How To Get A Mathematically Perfect Low End Mix!

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[@geeo_official]

I´ve never seen someone explain it so understandable. Thank You!

[@TothTimea32]

so u never used google lol

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[@High.on.Life_DnB]

@@TothTimea32 stay toxic buddy! Love you too 😘 Anyway, I totally agree with geeo_official this video contained some VERY useful information that has helped me understand phases a little bit better! Now I could have gone on Google like idiot above said, but than I'd probably have to spit through numerous search results, while this video simply popped up as a recommended video on KZbin! So thanks @Big Z for the Video! And thanks idiot above for the laugh because of your inconsiderate douchebag reply :)

[@High.on.Life_DnB]

@@TothTimea32 stay toxic buddy! Love you too 😘 Anyway, I totally agree with geeo_official this is video contained some VERY useful information that has helped me understand phases a little bit better! Now I could have gone on Google like idiot above said, but than I'd probably have to spit through numerous search results, while this video simply popped up as a recommended video on KZbin! So thanks @Big Z for the Video! And thanks idiot above for the laugh because of your inconsiderate and not too smart reply :)

[@mohammadkanaan6697]

Noise cancellation technique explanation blew my mind 🤯

[@maddow4629]

The best way to control the phase when the pitch is changing that to assign the phase to the velocity and you can control it in the piano roll.

[@vumlux]

Or even better, assign it to the note, that way you can achieve the "psychopath" method, just without all the work

[@monat_son]

thanks bro@@vumlux

[@fkuchticek]

@@vumlux But every note can start in different offset to the kick. So this is usable only if you have very straight and stable rythm in bass.

[@vumlux]

Yes, it could get rather messy with a very busy bassline. But you could also assign the velocity to the note modulation as a "phase law", removing the phase modulation on notes with a certain velocity. That way you could for example have the "phase correction" happen only when the bass interacts with the kick, but not in busier parts. @@fkuchticek

[@sneakerhead4770]

@@fkuchticekwouldn’t u use another bass or synth bass for that. Mb something with more midrange and the other one stays with the 4 on the floor

[@TheK391]

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[@IlyaPrevost]

You make the best tutorials on music on KZbin!

[@NPC_averagemale003]

A kick can be mathematically described as a sine wave that is being transposed from a high frequency to a low frequency with a sinusoidal amplitude curve. Essentially you can just cut out the tail of the kick at the sample point when it reaches your bass's frequency and align the bass's phase with that sample. The phase cancellation occurs because you are allowing the tail to continue dropping in pitch frequency past the bass frequency. If you try to match the phase perfectly your bass would not have a constant amplitude as the kick's tail amplitude would sum with your bass and your bass would pitch down as you try to match the kick's pitch drop then you would still need to figure out a way to pitch it back up. So might as well just cut the kick's tail 😅

[@loislevy]

Your videos and the way you structure them are always a treat!

[@CristianPoow]

This is the ultimate kick/bass mixing tutorial that everyone needed for decades.

[@BrandonShere]

I have been wondering for a few months now about this. I watched many tutorials on making your kick and sub in phase with each other, but I quickly realized that pitch completely messes it up so it only works on one note (which conveniently the tutorials were using only one note). This all seems so obvious now, but thank you for making it make sense man!

[@EsoVieTH]

Finally someone who has an honest approach to this topic and actually seem to understand it. I didn’t think I was going to learn anything but I did, in the part with noise canceling in headphones. Definitely going to recommend this video if someone asks about phase relationship within the kick & low end. Good job!

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[@Peter-gu9ph]

I have been having this problem with bass for years and never knew how to fix it - and judging by the countless other videos I've watched on KZbin noone else seems to know either - so a huge thanks Big Z for your great work to figure this out, and your generosity in sharing it!

[@Addiction-Therapy]

This is the best explanation I have ever listened to! Thanks Zach!

[@Plaw01]

Big Z - i've watched dozens of videos on this subject. You make this so understandable. Well done!

[@rylanmcneely2243]

I swear I know all of this stuff and have seen other videos all over about these things, but never one so well broke down and put together. Subbed!

[@linds_muzik]

One of the best videos explaining low end period

[@mattiasmichelsson5808]

Honestly the best tutorials & explanations on Soundcloud, legend!

[@dnnlmusic]

One of the best classes that I've ever watched! Thanks

[@williangarciasantos]

Hands down the best video on the topic , thank you so much!

[@gabrielepaoli669]

Best video ever on YT for learning the basics of mixing lowend!

[@tareqhamdan5297]

One of the djs from Dada life had a video on this.He modulated the phase within serum to the velocity of the midi and changed the velocity accordingly to keep in phase. Completely changed the game for me!

[@synth_coven]

This is genuis

[@ieatthighs]

@@synth_coven GENIUS*

[@synth_coven]

@ieatthighs lol I'm an idiot

[@agentmethod]

well explained. also the grit when you talk over the bass is dope. the high end artifact-ing making you sound chipmunk-y is a wild side effect.

[@faridmurshidov1940]

U can use note modulation and attach it to the phase in the serum

[@LockWithNoKeys]

Ya Virtual Riot just made a video that did “Note” modulation to LFO length and it blew my mind haha I never even thought to do that despite it being right under my nose!! 😅

[@parkavemusic]

How would you do that? In the Matrix?

[@BigZMusic]

Great idea, but changing phase alone isn’t enough to perfectly line it up with the kick. The rhythm of the bass throws off the phase too and it also has to line up with the pitch of the kick. So there’s too many variables to just use note modulation

[@damiandpmusic]

Or you can use 3 or 4 instances of the synth depending on how much notes your bass have, cpu intensive 😅

[@faridmurshidov1940]

@@LockWithNoKeys always read the manual)

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[@shimonh3531]

Finally! Someone who explains so precisely and clearly, thanks bro

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[@xerxes8379]

This was pure gem 💎👌 Thank you Big Z

[@clementeebel4920]

When you talk above the bass there is sine wave constructive interference 😂. Very nice video!

[@joshy909]

One of your best videos yet

[@What-fe6yl]

Thank you for your knowledge! I leran a lot from your videos! You rock, man!

[@Manuel_Manzotti]

In order to have a perfect low end, it is important that both the kick and the sub-bass and the bass play in different places so as not to overlap each other. It is also important to separate the frequencies of each element, so that everything is ventilated and does not interfere with each other. Thus, you don't need Phase Invert or things like that, the important thing is that the track is from the beginning a well-defined production, and from the mix, separate the frequencies between them as much as possible.

[@bmxescape]

Brilliantly explained! Thanks a lot!

[@oliwwer]

For normal songs where the bass needs to be pitched, I seperate the bass of the kick aswell and then manually adjust that. Kick2 is a great plugin for this, If you want another midend or topend on your kick you could just simply cut out the first part of the kick and align it it with the basstail.

[@TheOldOnes-MusicLabel]

Thanks for this, definetely thinking about it in my productions!

[@thibautmusic]

This video is so cool man! Thanks for that knowledgeee

[@piotrbukowski9566]

Sometimes I'm this psychopath and I actually do align kick with each sub note separately, in such cases usually I prefer to have them on audio tracks and then I cut the bass notes and fade/align them manually. Actually, this is a great idea for an app / VST / synth / DAW that could automate this process :D

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It already exists...

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[@michael3864]

Thanks for explaining this so clearly.

[@raymondspagnuolo8222]

Wow! What an incredible tutorial. Thanks!

[@AVDRE]

Very good visuals and editing! Well done

[@dominicstrike]

That was so well explained.. thanks man!

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[@titus700]

great as always! thanks again

[@takenotesdot]

Wow - what a video man. just learned so much

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Thanks, great tutorial. Very useful.

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Great stuff very helpful!👊

[@PakkaMusic]

super interesting man amazing job!

[@withinthevoid]

Brother this is the best instruction I've ever seen of this!!!

[@electronicdancearchive5878]

Well done buddy. You nailed a tricky subject in less than 8 minutes. Brilliant.

[@frantic2688]

The random airpod breakdown blew my mind great work homie!

[@hunterbadamo3098]

Wow. This is incredible knowledge. Great video

[@sakezada]

thanks for sharing it bro! wish u the best

[@wterf11]

this is why modern "808s" are the perfect solution for this, because they usually an already mixed kick + bass wav file that u can place at any frequency without having to mix each note differently.

[@Maradnus]

That’s another reason why modern music is sounding boring & generic

[@SingularityMedia]

808s aren't samples. Unless you use 808 samples. Just use a sine kick generator if that's what you want.

[@juvnchy]

That’s exactly why it’s awful. Because if you go high off the root note, the 808 sounds fine but that’s when the kick starts sounding weak and washed out. 👎

[@marvin1574]

what a badass tutorial!!! thankz

[@ElectricMeterRoom]

Thanks for this!

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Sound design masterclass! Great work mate!

[@BeatMax2023]

Very nice and well explained tutorial!

[@cerodb4695]

Great explanaition, I saw Dasclitch covering the same topic. Which was already an amazing tutorial. But yours adds extra depth to this knowledge, and that tells something because Dasclitch is pretty insane.

[@stefanosvassiliou]

Thanks a lot, amazing tutorial!

[@Ramen_Sensei]

Thank you for this video!!

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From France ! Quality here ! Thanks for your work ♥

[@drydessert4198]

Did you try plugins that automatically align phase? Melda has one, SSL have one, ... there are a few in the market. From the top of my head, I can remember these two. Producer Dominik Eulberg mentioned in a video course that this plugin (I think he uses the one by Melda) makes a big difference. I didn't understand what he was talking about, honestly. After watching your video, I think that might have been exactly what he is using this plugin for. Definitely worth a try.

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Thanks Z!!!

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Incredibly interesting video. Cool information explained well and quickly. Many thanks!

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[@quariusmusic]

7:45 THIS🙌 But the knowledge here is Superb, I didn't knew the Noise Cancelling thing

[@LockWithNoKeys]

This is an awesome video, the cadence of explanation, the methodology… great job! 🎉❤🎉

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[@SBKhere]

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[@highbred]

Awesome video! The problem that you show at 4:01 can be avoided by just changing pitch in audio after you have sampled your kick. That's how we pitch our distorted 909 kicks in hardstyle. You just find where the attack (kicky sound) and tail (subby sound) best split and cut there, then change the pitch of the tail. Cubase's mpex sounds great for this, as well as cool edit pro, kontakt, adobe audition and I've heard great stuff about Logic Pro too, but never personally used it. There's also a plugin that specifically does this, it's called Nimble Kick. Basically does all of the above for you in a plugin, and then you can play your kick in midi. just watched a bit further, yea you do have to mind the phase of the two, but you'd cut the audio at zero crossing anyways so it shouldn't be an issue. Don't know about other DAW's but cubase has a snap to zero crossing feature that comes in clutch for stuff like this hehe 7:39 Haha shit, guess I'm a psychopath xD

[@jarettholmes2815]

Great video. A small note on phase & speakers: The cones in-and-out movement corresponds with the waveform it is reproducing. When outside noise is duplicated and phase flipped the waveform interferes with the incoming audio and nulls any overlapping frequencies. The sound isn't blasting into your ears as there is no movement of the speaker.

[@PatrickObiang]

AWESOME!

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You are sooo good bro! :3

[@dmstudio.sicksoundz]

Well done I hv talked about that in one of my ITB mixing tutorial

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[@PilzE.]

Great stuff, so well explained, I'm all in, SUB'D!

[@InfinityChamber-rg7cl]

great video thanks!

[@ViktorNova]

I'm a partial psychopath! 😄 It's pretty quick to just leave your kick as is and have some automation changing the starting phase on the bass synth for each note and once you have a section of the song done, that automation can easily be copied to like the 2nd/3rd verse etc. I've found having another automation lane that slightly increases the attack time of the bass synth envelope for some troublesome notes is sometimes necessary when you can't get max correlation with phase alone. Oscilloscope is mandatory 🤘Signalizer is a great free one that works well for this. awesome vid!

[@schqrr]

3:15 super interesting I've always wondered that thanks for explaining simply

[@NULLTONEMUSIC]

Awesome video!

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Thank you so much

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I learned so much from this. Thank you! I hope both sides of your pillow are cold tonight.

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