Hi fellow producers, I'm trying to figure out how to make the kick and the bass really powerful without distortion in the final product---any ideas? I've noticed in hip-hop,at the beginning of each bass note, even when the bass sounds really powerful, there is an equally powerful kick. I am not able to make the kick fill up the headphones without distortion. Thanks, Tracy.
Mixing kick with bass
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Maybe you're referring to the 808 kick drum?
But if you mean an actual bassline with a kick, then it's all about the EQ. If you look at this chart, you can see where the kick is near the top of the image, and the sub-bass/bass at the very bottom of the image. If you can get the two in that range then you can have them sounding pretty close to each other.
About distortion, a lot of times the low-end stuff like that is compressed so as not to overdrive it.
But if you mean an actual bassline with a kick, then it's all about the EQ. If you look at this chart, you can see where the kick is near the top of the image, and the sub-bass/bass at the very bottom of the image. If you can get the two in that range then you can have them sounding pretty close to each other.
About distortion, a lot of times the low-end stuff like that is compressed so as not to overdrive it.
TjombaBeats
Mister Miyagi Beats
Maybe if you want do make the kick reach through the bassline use Sidechain let the kick dip down the bassline when it kicks in. Don't overdo it tho.. Check it out on youtube use sidechaining it helps allot.