If you're going to make drum and bass, you MUST lean to play the drums. It requires a very special sort of person to be able to create music based on a sort of sound or instrument without an intimate knowledge of said instrument. Knowing how to play the drums will eventually instill a sense of beat and rhythm.
Fading in the start of a 909 kick. Here, a fade is applied to the start of the sound, and you can see that rather than starting suddenly and loudly, the amplitude ramps up. This has the effect of dulling the transient (the loud and fast burst at the start of the sound), making this once punchy kick more of a soft thud.
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