Example Setup a Kick with Bass (EDM)

1) Match Up Tones/Root/Key

2) Check Decay of Kick, How Long the Kick is

• Shorter Decay = Less Bottom but More Room

3) Check Decay and Release Time of Bass, How Long the Bass Sound is and How Long it Takes to Fade Out

• Shorter Decay = Less Bottom but More Room

• Shorter Release = Less Bass but More Room

• i.e. Do the same with with Bass-Sound as with the Kick and Compensate Each to the Other

3) EQ Boost with Narrow Peak the Bass where the “Boom” Character is

– Manage Tail of Subs Beside the Decay / Release Settings

• can give you more Punch but can also “Over-Bass” a Mix and Notice that also Resonances Increase

4) Boost Kick Around 70-80 Hz and Dip Around 240Hz Mark

5) Notch the Kick where the Spectrum Analyser Shows a Lot of Lows (e.g. 60-75Hz). 

• also Notch the Bass at that Same frequency but Add a Little After Notched Frequency (e.g. at 120Hz – 130Hz when at 60Hz-75Hz) 

6) Add Distortion or Overdrive to Bass and / or Kick

• i.e. Saturate Low Basses so they Come Through Small Speakers as Well

– when you Use a Harmonic Exciter it is a Good Idea to Look at a Spectrum Analyzer and See if there are Any Dips and this is Where you Could Add Harmonics

• e.g. you can Use a Multiband Saturator and then Only Saturate the Mid Range of the Kick

7) SC Kick vs Bass for Further Separation

8) Limit Bass at the End of Chain

• Optionally Group Bass and Kick and Limit them Together