How to Make a Simple Gated Kick

The first thing we need is a punch. I make this punch go into an empty channel with 100% reverb, and I control the volume.

The punch and the reverb go together into one channel. In there I add OTT, a corrective EQ if needed and an inflator to squash the punch together.

For the crunch I load in a kick sample, select the bass part, make the bass longer and change the pitch to my liking. This is where we make and break the kick.

Then I add clipping, more distortion, some compression and a corrective EQ, clear up the 300 hertz and boost the highs to make it more present. I add a soft clipper to really squash it, and an inflator.