Kick question!

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  1. MindCtrlDel

    MindCtrlDel Member

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    Why is it when I make a kick in serum that it sounds best on the note G# sometimes A# and not on flat notes (for harder styles)

    I can't understand the logic behind this?
     
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  3. thejohndoe

    thejohndoe Kapellmeister

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    how are you defining "best"here exactly. need to provide a bit more context
     
  4. Will Kweks

    Will Kweks Audiosexual

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    Your listening environment flatters those frequencies most likely, but you can always try Ab and Bb for flat notes.

    Or maybe you're just writing tunes where those notes fit so there's no need to tune the kicks further.
     
  5. Baxter

    Baxter Audiosexual

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    Your room has an anti-node at that fundamental?
     
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