THE KICK AND BASS MIXING TRICK | How To Mix Low End

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Kick and Bass are always difficult to places together to keep the grove without it sounding muddy and out of time....this little trick will get you out of jail - hopefully :)
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[@maxuno8524]

Compression to the BPM... gold nugget. Been mixing and mastering for over a decade and still learning. Thank you

[@moksh8]

In Logic X - if you go to region inspector on the left, and click on the Delay field - you'll get a drop down list with milliseconds and grid values like 1/64 etc. No need to go elsewhere for release timings :) Thanks

[@najee2123]

Bruh this a goat level comment I never knew that.

[@carl_47]

Wow thanks for that really helpful.

[@Awreadybro7]

🤯🤯🤯

[@ezrabrownstein3237]

Someone already recommended volumeshaper, but something like that is definitely the cleanest way to do this. It doesn't have the same character as classic sidechain compression, though. For doing it with a kick, a good practice is to duplicate the kick track, output the dulicate to silence, and use that to trigger the compressor on the audible kick track. We call it a "ghost trigger," and it opens up a lot of creative possibilities like ducking the track when no kick is actually playing or shifting the timing of the ducking slightly

[@JibberJabJones]

i also find it useful to put an EQ on the master bus, solo the kick and bass tracks, then bring a low pass cut all the way down to about 100-that way i can really hear what's going on in the low end without the distraction of any mid-to-high range stuff. helps one really dial in the low end.

[@producedbygifted]

Your videos are so informational, well thought out, and full of genuine tips that are easy to understand. keep them coming! cheers!

[@LT3D]

Step 3 is key! Opens up a lot of opportunities for the kick.

[@YanevMiroslav]

For years I use compressor for sidechain, but your approach change my life forever 🤘😂 Your content and your skills are blessing for us! T u 🙏

[@Amfjsjahcheja]

known about this trick for ages but never been doing it right this is so clear thank you cant believe this is free

[@andreisolomon3894]

The trigger thing.....mind-blowing..in fact..every thing you say it's illuminating..thank you so much

[@bassManDavis1953]

Thanks for a brilliant bit of tuition, so cool for me being a bass player, learning so much about home recording thanks to you.

[@dylanhughes4548]

Great video as always. You can get the tempo matched ms by clicking on the delay toggle in region inspector on left in Logic and it will give you a list of all the options. Same thing but maybe saves a tiny bit of time!

[@scottmcdowall4230]

Great tip I watched a video saying to compromise the Kick or bass with EQ. I have never been happy with the outcome this little tip really works well..

[@jl9205]

Excellent demonstration and explanation. Well done!

[@StuBiddyBop]

Love this content streaky, quick and to the point, so many creators faff around.

[@greiidluxcuzoontherooftop9841]

Needed this!

[@johnnyvegas2015]

That was awesome, thanks for taking the time to make those videos.

[@bjazz68]

Brilliant, Thank you.

[@TimaDheere]

to the point, simple explanation of complicated procedure. Thanks a million. You just changed my mix.

[@DJTINYM]

This was 100% needed gem thanks and Im loving your more content thank you for this well done brilliant

[@ThePhiCode]

best video on the topic simple concise and straightforward , thanks fo the time you put into this

[@LYFoulidis]

This one also works great with a dynamic EQ like TDR Nova or FF Pro q3!

[@mattavalon]

Great help many thanks

[@dillonbeylefeld5886]

Great info. Thanks you.

[@sicwillproductionsllc6217]

You the man Streaky!

[@nickskywalker2568]

Side chain compression skills on point 👌

[@MiguelLSilva-ef5is]

Excellent stuff. Thanks!!!

[@keefewest]

Legend, thanks👌🏽

[@hellomonkeychoo]

Lovely stuff as always! Great video, thanks!

[@dallasadams2540]

Thank you for your content!

[@windowontracks]

great video, thanks!

[@binary-me]

Always bends my head trying this. I end up getting focussed on the high end attack of the kick and start faffing with that ... a few months, house repossession and a divorce later I think I finally got it

[@Woji52]

Congrats on the repossession !

[@everybodyhasoul5438]

Your videos have helped my mixes a lot!

[@mavicsofficial]

ShaperBox 2 (Volume) by cableguys definitely is the most flexible ducking tool. ShaperBox 2 can also be midi triggered which makes a ghost kick redundant ("ghost" = channel pre fader send active with channel gain at negative infinity). However, certain compressors do have their own very appealing ducking characteristics, in which case a short and spiky ghost kick allows for more flexibility (fast attack, flexible release).

[@mandoaries]

Thanks streaky!

[@olivierclasse]

Great Streaky !

[@rojoratatatata4002]

Thanks for there simple explanation!

[@Yurkinz]

Great video, thank you!

[@norand022]

Yesss! Got it! I've just used it for the first time ever! Started my producing/mixing/mastering journey a month ago and heard about this, but it was too early for me. Now I've got it right! It's working amazingly well! Thanks a lot! Best regards! 🙂

[@CallMe_DrWorm]

Nice, it's all about these moments

[@nickdee4642]

Excellent video..thanks

[@grrpooww4527]

the melody by the way is fire

[@dyonissiszoes3747]

An LFO tool can also help if you want full-on control. The Xfer plugin is incredibly precise and flexible for that specific use.

[@robertmint3768]

Good tips for working with the comp.

[@carlibeguerie]

Again Streaky, Great video !

[@ScottRandall31]

Super info, man!

[@liniawhite3929]

streaky... I love you!! Thank you!! I use Logic and to have a pro explaining this stuff in my DAW is everything!! You Da Man!!

[@melodyman9162]

Good stuff brother. Thank you!

[@lamellmatthews]

Much appreciated!!

[@SinclairTheMage]

Dope tutorial 👏🏽👏🏽🙌🏽

[@TweakerRay]

Thumbs up ! Best short video how to sidechain professional. Good work !

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

It's really cool! This is how real mix engineers used to do. Thank you very much. I used to pass both in the same oscilloscope for the checking phase and use Devious Machines DUCK to open space... It has a look-ahead, so help a lot! BTW, nice bass sound!!!

[@beebys]

Thank you Mr Streaky. Your content is awesome my friend. Love the energy. Love that you mostly use Logic plugins, exactly where I need to be (even though I have a truckload of 3rd party plugins) ❤🙏

[@illhellmuss420]

nice one! waiting for the next video😍😍😍

[@minstinct280]

Streaky kicks ass!

[@ProdbyTrehnt]

The biggest help!! One video was showing where a guy dis his side chain with a no output aux which MADE NO SENSE. This is way more comprehensive.. THANK YOU!!!

[@christianbiend4458]

Very nice gem’s👍🏿

[@BrewerShettles]

Great tip at the end!!!!Thanks Trigger from the sidechain!

[@ztevil]

My first watched video on this channel.. quality content and love his English...

[@GeoZero]

very cool idea

[@willievaughn6474]

Awesome 🏆

[@kollegedenkfehler2290]

That trick with the tom hess website is AMAZING🙌🏽

[@bmc2266]

The Tom Hess link is quite valuable! Time saving tool, Thanks for sharing!

[@oommdtube]

You had me at " do do "! Thumbed and subed

[@r.audiomastering7151]

That's a awesome tip

[@DHEEVAMUSIC]

Wonderful TIP, thank you so much :-)

[@jfranciskay]

Wow, great explanation. You make it simple! Liked, susbscribed!

[@SamuelLaflamme]

Oh man ! thanks! that Tom Hess reference is excellent! Cheers

[@northernlyrics7918]

Thank you , liked , shared as always :)

[@bigdap100]

03:20 it always feels good when you poke it in and out sir!

[@maxuno8524]

😂😂🤭 glad I am not the only one who heard this

[@DielectricFailure]

I just heard this too. 😝

[@migibeats104]

Wonderful and l will try the Hess website too👍👍

[@shubhrasinha268]

Volumeshaper is actually the most flexible way to sidechain that I've found. 3 frequency bands can be tweaked individually with different curves and mix settings resulting in the most transparent sidechaining ever. Oh, and it can be midi triggered so it's the ultimate IMO.

[@glenson7587]

You should check out: Multiband Sidechain3 from Vengeance ;-)

[@gerardfabisch]

@@glenson7587 An eLicenser USB dongle for a SC effect?? No thank you.

[@elasticoGomez]

Finally someone that gets to the guts without the self-indulgent rubbish we get eve where else

[@legeneralmusic]

Thxxxxx !

[@HazzaKBeats]

GREAT VIDEO MAN ! PLEASE DO A 808 AND KICK ONE !

[@studiomonteiller]

great video

[@tonyg914]

You have the time table related with the project´s BPM in the inspector´s delay on Logic X!

[@profonicstudios]

Nice 👌🏾

[@nc4ril]

Cool sounding groove. Reminds me of pump up the jam

[@Streaky_com]

More pump up the bitter 😂😂🤦‍♂️

[@rishadmusthafa4695]

Gimme more Streaky !!! :)

[@abezdnb]

The release time (or any delay timing or whatever etc..) will equate to a dividend of 60'000/BPM.... There is 60'000 milliseconds in a minute. So if you divide that by your beats per minute you'll get a 1/4 note in ms. Then of course any dividend or multiple of that will be in time

[@eprotz]

With step 3 you can use the Trigger as a look ahead so with a couple of ms , and it will make even more space for the kick transient.

[@mabian69]

What about sending the kick pre fx to sidechain? Of course it still lacks the ability to play with the signal length but it's more convenient...

[@kingech_B15]

Another one 👍🏾

[@franktriton6874]

The good old phantom Trigger!

[@MickeyBlood]

Brilliant 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@christophervincent3520]

Thanks, another excellent video and in Logic! Was wondering if you could do a similar video with live rather than electronic instruments - I am about to record Double Bass to go with a Dance Kick! With more harmonics they will be more problematic but assume the same principles apply.

[@AKAtAGG]

I been doing music production for over 30 years. I watch some YT producers/mixing engineers and never learn anything. I click a vid I am pretty certain I know will be of no use; namely, this one, and what. Okay I haven't been doing it as well as I could've. Nice work.

[@devangmaheshwari3902]

Time to get retired.

[@troeteimarsch]

super duper trick :)

[@daanthijssen1748]

Great side-chaining with Nicky Romero Kickstart VST

[@SoundSignals]

Could you please do a video on the sine wave trick you mentioned?

[@carptackula7536]

I love the helpful way of dialing in the compressor settings to hear what it's doing, AND the idea of having a mathematical approach to Release Time. However, doesn't a side chain compressor release time 'start' at the point where the incoming signal falls above the threshold? (ie if you were to use just a 1ms transient sample for the kick - or a dummy sc channel with a 1ms sample - with the SAME release time settings you have, wouldn't you end up with a different compression sound, because the release would be triggered earlier with a 1ms sample vs whatever your kick length is in the example ?). In other words, the mathematical value used for your release time ends up being arbitrary as its actual time is the combination of the length of your kick tail falling outside of the compressors threshold settings + the release time value. (I hope this makes sense - please correct me if I am wrong !)

[@benzenium]

Very much enjoying some more mixing rather than mastering videos, dude!

[@bboymac84]

Cleaver girl!!!

[@Streaky_com]

😂

[@minorchordstudio]

Trackspacer is my go to for side chaining, only ducks the conflicting frequencies.

[@keepmovinent7679]

Some times the timing of the release sounds odd on trackspacer tho

[@minorchordstudio]

@@keepmovinent7679 Yeah, absolutely. I tend to use it subtly because of that issue.

[@MrDaveCastellano]

Im all about the waves f6 for this

[@buddhabinaural]

I use whatever pops up first in the list.

[@yeckxo]

Awesome suggestion! I just spilled the beans on Jaycen Joshua's bass magic over on my KZbin channel.

[@jordn1]

Love your channel and consume it all the time! I have a question about this technique: I have a project with a BASS AMP track and a BASS DI track. Additionally, I have two live recorded kick tracks, one of which is a more "kick sub." Do you recommend sidechaining the Bass Amp to the main kick track and the Bass DI to the Sub kick track with identical compressor settings? (Hope this makes sense).

[@elifan2523]

Great video, feels like the bass is in stereo, is that a trick to make the kick to stand out better?

[@rickhorvath]

Nice. How about a demo using a real or sampled acoustic kick with a real bass maybe plugged in direct. I always add a logic bass amp and it makes a nice difference

[@jeff92k7]

A better option would be to use a dynamic EQ or Multiband compressor on the Bass. That way you can duck just the low frequencies from the bass that "fight" with the kick drum while leaving most of the body of the bass guitar. The low bass moves out of the way for the transient "thump" of the kick but the bass doesn't get pulled out completely. I use this all the time in live audio with a real kick drum. I'm not sure how this alternate approach would work with the artificial/techno kick in the video due to its excessively long resonance time, but this technique does wonders for cleaning up the low end on a live system with a quick thump from a real kick drum.

[@saintbyeffects]

😜 I'm happy now

[@TakisKoroneos]

That's cool, but what if you want to do some more processing on the bass? Would you put the side chain compressor at the beginning or the end of the channel's mixing chain?