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BigKick Expansion V6 - Progressive House Kicks with Kiholm

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BigKick Expansion V6 is a preset expansion pack for the BigKick drum generator, containing 64 kick drum presets, 32 attack hits and 32 attack presets for dance music production.

REQUIRESBigKickHost synth sold separately
All presets for BigKick
AVAILABLE ATPlugin Boutique
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01Overview

BigKick Expansion V6 is the sixth expansion for Plugin Boutique's BigKick drum generator. It was developed with Danish progressive house producer Mads Kiholm and is drawn from a style that blends trance, house and techno. The pack takes its inspiration from deep house, tech house, techno, progressive house and trance, so its kicks cover a range of dance genres. Each preset is designed to be loaded and used with little additional processing.

Best for

  • Progressive house kicks
  • Techno drum programming
  • Trance kick design
  • Deep and tech house
  • Kick and bassline matching
Requires
BigKick
Store
Plugin Boutique
02Key features

What you get

  • 64 crafted kick drum presets
  • 32 attack hits for transient shaping
  • 32 attack presets
  • Load presets with the new BigKick Preset Manager
  • Presets tested to peak at about -6 dB
  • Kicks offered in key with basslines
  • Designed by progressive house producer Mads Kiholm
03In depth

Kick Presets and Attack Layers

The expansion includes 64 kick drum presets, along with 32 attack hits and 32 attack presets. The attack material lets you shape the transient of a kick separately from its body, giving you a way to adjust the click and thump balance within BigKick.

The developer says the kicks were tested individually so that each one peaks at about -6 dB, which gives a consistent starting level across the set. Kiholm also notes that the presets are offered in key, which helps when matching a kick to a bassline.

Loading Presets into BigKick

The presets are loaded through the new BigKick Preset Manager. Because the pack is designed to work directly with BigKick, you do not need to run it as a separate instrument. Load the presets, audition them against your bassline, and adjust from there.

The pack suits producers working in progressive house, techno and trance who want ready-made kick sounds rather than building each one from scratch.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperPlugin Boutique
TypePreset pack / expansion
CategoryExpansion Packs
RequiresBigKick
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What do I need to use BigKick Expansion V6?

You need the full version of BigKick. The expansion requires Plugin Boutique's BigKick Drum Generator to run.

What is included in the pack?

The pack includes 64 kick drum presets, 32 attack hits and 32 attack presets. The presets are loaded with the BigKick Preset Manager.

What genres is this expansion for?

The kicks draw inspiration from deep house, tech house, techno, progressive house and trance, so they suit several dance music styles.

07Developer

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