{"id":5284,"date":"2018-09-04T12:07:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T16:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/?p=5284"},"modified":"2025-02-21T12:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:06:52","slug":"recreating-kicks-punchbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/splice.com\/blog\/recreating-kicks-punchbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Recreating kicks by Kanye and Azealia Banks with Punchbox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just like Rocky Balboa, I never shy away from a challenge.<\/h1>\n

So when I was challenged to recreate three iconic kick drum sounds from modern popular music using only D16 Group\u2019s Punchbox drum synthesizer<\/a>, I did what the Rock would do; I drank six raw eggs, put on two layers of sweatpants, performed 200 one-armed push-ups, and bashed suspended sides of raw beef until my knuckles bled.<\/p>\n

I now invite you to accompany me on a journey through the vicissitudes and idiosyncrasies of Punchbox-exclusive sound design.\u00a0As you read this post and consume the video content that I have lovingly, painstakingly created for you, I highly recommend listening to the Rocky theme music in a separate tab.<\/p>\n

I’ve also included the final Punchbox patches for each song at the very end of this blog post.<\/p>\n

Kanye West’s \u201cLove Lockdown\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One of the many standouts from Kanye\u2019s seminal 808s and Heartbreak<\/em>, this instantly recognizable sound is the stuff of legend and needs no further introduction. Let\u2019s see how close we can get to this iconic sound using only Punchbox:<\/p>\n