How to Get Harder Hitting 808 Kicks in Your Tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp6OAU-nkB8

Watch how to create more punchy, harder-hitting 808 kicks by shaping attack transients, adding heavy-aggressive distortion, and sidechaining the kick and bass. Download the free presets and plugin chain: https://www.waves.com/808-kicks (0:25) Adding Top-End Attack to 808s
(2:43) Creating Distorted 808s
(4:59) Sidechaining 808 Kick & Bass Plugins used in this video:
StudioRack: https://www.waves.com/studiorack
Smack Attack Transient Shaper: https://www.waves.com/smack-attack
Manny Marroquin Distortion: https://www.waves.com/mm-distortion
F6 Floating-Band Dynamic EQ: https://www.waves.com/f6
PAZ Analyzer: https://www.waves.com/paz