Kick EQ and compression

48:42 Tom employs SoundSpot’s Kickbox processor on his bass drum. Starting with the Warmth section, Tom boosts the 50Hz region by 3dB with a broad band. He then cuts the 320Hz region with the Boxiness section, and enhances the attack with the Click section with a 3dB boost at 1.5kHz. Rather than using Kickbox’s built-in compression, he opts for Waves CLA-76. “I use this on kicks because it’s a really fast compressor, and that’s what you need. You can hear the kick immediately starts to ‘bounce’ a lot more.”