How do you mix/master your bass in your beats?

[mysteryman]

Hi all.

Was wondering how you lot mix your bass. I normally EQ out all the bass on all my other synths/leads etc other than my bassline. So the only bass I got coming from my beat are my kicks and bassline synth. Do you personally bother EQ'in out all bass from other sounds?

Also was wondering how loud you have you bass?

Ive seen beat remakes where they use an 808 kick as a bassline and its really loud and overpowering and they dont filter out bass from other synths. Is that good? Does it depend on the type of beat (Trap, Westcoast)

I also found a video which is basically a tutorial on how to master your bass: How To Make a

DO you agree with the guy on the video and do you do the smae thing?

I appreciate any response. Also if you have sylenth1 I made a cool soundbank. DM me about that!

[Ben Corn]

Typically if I am producing a dirty south beat, it has no bass line... just the 808's. I will use an iZotope 5 Equalizer and just boost the crap out of the bass until it is boomy. The trick is to make sure your other instruments don't have any bass frequencies that would interfere with your bassline / 808's. If they do, cut the low end out of those instruments as much as possible.

[ObiK]

I always reach for a limiter for bass. Don't mean I always keep the limiter, but more often than not I do. I prefer the new White 2A T-Racks compressor. Smooth and keeps your bass solid.

[Bobcat]

First you need to make the difference between bass and low frequencies A bass can be played very high and have almost no low frequencies. A Bongo on the other hand can have low frequencies... A bass is an instrument.

I cut lows from all of my instruments, of course also from my beats and my bass. I cut my bass at 40-50 Hz usually, and there's still plenty of it, especially if it's a dancefloor type of track - just imagine how that will sound on a big soundsystem. You don't want to overdo this! Plus, you don't hear anything below 20 or 30 Hz anyway, so why let these frequencies take precious space.

[mysteryman]

Thanks for the feedback so far. I'm pretty much the same as you guys, I just wanted a general opinion. When using the 808's and kicks do you sidechain it?

[BeatGenerals]

I sometimes filter out the frequencies in other sounds like you mention but I try not to go to heavy on that because sometimes it can almost take the soul out of your track. For the most part i just adjust volume and eq the bass and that always works for me.

[Bobcat]

I sometimes filter out the frequencies in other sounds like you mention but I try not to go to heavy on that because sometimes it can almost take the soul out of your track. For the most part i just adjust volume and eq the bass and that always works for me.

Exactly! If you cut too much, the sound can loose its personality. It's good to play with the lowcut and especially the slope here, it can do wonders.

But imo you should cut every sound - it's just a must. You never know what's hiding in the bottom end (monster and such), well you could use an analyzer for that. I always cut everything, even things like my hi hats - why keep it when there's nothing there anywhere? That way I make sure there's REALLY nothing there

[ObiK]

Yeah that's a good point, I always EQ out the sub bass everything below 36-40hertz and it keeps it sounding clean giving it more energy to hit harder.

[SteenRNS]

Exactly! If you cut too much, the sound can loose its personality. It's good to play with the lowcut and especially the slope here, it can do wonders.

But imo you should cut every sound - it's just a must. You never know what's hiding in the bottom end (monster and such), well you could use an analyzer for that. I always cut everything, even things like my hi hats - why keep it when there's nothing there anywhere? That way I make sure there's REALLY nothing there

I do the exact same thing. It has worked wonders for me at least.
Realy important that the kick has its space to work in.