What is the purpose of a kick? is it to add strength and give an 808 or drum or snare a 'push'? Also, what type of elements are used in music to make them 'bigger' and have 'texture'? I know orchestra hits are used and brass (I think) for bigger effect and dramatism and choir for textures, but what else? And finally, what type of instruments besides brass are sounds with a 'hold'? As in, instruments that aren't short like a pluck sound, rather instruments that the note holds for a while, which can have portamento type of slides?