Written by David Mackie Scouller at Dynamic Mastering Services
I had a client recently that was struggling to get the kick drum to punch through a dense mix. I gave some quick advice in an email which I thought I'd share here.
When mixing a kick drum into a piece of music it’s not just a case of having enough top end on the kick drum to make it cut through the mid range of the mix it’s best to make space for it in the mix by having less sounds playing at the same time as the kick drum. Another way to make space for the kick drum is by reducing the frequencies in other instruments that clash with the same frequencies that the kick drum occupies especially in the bass and sub bass area of a mix if you want a nice thump to cut through.
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