventhough you can break all the rules in production, somethings are just incorrect 🥴
@@alexmonfort3998 that just explains how clueless you are. 90% of hip hop producers swap the limiter for a soft clipper. A soft clipper stops the volume from exceeding 0db, just like a limiter does.
Respectfully, please don’t leave comments like this if you don’t know what you’re talking about. New producers will read these and you will be giving them incorrect advice
@@JASPERTUTORIALS
Even if it was cutting all the signal it is still incorrect to treat your kick and 808 in the master channel, as it affects all the othe components. The master channel is for MASTERING or analyzing the track as a whole.
Anyway, just wanted to let the people who read it know that there is more depth to it and make their curiosity perfect their technique.
Respectfully, don't delegitimize information that is more correct than the one you gave just bcose you don't know.
Whatever bro, I'm done with the conv, this is pointless haha
@@alexmonfort3998you’re talking nonsense, I use the same methods as industry producers. A soft clipper on the master is standard
it really doesn’t make that much a difference if u just layer them lol atleast to the average listener
basically side chaining
Not even basically, it literally is
That too not correct, because if he puts an effect on the 808, the kick will get it to. Should have routed the 808 to a free one
It really doesn’t make them hit harder tho, it makes the 808 lose power but makes the kick cut through and making it less muddy. If u don’t wanna lose power just surgical eq
@@amaannajmi7658no? the kick and 808 are on different inserts
if you know what that is, don't complain about it cause this video is for beginners