thanks QUE! i use fl studio now...and i use kick samples etc...sometimes loops and ADSR them to make them my own ..but basically ill make a good groove now..with kicks hi hats n snare for example. then i reverse it add reverb or delay or both ..export that...import it back in to a new track.file/song etc...reverse it back...and side chain it to a kick that has no fx on it yet...am i on the right track? is that a reverse gate...bcuz when u say add a reverse gate that is my main issue i don not understand if I'm actually adding the reverse gate and not realizing i am...lol...i tend to over think things sometimes and need them explained as if i was an idiot because otherwise my brain says,,,WHAT if you're I'm doing it wrong...thanks and sorry about all this confusion...