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Create a super-sized sweep, step-by-step
Computer Music, Tue 2 Jun 2009, 12:21 pm UTC

Step 7: If we want to give our FX more 'impact', for use in a breakdown, say, we can add a 'boom' at the point when the sample hits. We've taken a normal (though heavy) kick drum, filtered it down slightly and rolled off some of the very low frequencies.
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