F9 Kontakt Kick Designer

F9 Audio KICK has just had a free update, adding the F9 Kontakt Kick Designer, a multifaceted tool which helps to sculpt and customise your ever-important Kick drum. The V1 collection is designed to bring you club ready kick drums for modern productions - hand-curated for instant punch with perfectly controlled subsonic audio that won't swamp your production. The brand-new Kontakt Kick Drum Designer meets 27 new kicks, with updated instruments and selector patches wherever possible, Here's more: 

Master your low end with the F9 Kontakt Kick Designer. This powerful v1.5 update for F9 Kick provides the ultimate professional toolkit for kick drum sound design inside Kontakt 7.10 onwards.

Existing F9 KICK! V1.0 customers - please check your emails and login to your F9 account to get this update for free. 

The F9 Kontakt Kick Designer is a game-changer for producers who are tired of fighting their low end. This massive update transforms the best-selling F9 Kick collection into a fully-fledged Kontakt instrument. With five dedicated modules - including a primary kick engine, a transient shaper, and three layering slots- you can sculpt everything from a punchy house kick to deep, sub-heavy techno kicks. Whether you are using the legendary MPC kick samples or importing your own sounds via the drop zone, the level of control over envelopes, pitch, and filtering is unparalleled.

We have integrated high-end processing directly into the interface, featuring an SSL-modelled EQ, a parallel feedback compressor, and a brickwall limiter designed to help your kicks cut through any club system. Stop wasting hours scrolling through sample packs and start designing bespoke kicks that sit perfectly in the mix. From fine-tuning the tonal body to adding digital grit or ambient textures, the F9 Kontakt Kick Designer ensures your bass end works within minutes, not hours.

KEY TOPICS COVERED

• Overview of the 5-module Kick Designer architecture
• How to layer transients and tonal bodies for maximum punch
• Sculpting sounds with AHR envelopes and dual filters
• Using the Dice icon for instant inspiration and randomization
• Accessing the legendary MPC kick modes for extra bite
• Advanced mixing with the SSL EQ, Feedback Compressor, and Limiter
• Importing custom samples using the user drop zone
• Global fine-tuning to match your kicks to the track key

0:00 Welcome And Overview 00:04 Introduction To Kick Designer 00:49 Module Controls And Envelopes 01:47 Layering Additional Transients 02:47 Separating Transients And Bodies 04:00 Importing Custom User Samples 05:31 Presets And Randomization Tool 06:48 Global Tuning And Transient Master 07:47 Integrated SSL Modeled EQ 08:33 Dynamics And Output Limiting 09:49 Conclusion And V1.5 Update

More details here: https://www.f9-audio.com/products/f9-kick-contemporary-club-and-house-kick-drums

F9 Audio website: https://www.f9-audio.com/

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