{"id":4779,"date":"2018-04-23T10:09:43","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T14:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:05:01","slug":"sonic-academy-kick2-vs-d16-punchbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/sonic-academy-kick2-vs-d16-punchbox\/","title":{"rendered":"D16&#8217;s Punchbox vs Sonic Academy&#8217;s Kick 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Illustration: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mechibaz\/\">Mechi Bazan<\/a><\/h6>\n<h1>In the world of kick drum plugins, there are two standout options: <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/plugins\/8806418-punchbox-au-vst-by-d16-group?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_term=sonic-academy-kick2-vs-d16-punchbox\">D16&#8217;s\u00a0Punchbox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonicacademy.com\/products\/kick-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sonic Academy&#8217;s Kick 2.<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Both are versatile sampler\/synthesizer hybrids that can meet a wide spectrum of sound design needs. In this article, we\u2019re going to compare the different components of each plugin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4784 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-03\" width=\"1280\" height=\"628\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-355x174.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-400x196.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-1024x502.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-1019x500.png 1019w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_1-1200x589.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/628;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Punchbox\u2019s UI: a <a href=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/what-is-skeuomorphism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skeuomorphic approach<\/a> emulating classic hardware<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4788 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-07\" width=\"1280\" height=\"690\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-355x191.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-400x216.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-928x500.png 928w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_5-1200x647.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/690;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kick 2\u2019s UI: a modern approach with a slick interface<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Click generators<\/h2>\n<p>Both Punchbox and Kick 2 have three top layer samplers that generate the attack, or \u201cclick,\u201d of the kick. You can load third party samples into both plugins. However, Kick 2 allows drag-and-drop while Punchbox doesn\u2019t support drag-and-drop for sample loading (you need to locate samples through a menu).<\/p>\n<p>Punchbox <em>does<\/em> have panning control and FX sends for the individual top layers which Kick 2 lacks. Both have filters and envelope options for the click generators.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4785 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-04\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-355x213.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-400x240.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-833x500.png 833w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_2-1200x720.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/768;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Punchbox has panning and FX sends for each top layer sampler<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4787 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-06\" width=\"1280\" height=\"665\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-355x184.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-400x208.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-1024x532.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-962x500.png 962w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_4-1200x623.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/665;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kick 2 has drag-and-drop for third party samples<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Kick 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>While the ability to pan and use send FX is nice, drag-and-drop makes a huge difference when it comes to workflow.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Sub control module vs. kick module<\/h2>\n<p>The low end of the kick, or \u201cbody,\u201d is created by the fourth sound generator in both Punchbox and Kick 2. Punchbox\u2019s \u201cKick\u201d module has the flexibility of loading any sample as well as toggling between 606, 808, and 909 generators.<\/p>\n<p>Kick 2\u2019s \u201cSub Control\u201d module doesn\u2019t allow samples to be loaded, and only has one mode. However, you can sculpt the sub using different waveform shapes and a harmonics parameter.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4791 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Punchbox-Kick-Module.gif\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-10\" width=\"242\" height=\"434\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 242px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 242\/434;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Punchbox\u2019s main sound generator can use samples or choose from 606, 808, 909 modules<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4783 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Sub-Control.gif\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-02\" width=\"290\" height=\"124\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 290px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 290\/124;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kick 2\u2019s Sub Control allows you to sculpt the waveform using different waveshapes and a harmonic parameter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Punchbox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Kick 2\u2019s Sub Control offers some unique waveshapes, but you can\u2019t add or save your own presets. Punchbox has a slight edge with its unique sub modules and its ability to save custom presets.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Envelopes<\/h2>\n<p>Envelopes are a crucial tool to sculpt any sound, especially percussion and drums. Punchbox has basic attack, sample start, and decay time parameters &#8211; all of the controls are knob-based like actual drum machine hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Kick 2 has highly customizable envelopes with a more modern interface. Users are able to click in as many envelope points as desired, which allows for some creative uses of envelopes and unique sound design opportunities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4786 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-05\" width=\"1280\" height=\"656\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-355x182.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-400x205.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-1024x525.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-976x500.png 976w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_3-1200x615.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/656;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Punchbox has all of the basic envelopes (attack, smp start, decay times)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4789 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6.png\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-08\" width=\"1280\" height=\"658\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6.png 1280w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-355x182.png 355w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-400x206.png 400w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-973x500.png 973w, https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-Vs-Punchbox_InPost_6-1200x617.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1280px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1280\/658;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kick 2 has highly customizable envelopes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Kick 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Punchbox features the standard envelope controls one would expect with analog hardware. Kick 2 goes above and beyond and takes a modern approach to envelopes.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FX modules<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Both Punchbox and Kick 2 come with built-in FX modules to design your kick. They both have EQ, distortion, and limiter modules. Punchbox features a high quality bitcrusher that is absent in Kick 2, while Kick 2 has a built-in compressor, which is missing in Punchbox.<\/p>\n<p>Punchbox allows for the reordering of the FX modules, which can create significant differences in the kick&#8217;s timbre. It also has a \u201cMixdown After\u201d option, which allows you to control where in the signal flow the generator signal \u201cmixes\u201d with the FX sends signal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4790 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Punchbox-FX.gif\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-09\" width=\"490\" height=\"484\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 490px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 490\/484;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Punchbox has the ability to reorder FX modules and includes high quality distortion and bitcrushing modules<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4782 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Kick-2-FX.gif\" alt=\"kick-vs-punchbox-01\" width=\"772\" height=\"546\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 772px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 772\/546;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Kick 2\u2019s EQ has a great interface with more EQ nodes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Punchbox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Although Kick 2 has a slicker UI for its EQ module, Punchbox allows you to reorder the FX modules, which can make huge differences in your sound.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Presets<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Presets can be a large deciding factor when picking any plugin &#8211; luckily, both Punchbox and Kick 2 have high quality sounding presets. Punchbox has over 800 presets and 1100 included samples, while Kick 2 has over 230 presets and 180 included samples.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winner: Punchbox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>While both have high quality presets, Punchbox\u2019s immense amount of presets makes it the clear winner.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>These two plugins are both good enough that there isn\u2019t really a loser &#8211; a lot may come down to your personal preference. Overall, we think Punchbox has an edge over Kick 2 when it comes down to features and quality, but Kick 2 is set at a slightly lower price point. 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