Mixing Low End...The Right Way

[@lovenangelo5415]

This is one of the channels I trust when seeking information

[@boogaloojohnson2]

Saved this video years ago to my YT "low-end production" folder when I was just starting out, and now Im returning years later with way more patience and a willingness to apply ALL the steps (like taking the time to carve out the vol shaper properly, instead of just slapping on Kickstart). After all these years I now fully appreciate the importance of proper low-end mixing AND groove as the foundation for any great song. Thanks for all the awesome tutorials over the years!

[@tuancuong92]

Man you are still the best edm teacher on youtube in late 2019

[@alessandrog5261]

“That’s all basic stuff….” 🙏👏👏👏👏 thanks a lot! You opened a world too me!

[@larusso-synthwave3168]

I always tend to struggle with a tight synth low end. This helped me a lot. Thanks!

[@thewhat531]

I use white noise to trigger any side chained effects like gates and compressors. I find it much easier to tweak than messing around with a kick.

[@Jvssvl]

One of the clearest kick bass tutorial I’ve watched.

[@paweln2033]

That was really helpful. I have a lot of problems with mixing low end and this is really great. Subscribed your channel. I'm not into EDM but it doesn't matter, your advices are universal for every genres I think.

[@jazzattak]

Big z.....this is audio magic, pure sonic sleight of hand my friend, great stuff!

[@EdSoloUK]

Why do you use a saw for the sub? Wouldn’t a sine wave be better?

[@Cryptiiix]

Ed Solo more gritty sound, adds harmonics in the sub

[@thebarnowlsmusic]

Important tip at 4:00 such a gold nugget.

[@WavebeatsMusic]

I am so happy to have found your channel! I have been producing and composing for a few years now, but I ALWAYS find very useful tips and tricks in your videos! Huge fan of your work mate! :)

[@peterpanner9842]

YOU ARE LEGEND THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU ARE SO HIGHLY APPRECIATED. I WISH THERE WAS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU! SO MUCH RESPECT

[@ameyagundale]

One of the best low end mixing tutorial out there on KZbin or frkin anywhere on this planet.. Just love the simplicity..

[@TheOfficialDamefame]

Simple, but extremely effective way of explaining how to handle low end👍

[@DMTR]

Thank you for making this straight to the point!! Definitely helped in my current session

[@kaustik185]

Big Z The Based Bass Guru

[@Munier]

deadmau5 mentions adding a limiter to your sub bass and sometimes even bass sounds. the limiter will catch the loudest notes and then limit them down to the range of the others

[@Thadnill]

He did? Can you link?

[@yety9443]

I've been making music for a while now but i dont release much because im bad at mixing. I've got some hope again after discovering your channel thank you so much for the good content!

[@partlysimpson5154]

Focus on creating tracks, u will stay unique if u dont look tutorials and u find ur way, ur ears get training when u work on ur music, mixea get better

[@sierra6music]

Clear, concise, easy to follow. 💁‍♂️

[@digitalfukera4853]

hi Z just letting u know bro, u do not have to Redraw the shape, if u right click just on the middle of the wave screen there is a ''Mirror to x-axis'' option that will save u time pis

[@jameswilliams7963]

just took loads of notes, this is pure gold! thank you big z

[@jeff7775]

I like your vids. You always seemed baked. Ever consider doing a "Mixing while Baked" tutorial series? In the pantheon of audio tuts presently flooding YT, THAT would stick out.

[@ownedbymykitty270]

jeff7775 - He’s too coherent to be baked. I think he’s just a very chill yet productive person - best of both modalities.

[@maciejdolacki9283]

he isnt?!

[@NaopolitanMusic]

I think you have a misconception, smoking doesn't make you incoherent. In fact, for some it calms their mind enough to BE coherent :)

[@maciejdolacki9283]

@@NaopolitanMusic true, but just like when you feel stress and only a cigarette break helps, the stress is withdrawal from the substance, not relieved by it. in this case social hang ups, anxiety, low motivation; arent magically disappearing when you get high...they magically appear while or after smoking. yup, its not easy, youll feel like a psychologist after a life lived for weed.

[@NaopolitanMusic]

@@maciejdolacki9283 I wasn't referring to myself, only those that I know (I do partake however). I'm referring to those already predisposed with overactive minds, one of my friends for example is always brimming with ideas or things to do or hobbies to start, smoking cannabis gives him focus

[@italotalaricomusic7677]

This guy is awesome!

[@giorgiok542]

Thats a good tip with the volume shaper! Thanks!

[@ayMillmusic]

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much ❤️

[@bassaniobee]

went on your site you are not cheap. thank you for your tip above

[@priyanshsharma9740]

You are amazing man! Thanks for all the help already. Like you have an entire video for mastering a track, can you dedicate an entire video to mixing a track from start to finish. That'll be a great great help.

[@jungleboy434]

Your videos are really good - straight to the point & very informative. Keep the good work up Big Z

[@nipambarman3221]

Great mixing tips and clearly explained. Thanks .🔥🤟🤟

[@PawelWalentynski1]

I always lear a thing or two from these videos... thank you !!!

[@juanpino7907]

Big Z, you the man! Keep up the good work brother

[@ggodle0728]

Really helpful tips again:) Thx! Although I already knew some of your points, you tell things very simply and clearly, so I can get them really well! Before watching this video, I knew it's good to separately layer sub and normal bass, and I also watched many other videos, but I don't know why, I recognized it as a very complex thing, and didn't know how to make it clearly. Now, I am very clear about it:) Hope you can keep teaching us. Thx a lot!

[@nadeepmusic]

thank you brother .i got a nice cleared low end after your video..respect

[@luvaluvaproductions]

This is gold. Thank you, great tutorial!

[@GregvanEven]

I have watched thousands tutorials on YT and your remakes sounds the best! Period! I really wish to see how you layer, process and mix drums to sound professional. Peace :)

[@BigZMusic]

I’ve got a video about drums coming on Sunday!

[@GregvanEven]

@@BigZMusic Awesome!!! THX.

[@ownedbymykitty270]

You deserve A LOT more followers!!!

[@aronaberg9462]

Could you make a video about how you layer and mix your leads together? Would be awetastic!

[@Hifcrea]

Also interested in this

[@MattGwoz]

Thats a dope bass sound, would you mind putting the preset in the description? Also, any chance you could do a video on how to find vocalists for your tracks?

[@TitanzMusic]

Yeah please

[@ethjam0909]

Would love to know this bass as well

[@flatsert3847]

Great tips! I've always wondered how this was done.

[@Janomix]

Hey Big! Thank you for all your tips! Your music sound great! my music sound like a shit, but learning with you now, greetings from Chile!

[@kylefitzpatrick6926]

youre the best Z.

[@DonEliass]

You are the best keep going, one of the best tutorial on youtube!

[@hanspanzer]

dude this video was worth Bitcoin to me!!! thx! Finally I have a great Hip Hop low end! :D

[@shreyashgajjar4364]

Plz make a video on mixing and mastering.... Watching all you tutorials looks everything easy

[@BigZMusic]

Yeah I definitely will!

[@Kambiz.Mahdavi]

Hi my friend tnx a lot for your great videos I really appreciate all of them Anyway I have another idea We know that on volumeshaper we have side chain frequency that we can separate sub and main bass And also we can decide to sidechain sub frequencies with kick and for compress sub bass we can use multiband compressor like waves c4 or C6 or fabfilter pro mb I apologise to put this comment I don't have your experience In my country there is no where to learn these tutorials and we mix and master our songs by watching KZbin tutorials or long experiences Sorry for my weak language Kambiz from Iran

[@albertohilsaca9757]

world class tips!

[@audiovisualcreators]

Appreciated for finding your videos, you make the tutorials a producer really needs! For me mixing kick and bass have been a headache! This video fits perfect for me cuz im producing songs with this deep/house bass sounds, but if you make like another video for more progressive basslines will be awesome too! Thanks a lot!

[@Nedvio]

Hey Big Z! Thanks for the video. Could you please give a tip on sub compression (5:09). What other plugins do you suggest using for compressing the sub (I don't have the CLA compressor)?

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

Big Z, can you do a tutorial on how to make bass notes in a mix/master heard on small phone or laptop speakers? Often they disappear on those devices for some tracks, but not for others.

[@Vwrrwvu]

Saturation/subtle fm on sub bass can go a long way. The added harmonics affect our brain in such a way that the brain sort of "fills in" the missing fundamental frequency and allows us to distinguish bass pitch despite not actually hearing the fundamental frequency of the bass.

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

@@Vwrrwvu Thank you so much.

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

@@Vwrrwvu by any chance would know one of Logic Pro X's own included effects that = saturation, or, for example, if I'm using sub bass from Omnisphere, should I use Omnisphere's own saturation effect?

[@Vwrrwvu]

@@OfficialStevenCravis you could. Basically any distortion plugin that doesnt outright destroy the signal is probably capable of subtle saturation, so logic's phat fx etc should be able to do that (not a logic user myself though). Lots of free/cheap ones around though, including softube's free saturation knob and (if my memory of it being free isnt completely wrong) Melda's MSaturator/MWaveshaper. So just about any decent distortion effect will do as long as its character isnt too harsh. Youll find the ones you like by trying em out, i guess!

[@OfficialStevenCravis]

@@Vwrrwvu great tip. Thank you!

[@kraz8562]

Спасибо, добрый человек, и удачи тебе 🖐️👍

[@nairbleirbag]

BigZ = God 🔥🔥🔥

[@whatevraa]

you have the most helpful tutorials on youtube man, this was notthing specially new to me, but altho I learn this shit on my own I never found a clear explination like this anywhere, now I know im doing shit right, thanks Z!

[@weslaycock466]

Didn't know this. My low end shall lack no more. Appreciate you.

[@TommasoErmolli]

Always clear explanation!! Way to go, Big Z!

[@jordyeley]

Thanks a lot Big Z😊

[@eddietibert]

Just found your channel but it’s so f**king sick! Your remakes are on point and your mixes sound tight! Just wanted to let you know man! Keep it up!

[@BigZMusic]

Thanks Eddie 🙏

[@eddietibert]

@@BigZMusic could you try remaking this? soundcloud.com/osrin/notd-been-there-done-that-osrin-remix-ft-tove-styrke

[@RandomNoise]

great tips Big Z, I really like your way of explaining, simple and on the spot. Subbed :-)

[@MeynbergMusic]

This was exactly what i was looking for, thank you so much for sharing your knowlege bro!

[@babyboy8102]

I always go yooooo whats good right with you! Haha best channel on youtube

[@dablais99]

Excellent tip!!!! Thanks man!

[@SoniqSounds]

HOLY SHIT - THIS IS MAGIC MAN. thank you for sharing - mind if i share the pearl with my subscribers?

[@tomastokarcik8782]

Another great and helpful video. 🙏 Can you please make a tutorial about Midnight Kids? They have an amazing and unique style of music!

[@Thadnill]

You just earned my sub... loved this

[@booyakaCoseyCaritativo]

thank you this video is gold

[@costastud]

Great tips, i love learning new producer tips :)

[@jwebstersmithii7459]

dope vid. also, i hadn't heard chris lord-alge's name in quite some time. glad he's still involved.

[@TheAngelOlguin]

That was a juicy video!

[@luisquiroz4536]

please recreate the bass sound from odesza's late night!! your work is amazing dude!

[@justinprizant1980]

Good Stuff Z.. Thanks

[@GabiVegas-dj]

King 👑

[@ekkamailax]

How do you hear the low end accurately in a home studio? Despite acoustic treatment, the room does not produce an accurate frequency response.

[@sha3439]

That low cut for mid bass still has sub bass info after 48 slope

[@jamesangusmusic]

Fucking love the tutorials dude. This one in particular is so helpful. Are you able to do one on where to get dope electronic drum sounds? Or which packs on splice are good?

[@BigZMusic]

Thanks man, yeah I can definitely do that at some point. I’m gonna come out with a sample pack at some point too

[@restroomproducer2538]

Great video! Thanks 🙏 What about layering the kick itself with a sub bass regardless of the bassline - I saw several tuts that do that - why is that?

[@Xstatic1975]

What would be a right (average) balance between loudness of the sub bass and the sub frequencies of the kick (so not the entire freq. range)? Is that 1:1 ?

[@Castrouk_]

love your tutorials man

[@BigZMusic]

Thanks man!

[@sethiemethy]

Yo great vids man. In one vid you mention the youtube ch you watched to learn Serum. What is it.. Been rewatching your vids but have not come across it again.. Thanks for the vids.

[@musicbytwoa]

Does we have to use same sidechain on main bass

[@benr4469]

Why did you cut the 0-30 frequencies on the sub?

[@benr4469]

TRULY HIGH 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thought we can feel them too

[@DJShrav]

Thank you for the tutorials 🙌

[@Darro2017]

Hi Big Z. I can't say that I am able to apply the knowledge from this video simply because I don't have same plugins as You. I am not sure if I understood well but You suggest something like for instance cut a freq range 30 to 100 Hz from the original track then make a copy of that track with only that freq range and then subchain that track where the controlling signal will come from the kick ? Best Regards

[@OfficialRocNation]

This is gold thanks brotha!

[@zayinconde8971]

you never fail me

[@TrueGritProductions]

I use Nicky Romero's kickstarter, it's less than $15

[@zayinconde8971]

@@TrueGritProductions is it really that cheap ?!?! ill have to check it out. :D

[@fasnosturalanov5415]

Thank you for this piece of information. But what about 808 bass? Can we apply frequency separation when mixing 808?

[@ggodle0728]

Thx again, really useful tips:) I have a question. You said we should make sure that always heavily compress sub bass, but how about other higher bass? For example, I have a layered bass line, sub bass + mid high bass, do i also need to heavily compress the mid high bass?

[@rockvalley5410]

Love your vids man! Thanks!

[@BigZMusic]

Thanks for watching man!

[@briankingart]

TYVM

[@arrogantott]

thanks brotha

[@therealrussellsmyth]

Awesome thanks

[@vncntmusic]

sick video fella

[@ThemisGeorgoudis]

heavy compression on sub!! great tip! thank you :D

[@RogerioValgode]

Very helpful! Thanks.

[@serenitystoreuk7501]

Excellent, thank you!

[@aliansonkharpan8667]

thanks bigz

[@emanueleciccone2200]

thank yu Big Z

[@theunconciousmind7314]

this make sense

[@zenith_journey]

Great stuff

[@peiransong3364]

Does this apply to all genre or is it only good for electronic music?

[@watermelt]

new sub ! nice videos looking forward to more