My kicks have sublow meant for medium tempo stuff... the faster the tempo, the more sublow needs to be knocked off so you don't muddy shit up. Just mixed a metal tune yesterday that was so fast I had to knock off 150Hz shelf down 5db. Sounds awesome though.
Thanks for the backup. I actually have a list of quotes from you about this subject...
Slate:
"Take the Black Kick and mix it with Kick5, drop down a low shelf under 100Hz and you have a seriously slammin metal kick...
I also like Panty Kick + a bit of Kick15 to the GClip to make it slam hard... Again, drop the sublow stuff.
You just have to think about frequency vs time.. the faster the song, the less sublow you need..
So I'd put an eq shelf at 100Hz.. start cutting 1db, 2db should usually do it. If you find yourself having to cut more then 3db, then its an issue somewhere else in the mix..
-try another sample
-for kicks, as it says right in the manual, adjust your low end
-turn the drums UP!!
-spike some more upper mids on the snare
-adjust your other instruments dynamically in the mix
-i'll say it again, watch the sub lows on the kicks, the faster the song, the more sub to knock off"
For Lassie: I actually dug up a quote form dave otero about this when I doing slate research in the forum...
"OTERO: Funny, I've only had the Slate pack for a little while now but I find myself using his kick samples specifically for that sub energy. Kick 10 > LPF around 200hz > comp with a short release > tuck in about 10db or so under another sample and love the luscious low end "
The point here its 10db below another kick. This is a great idea.