Kick

This is a Go package together with a command line utility for generating kick drum audio samples.

Note that the project is a bit experimental, a work in progress and that the generated samples aren't quite right, yet.

This project is now archived and synth is a continuation of it.

Contents

• A Go package for generating kick drum samples with a wide variety of parameters.
• A command-line utility for generating kick drum samples (cmd/kick).

Requirements

• go for building the executables.
• mpv or ffmpeg for playing the generated samples, when using cmd/kick.

Installation

go install github.com/xyproto/kick/cmd/kick@latest

Usage

Command-line Utility

Generate a kick drum inspired by the Roland TR-808 drum machine:

kick --808 -o kick808.wav

You can customize various parameters like the waveform, attack, decay, and more:

kick --waveform 0 --attack 0.005 --decay 0.3 --release 0.2 --drive 0.4 --o custom_kick.wav

Available drum machine styles:

• --606 for 606-style kicks.
• --707 for 707-style kicks.
• --808 for 808-style kicks.
• --909 for 909-style kicks.
• --linn for LinnDrum-style kicks.
• --experimental for unique and experimental sounds.
• --deephouse for deep house kicks.

Audio Samples

A few generated samples can be found in the samples/ directory. They include both .wav and .mp4 formats to showcase the sounds in GitHub's README.

General info

• License: MIT
• Version: 1.8.1