Secrets
to EQ'n Bass for Hip Hop
By MPCsounds.com
As
a Hip Hop Producer, one thing you must learn to respect
is the power of bass and how it can control your entire
mix for better or worse. So, for the benefit of your
mixes, take note of these important tricks of the trade
we reveal below:
1)
Bass frequencies are omnidirectional. This means the
lows within bass instruments contain a lot of power
and energy, so powerful they can control the overall
output of the master mix level. Plus, your bass track
should almost always be panned in the center. Panning
your bass other than to the center is senseless as it
will only generate a mix that is lopsided and artificially
hot on one side.
2)
Don't EQ your bass with the same frequencies as you
used on your kicks. For example, if you boosted 40-80hz
in your kick tracks, then boost around 120hz for your
bass, or vice versa. It's very important to avoid accumulation
of the same frequencies when dealing with lows as these
tracks control the overall output level of your mix.
By assigning different frequency settings to each low
end track, your overall mix level can become louder.
3)
Boosting a particular frequency on a kick track, calls
for cutting the same frequency by the same amount on
your bass track. Specifically, when boosting 80hz on
a kick track, be certain to cut 80hz by the same amount
on your bass track. Likewise, if you boosted 130hz on
your bass track, cut by the same amount and frequency
on your kick track. This secret technique will give
your song a far more low end sculpted sound, allowing
for a hotter overall mix.
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