How to find the correct pitch of a kick?

[CowboyClyde]

I was wondering if there is an accurate way to find the exact pitch of a kick (or any sample of that matter)?
Sometimes its a little too difficult for me to decipher purely by ear.
The reason I want to see if there is a way to do this is because then, when I throw it into a sampler, I can put the sample on the right note and have the sampler lay out the kick on the rest of the notes.

Thanks

 

[Wallengard]

If you have a note to reference with, just pitch your kick up a couple of octaves, it'll make it a lot easier for you to detect if it's the right pitch or not.

 

[CowboyClyde]

If you have a note to reference with, just pitch your kick up a couple of octaves, it'll make it a lot easier for you to detect if it's the right pitch or not.

ahh, i see what you mean. pretty self explanatory and i'm dumb for not thinking of that in the first place. thanks for the help!

 

[Wallengard]

You're not dumb if you don't know, you're dumb if you know and still do it wrong.

 

[Ddream]

You can also stick a spectrum analyzer to the channel where the kick as assigned.

 

[chopz makes beats]

i'm assuming you're talking about an 808 kick? i pitch it up an octave or 2 too if i get stuck

if you were wondering about pitching regular drums, which a lot of people seem to do, i wouldn't really do it, i'd try to pick better drums i think

 

[lmit1040]

Sometimes i use a chromatic tuner