How to Fix Uneven Bass Levels in Your Mix

Mixer Sean Divine shows you how to tame uneven bass notes using Waves Bass Rider, allowing the low end of your mix to easily translate in any consumer environment. Learn more: www.waves.com/bassrider
Music - “Fluid” Written & Produced by Sean Divine

[@AllanGildea]

Great track, excellent tutorial. Thanks Sean, really appreciate what you do.

[@RogerioValgode]

Love this tool, really helps the bass to stay strong and consistent in the mix.

[@ozguray]

Love the vibe, Sean!

[@ReeWebster]

Awesome! I go through a right chain of processes to get the same effect. Often a few instances of side chained eq, or compression, ducking and expanding specific freqs are and when needed. Seems like this might achieve the same thing with the click of a button. Defo trying this out.

[@DreamyDawnMusic]

I love that track alot man! Also would love an instrumental version of it as i love all the ambient and instrumental parts you used! Been using this trick too for a lot of my tracks too and it really helps out a lot with the low end sitting just right!

[@shredark7192]

Great video!

[@spicetbedhead]

This is awesome!

[@philipmikolsmusic]

Very underrated plugin. Works great on toms also.

[@georgeburo4785]

I can see how. Good tip

[@EvoZennon]

Thank you Sean!

[@SeanDivine]

🙌

[@slowflowlowlow]

Good vid dude. Your music sounds sweet!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Guy!

[@2nang4dis]

wow the track itself though is amazing, so full and immersive at the same time so airy

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@jeevesmakingnoise]

Thank you homie 💯

[@tigerboy4516]

Nice track

[@dms5341]

appreciate this

[@ChrisP3000x]

Nice

[@MacReviewzOnline]

on that 50khz note you heard poking , why not use an F6 or FF ProQ3 dynamic EQ to tame it when it spikes up in volume? Just curious. Thanks for this review. Cool Plugin.

[@Robthehobyist]

Thanks for your help, I'll purchase that. Where do I find the beats you've made or mixed as I'm a big fan of your sound. Thank you.

[@marksinger5954]

I have a question about how this works. Unlike the Vocal Rider, the Bass rider doesn't write its changes to Automation if requested. So, assuming you want to lay this down on a recorded track, as opposed to tracking with it on, will the rider's level management be incorporated into non-real time bounces automatically? Thanks!

[@EnzoVergaraOficial]

🔥🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@vincentyoung]

dope

[@Triumphinchrist1]

Thanks.Does this actually fix the volume level of the bass or the bass frequency fluctuation ?

[@debapriyobiswas8370]

Great tip. Love the track Fluid 💓 What's the genre ?

[@SeanDivine]

thanks! 🤔 I'll let you decide :)

[@DocKaosBeats]

I need help when I use bass rider and try to slide my rider knob up or down it goes back to the default setting how do I fix this it's almost like it's possessed?

[@DocKaosBeats]

@@nickdaggerbeats Oh Im slow lol thanks

[@MixingGBP]

How is this different from doing a good job of utilizing downward or upward compression with a regular compressor?

[@AceDeclan]

MixingGBP not sure. Its like a multiband but only doing the bass.

[@hummarstraful]

I just got it and have been using all day. The difference is it basically automates the volume only as the track is played. So, no compression or limiting. Just volume. But, I'm telling you, it's great. You gotta get this thing.

[@ibrahim47x]

This is not a compressor. This is a volume level rider. It automates volume riding for the bass, similar to how an engineer would manually ride volume on the fader on a console in a studio.

[@DocKaosBeats]

@@hummarstraful I just got it and I'm in love 😂

[@hummarstraful]

@@DocKaosBeats after using it for awhile I;ve actually changed my mind. It began to sound to me that it was killing the life of the bass line. So I have reverted back to just compression and limiting. It has more life to me that way.

[@charlesx5795]

I'm having the same problem

[@user-ki7xr1et9r]

Мега мощь !!!

[@user-tz9vn6ht5u]

Why not using dynamic EQ for this purpose?

[@iOWNyouFOOLaskYOmama]

Because that wont give you the results of bass rider.

[@rosemoonaqua]

Because a Dynamic EQ is equalizing out the part that makes the bass louder, this isn’t doing that it’s simply adjusting the volume for each note played. Think of this as automation without actually having to spend more time doing the automation yourself, yes you can do it yourself and that’s fine if you prefer to but this is to save time.

[@tortillaman2491]

Would you put it before or after the compressor?

[@seanvgmusic3630]

Most will recommend you put it before compressors to preserve the natural sound. Compressors first tend to put color and character to the signal. While nothing is wrong really which goes first, if you're after correction, Bass Rider first. If you're after creativity, either goes first.

[@tortillaman2491]

@@seanvgmusic3630 I did buy that plug-in and didn't like how it randomly moved the bass up and down. Or maybe I don't know how to dial it in correctly.

[@booligandiaries9774]

My buddy says I shouldn't upgrade to Horizon because waves technology is so outdated and nobody is using them anymore. Is this true'

[@tomlewis5706]

Not sure who's your buddy but that's so far from the truth. I suggest that you watch a few more videos on this channel and see what these plugins can do, then, just demo the plugins and hear for yourself ;)

[@booligandiaries9774]

My buddy is crazy and for that I bought mercury for 850$

[@KosmicLaCiencia]

Sugerencia, poner subtítulos en español para nosotros los latinoamericanos

[@Pplouch]

0:44 2:43

[@RealMMLVR]

L2 can solve this problem, pushing the volume and the out ceiling to 0.

[@ELLIOT8209]

No

[@symbioticJ]

Omg does nobody use fl studio anymore ffs

[@domavikmusic]

Got nothing from the video besides "This is how it sounds without and with the plugin".