Sonic Academy KICK 3

Stop Searching for Kicks. Start Designing Them.

Every producer knows the pain: scrolling through thousands of kick samples, none of them quite right. Sonic Academy KICK 3 ends the search — it’s a dedicated kick-drum synthesiser that lets you design the exact kick you hear in your head, from sub-shaking 808s to tight techno thumps.

Two Parts, Total Control

Sonic Academy KICK 3 builds every kick from two ingredients you control completely. The “click” — the attack transient that cuts through the mix — can be picked from the huge included library or loaded from your own samples. The sub body is pure synthesis: sculpt the pitch envelope, dial the decay, and shape a low end that fits your track like a glove instead of fighting it.

Shape It Like Clay

Draw the pitch envelope with your mouse and hear the kick bend in real time. Tune the sub to your track’s key, add harmonics and drive for character, then polish with the built-in EQ, compressor and limiter — the whole kick channel, inside one plugin. What used to take a chain of five plugins now happens in one window.

A Library That Keeps Giving

Not in a sound-design mood? Sonic Academy KICK 3 ships with a massive preset library covering house, techno, trap, drum & bass, hardstyle and more — all fully editable, so every preset is a starting point, not a dead end. Load one, tweak the pitch envelope, swap the click, and it’s yours.

The Industry Standard, 62% Off

From bedroom producers to mainstage acts, KICK has been the go-to kick designer for years — and Sonic Academy KICK 3 is the most powerful yet. VST3, AU and AAX on macOS and Windows, ready for every major DAW.

Every customer receives their own individual license key. Your download links and license arrive by email right after checkout.

Specifications

• Kick-drum synthesiser: click + sub architecture
• Click section: large included library or load your own samples
• SUB / AMP / PITCH envelope design, 5 nodes per envelope, key tracking
• Built-in sub harmonics, clipper, 3-band EQ, phase inverter, limiter
• Huge editable preset library across all electronic genres
• Formats: VST3, AU, AAX (Mac 64-bit); VST3, AAX (Windows 64-bit); macOS 10.13+, Windows 8+

FAQ

KICK 3 vs KICK 2 — what’s new?

Sonic Academy KICK 3 is a full rebuild with a redesigned workflow, expanded click library, deeper sub synthesis and a modernised interface.

Can I use my own click samples?

Yes — load any sample as the click layer on top of the synthesised sub.

Does it work for 808-style kicks?

Absolutely — long sub decays, pitch envelopes and drive make it ideal for 808s and trap kicks.

Which DAWs are supported?

Any DAW hosting VST3, AU or AAX on macOS or Windows.