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When I've recorded bass in the past I'd just let it fill out the bottom end.
That worked fine.
But recently I had a friend record bass and he uses a very grindy tone that has a lot more to it.
And what he plays is more interesting rather than just following the guitar. I like how it sounds and all that, but I can't really seem to get a proper blend of it with the electric guitars.
I want the track to be audible in the high frequencies, still fill out the low end, but also not take anything away from the electric guitars.
What I eventually tried was duplicating the bass track and leaving one pretty regular but with a boost in the lows while cutting the lows out in the other. So then I could just raise the second if I want the bassline to be audible in the higher frequencies while using the first track to fill out the low end.
But in some parts, I didn't want it as audible in the high frequencies so I'd automate the volume of the second track to dive down a bit when needed to.
Anyone have any other ideas or should I just experiment with the above?
Also, does anyone have an example of a pretty standard good mix?
You see, I'm not too experienced with mixing on monitors so I really don't know what it should sound like.
Mostly, I'm concerned about low bass frequencies. I'm not sure how much is too much/ too little.
I checked some different groups. I guess it's different everywhere.
Like Metallica seems to not have too much bass on all their hits.
That worked fine.
But recently I had a friend record bass and he uses a very grindy tone that has a lot more to it.
And what he plays is more interesting rather than just following the guitar. I like how it sounds and all that, but I can't really seem to get a proper blend of it with the electric guitars.
I want the track to be audible in the high frequencies, still fill out the low end, but also not take anything away from the electric guitars.
What I eventually tried was duplicating the bass track and leaving one pretty regular but with a boost in the lows while cutting the lows out in the other. So then I could just raise the second if I want the bassline to be audible in the higher frequencies while using the first track to fill out the low end.
But in some parts, I didn't want it as audible in the high frequencies so I'd automate the volume of the second track to dive down a bit when needed to.
Anyone have any other ideas or should I just experiment with the above?
Also, does anyone have an example of a pretty standard good mix?
You see, I'm not too experienced with mixing on monitors so I really don't know what it should sound like.
Mostly, I'm concerned about low bass frequencies. I'm not sure how much is too much/ too little.
I checked some different groups. I guess it's different everywhere.
Like Metallica seems to not have too much bass on all their hits.