I know there's like a million topics on this already and trust me I've read them all but I still struggle with this in my mixes more than anything else.
I know it's subjective and depends on the song and all that jazz but I feel like alot of the newer guys and even some more seasoned veterans could benefit from this
Where do you guys put your bass guitar and how do you balance your low end? GENERALLY SPEAKING!
I know everyone is always like ooooo depends on the song and ooooo you'd be surprised how little low end is actually from the bass blah blah so I don't want to be surprised anymore I want frequencies and filter types side chain settings, pictures, detail. In general what do you find yourself usually doing in a typical project?
Here I'll start though I doubt anyone will want this as im the one with the shitty low end
usually ill duplicate the bass tracks run one through x30 and the other I'll keep clean then take the original track and take a huge scoop at around 600 hz I'd say like 8 or 9 db with a wide q then low pass at 2k next I'll take the distorted track and high and low pass at 600 hz and 2k respectively and then limit both tracks and lower the distorted by 5 db
Next I mix them both on a bus track and use ampeg boost the lows and the mids on whatever model sounds best than cla comp with a slow attack fast release and then into another limiter which is pulling about 8 to 10 db of gain reduction at all times with the release set to about 150.
Now lately I've been high passing my bass at around 100 hz with a 6db/octave filter and having the kick sit around 70 with a wide q and a 5 db or so boost and I'll boost my bass around 160 or so ala Andy sneap and also boost it around 800 hz to get more of the midrange to sit with the guitars.
Than I dip about 5 db out with a wide q at about 300 or 250 hz and low pass the bass at 2k and then add a side chain comp which takes off about 4 or 5 db gr at best with an attack setting of 1 and a release of 100 which I bypass for the faster parts.
For guitar I high pass at about 80 with a 6db/octave filter and then cut about 5 or 6 db with a wide q at 160 or so and then again at 300 or so...
So yeah come on guys, Write a novel. Let's end these threads once and for all and get this shit stickied!!!!! Whoseeeee with me!!!!!!!????? Lolgonnagetflamedanyway
I know it's subjective and depends on the song and all that jazz but I feel like alot of the newer guys and even some more seasoned veterans could benefit from this
Where do you guys put your bass guitar and how do you balance your low end? GENERALLY SPEAKING!
I know everyone is always like ooooo depends on the song and ooooo you'd be surprised how little low end is actually from the bass blah blah so I don't want to be surprised anymore I want frequencies and filter types side chain settings, pictures, detail. In general what do you find yourself usually doing in a typical project?
Here I'll start though I doubt anyone will want this as im the one with the shitty low end
usually ill duplicate the bass tracks run one through x30 and the other I'll keep clean then take the original track and take a huge scoop at around 600 hz I'd say like 8 or 9 db with a wide q then low pass at 2k next I'll take the distorted track and high and low pass at 600 hz and 2k respectively and then limit both tracks and lower the distorted by 5 db
Next I mix them both on a bus track and use ampeg boost the lows and the mids on whatever model sounds best than cla comp with a slow attack fast release and then into another limiter which is pulling about 8 to 10 db of gain reduction at all times with the release set to about 150.
Now lately I've been high passing my bass at around 100 hz with a 6db/octave filter and having the kick sit around 70 with a wide q and a 5 db or so boost and I'll boost my bass around 160 or so ala Andy sneap and also boost it around 800 hz to get more of the midrange to sit with the guitars.
Than I dip about 5 db out with a wide q at about 300 or 250 hz and low pass the bass at 2k and then add a side chain comp which takes off about 4 or 5 db gr at best with an attack setting of 1 and a release of 100 which I bypass for the faster parts.
For guitar I high pass at about 80 with a 6db/octave filter and then cut about 5 or 6 db with a wide q at 160 or so and then again at 300 or so...
So yeah come on guys, Write a novel. Let's end these threads once and for all and get this shit stickied!!!!! Whoseeeee with me!!!!!!!????? Lolgonnagetflamedanyway
