How To Mix Kicks, Bass and 808s

[@jimmythegent9190]

damn i need that sound. i was watching this on my home theater and when the track came on i was like "HOLY SHIT" Sounds rich, clear and that bass is silky smooth. You the man!

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@joeyrock5360]

So far none of the producers demo tracks used in their tutorials on mixing 808's have inspired much confidence in making good music. UNTIL YOURS. Finally someone get that the song should also be something you wanna bump. Not just a technical formality or obligation required to demonstrate their work flow. Cheers man, that track is fire.

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks Joey!

[@visionstudios6647]

5 years later and still rockin! My aux track for the kick to start the side chain process was messing me up and making the sound louder. I didn’t know what to do lol it was the output all along 🔥 thanks man

[@steven4217]

For beginners, side chaining could seem rather technical, but Sean makes it look easy. It’s such a fun technique to use and I love it’s results. It’s a game changer for beginner engineers like myself

[@petersmountainonejreaper6688]

man this trick is awesome...the most high is with you. cleaned up a song instantly doing this...finally after years i can get the bass and beat without that head doing rumble thats always there that i can never get out of my tracks.

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@MannyG34]

Thank you! I finally resolved what my issue was with my kicks and 808's. You saved the day once again. Keep up the good work bro.

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it!

[@MolPuzzle]

Nice video, Sean! please make course of full mixing proccess all instruments. This will be cool!

[@loveistheonlything3626]

Love the mix. Sounds transparent yet still full and kinda dreamy to my ears. :-)

[@FideTheProducer]

Damn that kick is knocking with this technique. I have been having trouble with finding that balance between the kicks and bass. I've heard of this technique before but kind of over looked it to be honest, but in this example it really shows how effective it can be.

[@SeanDivine]

+FideTheProducer For sure! Side chaining doesn't work for every situation but definitely a useful tool.

[@blairsingleton652]

Reversing the piano in Logic Pro x

[@natefisher3308]

Wow, I really like this track. I'm gonna have to binge-watch the rest of your videos -- great job!

[@SeanDivine]

+Nate Fisher thanks man :)

[@SaahasSarithaBala]

Sick track Sean!! Your videos are really helpful Thanks bud Love from India :) Peace, colors and good vibes

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@bkaz1919]

Thank you kind sir! Your videos have really been helping me out as of late and I want to extend a big thank you. Not enough guys willing to help out like this. A lot are trying to "keep the secrets" but I have subscribed and am looking for many more videos when you upload.

[@SeanDivine]

+Brian Cook no problem man, glad to hear that!

[@TheMusicRecordingNetworkLive]

Love to see people talk about what they know. Great job and very clean sounding.

[@SeanDivine]

awesome :)

[@woryer47]

That pluck is phenomenal. chills

[@aymenortashi8411]

amazing as always !!!!! Im a big fan !! Keep up the great work Sean !

[@SeanDivine]

thanks! :)

[@CUREMIXSTEEVO]

man thank you a lot you don´t know how you just made my day

[@corruptsintax]

I came here for the tutorial, but stayed for track! Diggin the vibe!

[@SemfanyPro]

Love the videos. Been watching (and sharing) all morning. Thank you!!

[@Godchildofficial]

This beat is Glorious🙌🏽👏🏽 Nice Mix!!!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@emmanueldominguez2403]

That beat is goals 😎

[@Successfultay]

Sean, your tutorials are amazing! Thank you for taking out the time to give us this awesome knowledge!

[@CoisCas]

I'm new to your channel and Im Glad I found it. Love your work and learned a lot just from the few videos I seen so far.

[@SeanDivine]

welcome and glad to hear it man :)

[@RickyMacBeatz]

this beat is fire! I love your music. Is there anywhere that I'm able to listen to the full beat?

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Ricky! divinetracks.com/downloads/what-keeps-you-up/

[@vbabe360]

Sweet tutorial. I like this track man!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks

[@dcthebeatmaker8457]

Gold straight gold can’t wait to practice this technique. Thanks man!

[@RoryFisher]

THANK YOU BRO I JUST LEARNED SO MANY THINGS FROM THIS VIDEO

[@blAckevans]

Very well put together dope video

[@jastinartis]

Well done! My mind is 🤯 lol I just found your channel and I'm literally about to remix a song after watching this!💯🙏🏿

[@SeanDivine]

😁🙌🙏

[@bigtray4546]

Thanks again i have watched this video at least 5 times and i feel i gain more info each time

[@SeanDivine]

🙌

[@gbanedaking4867]

You just saved a mix of mine... Literally. Thanks man

[@riktascale4]

Good shit man! This beat is mad!!

[@SeanDivine]

thank you!

[@manpost18]

Thanks for dropping that knowledge

[@godefxrecords]

Beat is so sick.... !!!! Truly inspired by ALL of what u do n represent... thanks for those mastering chains as of your latest release..... Also I love itty n sicily ! Those are my peoples... love that genre na'mean fam ! I see u putting I. Work. Again... love ya stuff man your my favorite.... learning n learning on producing homie

[@SeanDivine]

good people indeed! glad to hear the videos are helping bro 🙌🙏

[@Adebalinga]

God bless you for this tutorial man.

[@SeanDivine]

🙏🙌

[@trackworkz1793]

had to hit the subscribe button @1:05, fine mixing!

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@jimbeats_]

Bruh, this helps so much. Thank you!

[@leeioh]

This is really helpful I learned to side chain a lil bit thank you

[@SeanDivine]

Glad it helped!

[@Cinematicus86]

I'm so impressed by this dude skill and mastery

[@c333ton]

It's a cool tune!

[@nickyadeniyi37]

Hey Sean, You answered my no output question lmao. Thanks boss, you're a legend.

[@MaseratiBeatz]

These videos are a life saver. Thank you.

[@tapangasoul6928]

Thank you for these videos man. Thank you.

[@SeanDivine]

welcome :)

[@johnfire2330]

Hey Sean, the beat is straight up fire man!! 🔥🔥🎸

[@SeanDivine]

thanks John!

[@mpatifamadi3663]

Your input is highly helpful... thank you

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it :)

[@teamsters3967]

Thanks Sean. Your explain things so we'll bro 👊

[@SeanDivine]

🙏 glad it helped Slim

[@Egyptut]

Awesome tutorial man! im wondering, do you mix vocals with the beat stems or do you mix the beat, bounce it out as an audio file then mix the vocals on top of that? thank you

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Thank you for the vídeo! Maybe it could be a lot easier to understand if we could see a multi-track oscilloscope there... But this was a good tutorial type...

[@duartempalma]

amazing video! you need more subscribers!

[@phamtrantunguyen696]

Ima download it thanks for sharing!!

[@tri-unetrl3966]

Yo Sean what's the name of that synth bass or how did you create it? Please let me know how.. thanks! and dope beat by the way! ❤✊🏽 Oh by the way what drum kit is that aswell love it!!

[@EynouxLaStar]

Hey Sean, I really love your videos and the tips you give us. I notice you always use Minimum Phase EQ on the low end. You should try Linear Phase EQ. I find it to work best on low end especially 808s. Let me know what you think!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks for the suggestion, will do!

[@7seven315]

this is 7 years late. But I got a question, just for backround im a independent artist trying to learn how to mix my own tracks, the question I had was instead of the r bass for the bass sub, could you put an exciter, put it on 60 hz then roll off the high end with an eq? Would consider that the second best option if you don't have R bass or are unable to require it? Such a late comment, but thanks for this video anyway you've helped me alot.

[@SeanDivine]

Try it out! It might turn out different but if it sounds good, it is 👍

[@mohammadhosseinghahvarijan4055]

Sick man siiick ... tnx sooo bro 🔥🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@maudeebeatsproductions1784]

Fire Beat !!

[@marcosramirez7506]

This beat is crazy. Throw down full mixing course!

[@SeanDivine]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3KnXpSAiNqMqMk :)

[@cowlegoblonski]

Love you Sean.

[@bigtray4546]

thanks for the info and tips as a producer we have to remember quality over quantity I appreciate you sharing your knowledge

[@dsman444]

This is an absolutely mind-blowing track. I definitely just subbed you. Do you make all of your own samples?

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Daniel! Not always but I do design a lot of them!

[@Prodpurist]

You can tell the producer put overdrive on that kick. I personally don't like this at all it makes the kick peaky and stings it hurts imo and takes the thickness out. Great video man been binge watching the whole weekend lol.

[@SeanDivine]

:) 🙏

[@elijahaquil467]

best video on kick bass and 808

[@SeanDivine]

Thanks!

[@bboymac84]

I’m applying this knowledge to Ableton

[@Cricketto90]

Sean, i like this type of bass. I'm listening a lot of your production all days for inspiration and i have notice that you have YOUR identity! YOUR sound!(my opinion) Simply special. One of my bigest problem in my beats are "choose the right bass". Can you maybe do a tutorial for this particulary problem? Thank you Sean

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Cricketto! I believe it ultimately comes down to developing your own taste. Figure out what you're inspired by, learn how to achieve this and make it your own :)

[@cabrawl473]

Sick vid! U got a new subscriber big dog !

[@SeanDivine]

:)

[@LouskitheAntidote]

I'm lovin' the percussion! the whole beat is dope. How do you get the hi hats/shaker to have that groove/feel?

[@FR334ALL]

your a boss my g!!!thanks helped a lot :)

[@jprodofficial]

Nice sound

[@spirit3697]

I did learn something today. Thank you

[@БогданМихайлов-щ5н]

thank u so much !!!!!!! beat is sick bro !

[@SeanDivine]

no problem, thank you!

[@calebdada7076]

wow great video & song!!!! good work!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Caleb!

[@walksing577]

Very helpful vid! Thank you for making this. I have a question about mixing snares. I noticed you have 7 tracks for snare in this mix. Do you normally have these many snare tracks? What's your typical approach of layering snares?

[@SeanDivine]

Yes! I almost always layer snares. It's a big part of my production style and I try to layer sounds that give the snare more impact, width and texture.

[@merlinzest]

Sounds so good

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Andrew!

[@Hasil_Kureshi]

Man thats a cool track

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@nboden3323]

So helpful man thank you

[@SeanDivine]

no problem!

[@kelvinparker292]

Great vid!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks!

[@micaeljumbo6480]

Hey great tutorial ! Very informative ! I fuck with the hi hat pattern and the type of style and energy they bring . Can you do a Tutorial on that ?

[@mokylarry1525]

Watching thx

[@thatboypoonkyt]

Damn this beat is HARD

[@againplizyesans3262]

So good

[@theharrylidhar9335]

really amazing good job sir

[@SeanDivine]

appreciate it Harry!

[@benwogu]

Beat is fire my guy

[@SeanDivine]

thanks Ben

[@oulcan2459]

Hello Sean! Dived into your channel recently and already watched a lot of your videos. Thanks for all the stuff. I have a question about your sidechain method. I saw that you did send your kick to a bus first. What happens instead you just put a compressor and select the kick track from the sidechain menu? That's what I've been doing for a while now. Is there a purpose for creating a bus with no output?

[@SeanDivine]

no, LPX hasn't always been able to select any track for a sidechain input, so it's just out habit :)

[@PompeyProductions]

Great video man. Question: Is there a reason you send the kick out to a bus, then use the bus as a sidechain trigger instead of just using the audio track itself? I think the older versions of logic were only capable of using bus tracks as triggers for sidechains in the plugins, but now you can use an audio track directly? Just curious as to if it would make a difference that you know of or not. Thanks! #YepYep

[@SeanDivine]

just out of habit :) I think the new way of using the track directly will do the same thing!

[@unnimusic007]

I got what I was surching thanks man

[@SeanDivine]

Glad to hear it 😊

[@nicholaskern3602]

This beat is ridiculous!!

[@SeanDivine]

Nicholas Kern thanks man!

[@KinhoRodrigues]

please, buy for i kill

[@beatmachinegreen]

Great video! I'm working on mixing an entire project for a friend of mine and these videos help a lot. Question though.... would you have put a high pass filter on the sub bass and bass synth as well to clean the mix or would that not be really necessary? I find myself doing that but not sure if its making a big difference.

[@SeanDivine]

+Jonathan Green glad to hear it man... depends on the sounds used. It's good to have some distortion or higher frequency info in the bass, so that you can still hear it on hi fi systems.

[@VESIAvaire]

Think you can do a tutorial on how to make this type of genre?

[@gphiproductions]

Nice!

[@TheYoskeland]

Hi Sean would you please explain how to sidechain just a segment of a track? Thx

[@CrassPunk99]

Sean, you should make a video on how to get the guitar to sound like that. It sounds awesome!

[@SeanDivine]

this may be helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zl7Ql4WEnM-Zrtk

[@siebepronk]

Please where can i get a kick at minut 13;15? I really look for kick like this !!! I would buy it

[@tony-mitmelfarparken4762]

Sounds good :-)

[@christopherrodriguez3447]

Hey Sean, I got up to the side chain bit and was mixing my own project while watching. For some reason, once I activated the compressor it cuts out the sound of my first kick midi note but the rest of the kicks are fine. Do you know why this might of happened? Thanks in advance, man. Love the channel.

[@Enfluentz]

Bro This Is so perfcet!

[@YXNGNESS]

are higher rations better for compression? or what would you recommend when sidechaing. i noticed you have auto gain on as well ?

[@natevaeofficial]

Great video sean, just wanted to ask in terms of EQing sub bass and kick, do I have to cut out some of the low frequencies of the sub bass so the kick can punch through or can I let the bass rumble whilst keeping the low end of the kick as well. Is it better to high pass bass more than the kick ? Cos I'm not sure if the sub bass should have a 30hz rumble or not

[@SeanDivine]

No rules there, do what sounds best to you! It depends on the samples used... check this video out, it might help! kzbin.info/www/bejne/havCY3h5r8eKZ68

[@natevaeofficial]

@@SeanDivine thanks for your help! Really helped :)

[@sam-no5qb]

Can someone answer me this question?: What do you do when you have two instruments or sounds in similar frequencies? Say a synth and a guitar? How do you get each to stand out and not sound like one mess? Do you just avoid sounds in similar ranges when choosing your sounds? I am having trouble letting everything sit in the mix with their distinct characteristics? Any recommendations for videos/ sources to help these kinds of problems?

[@SeanDivine]

lots of ways to tackle this - first, it comes down to balance. which is the more important element? What do you want the listener to focus on? If the answer is both elements, sidechaining and / or EQing competing frequencies is the way to go. Otherwise, compress accordingly and then take advantage of leveling, panning and effects like reverb to adjust where the tracks are "sitting" in the mix

[@FourOneProductionz]

What the fuckkk!! Best beat ever heard in a tutorial hands down!!

[@SeanDivine]

thanks :)

[@fosterchild1793]

Do you have to click the sidechain symbol??? The one at the top right corner of plugins that turns purple? Also on the compressor theirs a whole section for sodechain settings to set ur frequency that the sidechain hits at. And how it sodechains it.

[@evanmartin5692]

Where did you get that shaker/hi hat from? Any possible way I could get it?

[@bcm8983]

Hey Sean, Thank you for the lesson, I've been side-chaining with slower attack values like 10 ms-30 ms so using a faster attack value has tightened up my side-chaining quite a bit. When you are initially balancing a mix is there a strategy you use with peak metering or rms metering to establish the relationship between the kick and 808 or are you just balancing by ear? Recently I've been starting my initial balancing by setting my kick to -3 rms (VU calibrated at -18) and bringing in the 808 to hit 0 rms and I have noticed a lot of inconsistencies. I feel like if I can really nail the initial balance it will improve my mixing considerably but I do not have a sub with my monitoring setup and I find it difficult to dictate where the 808 is truly sitting from the start. -Jesse

[@bcm8983]

Found my answer in another one of your videos, you're the man, Sean!

[@SeanDivine]

glad to hear it man!