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STYLE DIRECTION

How to Build a Progressive Trance Kick

STARTING POINT

Build a Progressive Trance kick around a smoother pitch movement, extended but controlled body, and clean handoff to a rolling bassline. Start with the ILLUSTRATIVE KX1000 STARTING VALUES below, then choose a direction only when the arrangement needs a different amount of length, density, or attack.

ILLUSTRATIVE KX1000 STARTING VALUES

Build the style foundation

Transient0.88
Body0.82
Sub0.56
Length590 ms
Punch68%
Tone0.80
Drive7%
Impact67%

METHOD

How to shape it

  1. Set the kick envelope for the tempo and groove.
  2. Balance Transient, Body, and Sub as one event.
  3. Use Length to protect the bass and next rhythmic hit.
  4. Add Punch, Tone, Drive, and Impact only for a specific audible need.
  5. Check the result in mono, at low level, and in the full arrangement.

ARRANGEMENT DIRECTIONS

Choose the version your track needs

Open progressive

A rounder, more spacious version

A rounder, more spacious version.

Transient0.78
Body0.84
Sub0.58
Length620 ms
Punch56%
Tone0.30
Drive2%
Impact64%

Festival lift

A firmer version for a larger chorus or drop

A firmer version for a larger chorus or drop.

Transient0.92
Body0.80
Sub0.58
Length520 ms
Punch74%
Tone1.10
Drive10%
Impact74%

Tighter modern

A shorter version for dense melodic arrangements

A shorter version for dense melodic arrangements.

Transient0.89
Body0.73
Sub0.50
Length420 ms
Punch70%
Tone1.30
Drive10%
Impact68%