5 Misconceptions About Bass

I wish these videos existed when I started. Producers in this era are so lucky to have a real community.

Am I a music producer? No. Do I know my kicks from my hertz? No. Did I watch all ten minutes of this video because it was fascinating? Yep.

Another thing for taking out the low end of everything else: ALWAYS CHECK YOUR HIHATS. You’ll be surprised how many hihat samples have phantom sub frequencies that can mess up your mix.

I WAS LITERALLY MIXING THE BASS IN A SONG WHEN THIS NOTIFICATION CAME UP 😂😂!! Thanks Alex :)

I needed a doctor to deal with my sloppy low end. Then I found this video. Truly lifechanging.

Me listening to the bass on a laptop speaker:

Here’s two for you 6) EQing the low end of your kick and bass is a good idea - low end EQ adds either phase rotation to the low end, or pre/post ringing artefacts if using linear EQ which cause more issues. It’s possible to work around these issues with ducking and phase management, but it’s a lot to manage especially if you ever want to change the EQ again later. Instead get the bass or kick synthesis right in the first place so you don’t need to add EQ. Learn how to edit wave tables to bake EQ choices in to the harmonic levels. 7) stereo width in the bass is bad. This used to be true when songs were played from vinyl, or if not correctly thinking about how a mono down mix affects phase cancellation (this is relevant for large PA sounds systems where they typically still play tracks in mono or use large subs - which are mono in nature. Correctly dealing with mono down mixing can still allow you to create stereo bass in your track, which can sound great for consumer playback , especially headphones, so don’t shy away from it.

Thank you, Megamind ♥

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You know you've learned a lot when the channels you looked up to start giving tips which you already came up with yourself :D

Great video. It's been about 20 years since I actively made music, but this got me wanting to start again.

Yeah I feel like way too many people overlook the taking out the lows of all their instruments with highs. Kind of hilarious because that's the very first thing you learn when you watch a music production video😂😂

great video! thanks for sharing Alex

I'm simply amazed by how fast you got to the point and started explaining. I didn't search for this or even produce music myself but you earned my sub! Keep it that way brother 🤙🏻

always helpin all producers big or just startin out! thanks man

I really appreciate how concise and directly applicable all of these tips are. Thank you!

You are always using so clean and crisp sounds in your videos that gives me inspiration! 👊👑

Exactly how I work with ANY layering. Find the basic character sound and layer the desired characteristics with other sounds where you simply cut out the parts in the EQ spectrum that you don't need from that extra added layer.

I absolutely love the way you explain things!

Absolutely an simple but straightforward tutorial on bass mixing. I mean by the time you got to the end on bass & kick not coming through in the mix. I heard the bass not present like it should. Then you explained what had happened. Great short powerful class.❤🤘