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Sub Level Music is an independent music production service and record label established in 2008. Joe De Simone, founder of Sub Level Music has been involved in the Music industry for over 15 years. His interest in production grew from his passion for music beginning in the club scene as a DJ. Since his launch, Joe has provided services for artists, record labels, artist management and multimedia companies. He is continuously delivering quality productions and remixes.

In the time SLM has been in business, Joe has had the opportunity to work with various independent artists such as: Amanda Morra, Zolo, Mic Perri (MC Flipside), Suzy D, and Michie Mee among others.

Working with major labels, sub labels and production companies such as: Universal Music, attack Media Group, OnTime Music Group, Costa Music, Soulkiss Entertainment, Casa Records, PBR recordings and Hi Bias Records has established Joe as a reliable and trustworthy music producer. Joe has gained a loyal reputation in his work with these various labels, production and management companies.

Joe is best known for delivering dance floor remixes, and top quality instrumentals to get his clients noticed and effectively achieve crossover success from the clubs to radio. Joe has earned great credibility through his ongoing dedication and pride in every project he takes on. Joe De Simone, producer/remixer, and trained audio engineer continues to challenge himself by taking on new projects and opening up his options to various artists and music styles.

Posts tagged processing kick drums

August 3, 2012

Making a 909 Kick THUMP

Here’s a little trick I’ve been using laity in some of my tracks. I take a standard 909 kick drum sample and load it into a simpler instrument in ableton. Then I will layer it at different semitones to get it to thump more in the mix. Note that you can expirement with any type of kick sample. It doesn’t have to be a 909.

Single Kick:

I programmed a single kick pattern on C3 for its original pitch.

Layered Kick:

Then I stacked the same 909 kick sample twice at lower semitones oneon B2 and A#2. It doesn’t matter which notes you choose to layer the sample on. Just keep stacking till it sounds nice and “phat”

EQ Time

Now its time to use some unorthodox eq to bring out the lows and top end of the stacked kick sample.

**Final Tip: Don’t be afraid to move some of the MIDI notes slightly off from each other to give the kick a different feel.

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