MIXIng DRUMS/BASS

ZENOBIA · 4th November 2006

HI just wondering a good technique when mixing the drums/without them sounding like mash potatoes, same for bass. I'm mixing in reason, and I work with CUBASE SX.
I am wanting to get a nice phat sound. Where should I place everything else in conjunction to the drums and bass to get a smooth dynamic fulll sound.

thanks

JHOOKS · 4th November 2006

One thing to remember is try to get a nice texture to your drums and bass. many times we think loud before we think tone and texture! loudness comes after the mix stage. also try to get rid of some of that sub sonic low freq's( 30hz and down) that we dont hear but it does take up a lot of room in the mix. try to but alil distortion on your kicks, snares, bass, hihats. decide weather you want the bass or the kick to be the driving force. When you decide that you can begin to build around it.

verb1 · 4th November 2006

Why are you mixing in Reason instead of SX? Kind of defeats the purpose of having SX. What you need to do is EQ your drums and bass. With EQ you can control the sound of your instruments, giving them separation from each other so your mix is clean and clear. Reason's EQ's aren't that good so I highly recommend you rewire Reason into SX and do your mixing in SX instead, using Cubase's built in FX, buying some FX, or downloading some free ones.

ZENOBIA · 5th November 2006

sounds good i'll try importing the drums and bass into Cubase sx.

THANKYOU!
anymore tips?

www.myspace.com/zenobiamusic

4th November 2006	#1
ZENOBIA Gear interested Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 8 Thread Starter	MIXIng DRUMS/BASS HI just wondering a good technique when mixing the drums/without them sounding like mash potatoes, same for bass. I'm mixing in reason, and I work with CUBASE SX. I am wanting to get a nice phat sound. Where should I place everything else in conjunction to the drums and bass to get a smooth dynamic fulll sound. thanks

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4th November 2006	#2
JHOOKS Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 515	One thing to remember is try to get a nice texture to your drums and bass. many times we think loud before we think tone and texture! loudness comes after the mix stage. also try to get rid of some of that sub sonic low freq's( 30hz and down) that we dont hear but it does take up a lot of room in the mix. try to but alil distortion on your kicks, snares, bass, hihats. decide weather you want the bass or the kick to be the driving force. When you decide that you can begin to build around it.

4th November 2006	#3
verb1 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Yay Area Posts: 522	Why are you mixing in Reason instead of SX? Kind of defeats the purpose of having SX. What you need to do is EQ your drums and bass. With EQ you can control the sound of your instruments, giving them separation from each other so your mix is clean and clear. Reason's EQ's aren't that good so I highly recommend you rewire Reason into SX and do your mixing in SX instead, using Cubase's built in FX, buying some FX, or downloading some free ones.

5th November 2006	#4
ZENOBIA Gear interested Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 8 Thread Starter	sounds good i'll try importing the drums and bass into Cubase sx. THANKYOU! anymore tips? www.myspace.com/zenobiamusic