HB Kick (version 1.0.0) is a kick drum synthesizer built to give you a great kick every single time, whatever your experience level.
Most kick plugins hand you a blank canvas and expect you to know what you’re doing. HB Kick works the other way around. Behind every knob are compensation mechanisms and guardrails: a built-in corrective EQ keeps every kick spectrally balanced, an automatic output level keeps the volume consistent, and every parameter is limited to the range that sounds right for the selected kick type. Whatever you tweak, the result stays punchy, balanced and mix-ready. A complete beginner can turn a few knobs and get a kick tailored to their track, a pro can dial in exactly the kick they hear in their head, and both do it in seconds.
HB Kick also teaches you what makes a great kick. Instead of hiding everything behind vague “punch” and “boom” knobs, it exposes the exact parameters that define a kick’s sound, from the pitch it starts and ends on to the timing of its click and body, so you learn by hearing what each one does. It’s knowledge that turns you into a better producer.
No more hours spent digging through sample packs or processing kicks that never quite fit. Pick a type, tweak it, and in a few seconds you have a great kick made for your track.
Original price was: $75.00.$50.00Current price is: $50.00.
Watch It In Action
Listen In Context
Kick Previews
909 – UKG 126 BPM
Bass House – Knocking Hard 128 BPM
Dub & Bass – DnB 170 BPM
Hard Dance – Happy Hardcore 155 BPM
Hardstyle – Old Hardstyle 2 150 BPM
House – Progressive House 128 BPM
House – Tech House 132 BPM
Industrial – Dirty Mess 155 BPM
Linndrum – 80s Disco 128 BPM
Psy Trance – Lazer Psy 140 BPM
Psy Trance – Modern Psy 138 BPM
Techno – Big Room Techno 138 BPM
Techno – German 138 BPM
Trance – 2000s Trance 138 BPM
Trance – Who’s Afraid Of 138 BPM
Trap – Festival Trap 145 BPM
Trap – New Hip Hop 100 BPM
Compatibility
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit): VST3.
- macOS 10.15 or later (Apple Silicon and Intel): VST3 or AU.
- Optimized for 48 kHz sessions. Other sample rates will work but may show slight inaccuracies.
- AAX (Pro Tools) is planned for a future release.
Installation
- Download the zip file and extract it.
- Windows: Move the HB Kick.vst3 folder into your VST3 plugin directory:
Usually located at: C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3 - macOS: Move HB Kick.vst3 to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/
and/or HB Kick.component to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/ (AU, for Logic Pro and GarageBand). - Open your DAW and rescan plugins. HB Kick will appear in your instrument list under Bismuth Records.
- Load HB Kick and enter your license key. Activation needs an internet connection, and one key works on two computers.
Manual
Read the HB Kick User Manual (PDF)
Original price was: $75.00.$50.00Current price is: $50.00.
