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Heavy 808 sub kick

KICK 1.5s 1ch
heavy sub kick

About this sample

This kick features a sine wave starting at 180Hz that quickly drops exponentially to a deep 48Hz sub fundamental, creating a strong low-end punch. A high-passed white noise burst adds a sharp transient click for attack, decaying very fast to keep it tight. The combined signal is heavily saturated with a tanh distortion to enrich harmonics, making the sub audible on smaller speakers, then filtered with a 30Hz high-pass and a 600Hz low-pass to clean up subsonic rumble and harsh fizz. The total length is 1.5 seconds with smooth fade-ins and outs to avoid clicks.

It suits hip-hop, trap, and bass-heavy electronic genres, especially at moderate tempos where a long, deep sub kick is desirable. Layering it with mid-frequency percussion can balance the mix, and careful EQing below 30Hz is recommended to prevent muddiness. The rich saturation helps it cut through dense mixes without overpowering higher elements.

Specs

Format
WAV, 44.1 kHz, mono
Length
1.50 s
Size
258 KB
License
Free to use, royalty-free (CC0)