I would experiment with it S4E, you never know if it's necessary unless you really try....I think what you might be thinking is people who use low end frequencies and jack up the kick through low end frequencies which gives the song a muffled sound.
I was thinking of just making the kick audible, not overlapping everything, but being recognized a little bit....you could use a little bit of low end frequencies, and mess around with mid range and high end frequencies to boost the treble. That way the kick doesn't muffle out the song, but at the same time can be heard alright. It's really all aboutr experimenting, and also using different kicks.
I notice that each song needs it own special kick sample, some kick samples work with tracks and don't fit in with others. It's tough to find the right kick, and to have it set in with the song just right. After observing songs by other artist, and then going back to my tracks I've seen what could work or would not work.
Some types of music I would observe is techno artist, I wouldn't observe Hard Trance, Hardstyle, or Hard Dance, because some artist overlap the kick and others don't acknowledge it well enough. Melodic Trance is good, techno and Dance work well to get ideas on how to use the kick.
It's all up to you though, if you feel the kick is right, then leave it. It's your music, I am just giving advice...thanks for taking time to read it though, you're right though with some artist overboosting the kick...it can work, but sometimes it doesn't. It's all a matter of taste at that point.
Shout-outs go to: SLK, Hard C. Pusher, Soul Train, Dream Guardians, Deepforces, Ic3m4n, Trance-Atlantic, and N.E.O.N. Project. Thank you for your supports and feedback.
