I want those KICKS, baby - Digitone? Syntakt? JOMOX?

[LyingDalai]

Receipt for a kick is

1. a transient
2. a sweep down
3. some simple note on release

On DN, you choose e.g. the algo (aka configuration) with two independent channels as a start point.

Use one for a sharp short noise.
The other one for the sweep (you may also use the filter with some resonance for this).

Actually, I’ve just found that the post I had linked above had some indications for the kick recipe ^^

@LyingDalai

when you synthesize a kick, you’ll most likely want a sharp transient, maybe even some slightly longer noise, and a body the pitch of which decreases. That makes 3 different sounds, so you’ll choose a configuration (aka an “algorithm”) with 3 outputs (aka “carriers”). On the body, you’ll want a decreasing exponential envelope on the pitch of a simple sine wave for instance.
To get noise, an operator that modulates itself (“feedback”) at a high level is perfect. You can add a decreasing sharper envelope on this feedback. Or on this operator’s volume if you simply want to shut it down.
The transient will be similar but even sharper. On M8 we have a click waveform, very well suited. In FM synthesis you don’t always have to use clever ratios, nor use modulators. A simple composition of waveforms might be all you need for a sound.