8 Levels of Kick and Bass Mixing

[@obiedecker4038]

The content you put out is once again absolutely stunning! Most creators would make 10 videos out of it, stretching the content to 10 minutes each. You are such a beautiful spirit sharing all this knowledge with us, Alice! ❤️

[@Alice-Efe]

Glad you enjoy it Obie, thanks a lot for the nice words and support! ✨☺

[@pmtoner9852]

I agree. I'm so glad I found this channel

[@AxeMask]

Wow. The EQ-8 scale trick is really amazing. I've been using Ableton for a few years and never realized that this was even a thing. Always discovering new amazing tricks thanks to your amazing and straight forward content. Thank you!

[@hughmitchellmusic]

I was a traditional singer songwriter type musician who found ableton and it unlocked a deeper creative world I had been looking for. Mixing has been my greatest challenge. These videos are helping me achieve my ideas and given me the confidence to tackle things I may not have tried to approach before. For real thank you for working so hard on this. I’ll be taking your courses 💪💪💪

[@guvnabeatz9884]

You've earned a sub. I'm so glad people like you put up these comprehensive tutorials. However pro one may be, to keep studying what you know and learning more is always the goal.

[@DANSWERdj]

Super de acuerdo!🙌

[@pikzel]

I love this format, a number of steps with really practical tips of increasing level.

[@Alice-Efe]

Cheers Pontus. There will be more videos like this coming.

[@jenspyck]

There are so many gems in this tutorial! I'm not even an electronic music producer (I mainly focus on reggaeton and hip hop) but your tips helped clear up my mix so much! Thank you Alice!!!

[@eli-shulga]

adding this to my tutorials playlist. Really struggling with base so this is very very helpful. Also can’t wait to get your Techno and Subtractive Synth courses. Your content is a tremendous help keep it up!

[@Alice-Efe]

Hope the courses help, cheers Eli! 😊🙌

[@Arte-Libertad]

just what i needed...youtube is the encyclopedia for electronic musicians....and you have top level entrys on that...thanks!!!

[@Alice-Efe]

Definitely! You has tons of creators providing really great information on music production. and thanks a lot for your nice words ☺🎶

[@UTOBY]

Your tutorials a worth a lot! So many very good tricks and background information! :-)

[@ar_ytb]

this is very common (most of the pros do it) in psytrance production

[@PAAYNE]

Amazing tips, Finally someone explained it with numbers!

[@nikolaudio]

Reverb and ping pong delay plus stereo expander on sub bass frequencies diffuses the phase and blends the kick and bass together with perfect mono compatibility

[@Alice-Efe]

🔊 You can check out my new courses here courses.mercurialtones.com/

[@unused0011]

Hi there, at the 1 minute mark it doesn't show the link to the video. Also, massive thanks for this video :)

[@sphyrnidae6749]

How long is the course melodic techno low end? How many hours? I think I will do it. Your tuts are just great! Btw: I did send the reiceipe from beatport, but didn’t get the project file yet.

[@Alice-Efe]

@@sphyrnidae6749 Hi there! I think it is around 6 hours at the moment and around 20 classes. You can see the course structure and each classes in the course page. But I will keep adding new styles/techniques/examples/explanations depending on the feedback I get from the students. You will also get a lot of samples, presets, project files and visual materials (Cheat sheets, posters etc.) with the course. Hope this clears it up a little bit. For the track, you should get it in few hours, remember it is weekend, probably Hanna is not checking the mails every hour ☺

[@ksassa7464]

@@Alice-Efe thank you for the fast reply!! Just enrolled this course 🥳

[@Alice-Efe]

@@ksassa7464 Hope the course brings you tons of knowledge and inspiration. Feel free to ask things you don't understand on the discussion part of the course as well. Good luck! ☺🙌

[@SonicDephect]

Every video you drop has some gem that completly changes the game for me. The duplicate/reverse eq trick is incredible, thank you!

[@Boomtrooper]

Alice, you are both a master of your craft and a gifted teacher - so grateful that you share your knowledge and passion

[@KRISPCREAM]

great tutorial! level 5 with the EQ shape inversion was genius 👌

[@Alice-Efe]

It is an easy trick for seperation, glad you liked it! 😊✨

[@bunningtonhevy]

Yeah i liked this as well. Super interesting. Can't wait to try!!

[@javierherredia]

YOURE AWWESOME. ILL DEFINITELY HAVE TO OPEN ABLETON MORE NOW WHEN I'M MIXING MY SUBBASS N KICK

[@javierherredia]

dO YOU KNOW ANY OTHER EQ PLUGINS THAT HAVE THAT SCALE BUTTON LIKE EQ-8?

[@vikewave]

1. Bass -3dB/-6dB below kick 2. Sidechain with lookahead (10ms) to create space before the kick hits

[@eugeniomoleiro766]

My friend, your tutorials are the best in Dance on KZbin - insane knowledge and talent

[@reachiy]

i am digging yt for music tipps for over 10 years and your are one of my 5 Goat channels ! because you are so quick and so deatailed in your tutorial style outstanding to me.

[@Alice-Efe]

Thank you Reachy! Appreciate the feedback. ☺💚

[@supavizorbeats1280]

Keep it up Alice! Much respect from Turkey!

[@gurupadr8665]

Alice Your experience, talent, knowledge both as an Engineer and Producer is Incredible Thank you for all your amazing videos You are Awesome

[@misterphb2183]

The advice you give are so crazy... I have 18 month of intensive music production, and I would say I reach the point where I start to be able to get the best from what you teach us... Thx Alice!!! Bisous de PAris ma belle!

[@Agdcannon]

Thanks

[@Alice-Efe]

Thank you!❤️

[@AKAtAGG]

Yet another brilliant video for any level of producer. I thought 'yeah I will maybe learn something at level 8' because I've been producing, mixing and mastering for 30 plus years. Let me tell you, I learned things well before level 8. Great work, Alice. Again! edit: one of the most important things you say here , which is insaney important and lots of people will ignore: LISTEN to it. Don't keep making changes just because it looks better on a visual EQ. LISTEN.

[@Lorage]

Thanks a lot ! Very helpful ! 🔥

[@audius2761]

Just discovered your channel. Pure gold after just two videos and no wasted time! Subbed.

[@adri.progression]

Wow tips 5-8 are GAME CHANGERS!!!! And the quality and structure of your tutorials are so amazing, I really enjoy how you pace and demonstrate the information you're presenting to us, super helpful and easy to follow. thank you again : )

[@Alice-Efe]

Glad you like them Adriana. cheers to you! 💚🎶

[@admyabanwala2453]

never found tutorials inspiring, until i found yours. amazing videos on this channel!

[@benjaminruiznyborg7789]

Alice thank you for your long lasting quality in the content you upload I've been watching for over two years now and I get a lot of value in each of your videos. Just one constructive critique if you allow me. In this particular video I had to boost up the volume to hear proper details in the low end (I use open beyer dynamic headphones) But because of raising the volume, the voice high pitched accents turned out to be too high for me and in occasions quite harsh for the ear. You must know better than I do, but I think that it should be easy to fix this with a "de-esser" in the voice channel. Anyway thanks for the vid . great content like always.

[@bass27check]

You just blew my mind with the "homemade" dynamic EQ! Thanks for another great guide.

[@mrboi3]

I just wanna say thank you so much for your dedication and drive to your channel and content. You are clear about the subjects, you elaborate and guide us through your screen to explain everything; you’re just awesome! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us this summer 😎

[@Narz3000]

You have a fantastic teaching style. Your content is superb. Thank you so much!

[@francisknoni7044]

wow that scale feature of the eq! I was searching for this for ages! Thank you! 😀🙏🏼💜

[@vicneve1169]

My new favorite channel on KZbin 🙂🙂

[@deyanfont]

Best channel hands down for music production! 🔥🔥🔥

[@VladimirShagin]

Ableton EQ "Scale" feature is sooo cool, thanks for the insight! :)

[@danceablesolutions]

Dude you make awesome tutorials but this one takes the biscuit!!! Learned so much. Cheers my dear!

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

You look great! Woooow! And your videos are real informative!

[@Alice-Efe]

Aww thank you Pauluz! 😊🎉

[@StratsRUs]

You are brilliant.I started dancing straight away !

[@nothority_artist]

This one's better than the previous kick n bass tutor. THX Alice -

[@Alice-Efe]

Cheers Nothority, glad you liked it!

[@nothority_artist]

@@Alice-Efe vids are fine, dont speed them up too much... Sometimes it goes too fast - remember - there is no need for speed when people are already inside the tutor

[@teleken1235]

Your videos are always very insightful and professional. I appreciate the tips!

[@leocasciaro]

I really enjoy and learn with your videos Alice! Congrats

[@RonnyV]

Hi Alice! first i'd like to say that you are absolutly awesome for being your true self! 👍 #respect If everybody was true to them self the world would be far greater.. And i tought i knew allot allready producing for like 25 years as a hobby....with some releaes in the past...but i never really took it tonthe next level.... because i need to work to pay the bills... but you gave me back the power to go for it... so thanks for you great tutorials... they will sure add extra life to my music. keep up the great work! thank you 🙏

[@TantOnTrack]

Awesome Tutorial! There are at least 3 Tipps I've never thought of! Great work Alice! 👌🏼

[@Alice-Efe]

So glad, cheers Tobias!

[@benjaminfrazer-synnott6640]

omg flipping the Eq upside down is a game changer! thansk

[@Alice-Efe]

Happy to help Benjamin! ☺🎶

[@jean-marcdecanter7719]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us Alice ! The point 5 wiith the inversion Eq and the last with the smooth bass are some great mastering tricks.

[@MaxDropPro]

Learned a lot from this video and it's quite enjoyable too. I'm a subscriber now!

[@Agdcannon]

Just found your channel. Wow! Thank you so much, your content is superb - I’m learning A LOT!! 🙌🏻

[@Alice-Efe]

Aww thank you, welcome to our community!

[@StamikVibe]

Really learnt lot from no body share this kinda sauce for free 🚀

[@mutece7155]

I'm loving this channel...

[@Enemy_slain]

Alice never dissapoints 💕 Super useful. Have a great weekend!

[@nicolassavas1695]

Nice video!! Just what I was looking for, and the genre I need for my mixes. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!

[@dontlooklistenmodular4742]

Looking great 👍. Thank you for the great work

[@javierherredia]

SHE JUST DROPPED A BOMB WITH "YouLean Loudness Meter" QUOTE

[@sicktomtoms]

this is super! thanks a lot!

[@DrCook45]

Hey Alice, awesome once again, I was not aware of the reverse function with eq 8, that was ace, thank you so much :)

[@BARTANBEAT]

This is absolutely amazing, thanks for sharing this tips

[@Jay.Ramone]

Nice one. Sub smoothing is something I often overlook. Great stuff.

[@Alice-Efe]

Cheers! 😊✌

[@keflat23]

0:50 its a good thing to use utility and get down the volume and not from the direct volume of the channel. Thats because the direct volume of the channel its not accurate and sometimes for example you get down -4db and if you check with a utility you will see that its not 4db that it brought down.

[@vams_3475]

Nice content, so much worth knowledge u shared. Thank you

[@ArdropMusic]

I don't often leave comments on KZbin but your work is definitely worth the time writing one! Thank you for everything you put out and all the effort that goes into it. Hope you have a good day! :)

[@Alice-Efe]

Aww thanks a ton! I really appreciate that you take your time and wrote it here. Cheers Ardrop! 😊🙌

[@jonaspettersson-swe]

Awesome tutorial as usually Alice!! Did jump onto your low end course yesterday, looks fantastic and contains very good content! Looking forward to dig deeper with the help of your material 👍👍👍👍

[@Alice-Efe]

Thank you for enrolling my low end course Jonas! Hope it helps you clear out things in Melodic Techno low end. And thanks a ton for nice words! ☺

[@Dieterbe]

Pro at work here ! These tweaks are so subtle I don't hear the difference for most of them

[@niccko]

This is gold 🪙

[@AruniusMaximus]

Love your tutorials and great advice, really superb. But man do I miss your old voice.

[@vibewisemusic]

Super helpful, I really like the attenuation/EQ on the kick in Level 5

[@minorchordstudio]

Alice, this is fantastic!

[@addictedtocraic]

Just wow. That negative eq curve trick is unreal! You rule! 😀

[@Alice-Efe]

Thank you John! 💚

[@Arte-Libertad]

bought the low end course....(not too cheap, but i have the feeling that the value i get is gonna be so much more than the money paid) i promise after i finish it to give feedback...but if your youtube material is so good I think i know already my feedback. thanks again!

[@Alice-Efe]

Thanks a lot for purchasing the course. I will be looking forward to hear the feedback. Moreover, these courses are not static, so I will be updating and adding new chapters if I see that students needs it or there are new "low end" types that people want to learn. ☺ I am trying my best to make them "a value full" courses. 💚

[@Arte-Libertad]

@@Alice-Efe oh...i can see the level and of course i get the work involved ...an Apple iPhone isnt cheap to make 🙏❤️

[@marceloperez271]

Hello. Thanks for uploading these useful videos, they are really helpful. Can you upload one about techno kick layering? To get more thicker kicks. Thank you and greetings from Venezuela. Peace✌🏻

[@Alice-Efe]

Definitely interesting topic. I will add this one as an option to our upcoming community pools. 😊

[@marceloperez271]

@@Alice-Efe thank you for having the suggestion in count🙌🏻

[@wimvaneldik3630]

You’re amazing thank you for this! ❤️

[@burning_KFC]

As always writing a comment to support the channel

[@kylomemusic6813]

You're too good on this!!

[@dmplt]

Thank you so much for the tutorial ❤

[@Carefullyprepared]

Courses look amazing too

[@LightAsylumOfficial]

Did anyone else get lost at the end of 'Level 3' pertaining to when she said, "sidechain the bass itself"? Did she mean literally sidechain the bass to itself or to the efx? Can someone explain this process? Thanks so much Alice for sharing this in depth tutorial. Great content as always! Love and light.

[@Zvrra]

extremely helpful video.

[@izhikieldj]

Nice, didn't know about the last trick, great as always!

[@Alice-Efe]

Happy to help!

[@naizondj]

Incredibile transformation 😳

[@tocompose]

Thanks for this excellent tutorial. Did you set 10 ms seconds look ahead on the sidechained compressor on the bass? I have Devious Machines Duck, and I usually set it at 1 ms, do I need more milliseconds to clear out the right space for the sub bass?

[@albertsoria9019]

This is gold! Thanks 😃

[@Tigrar]

Thank you and keep up the good work!

[@sntngl8248]

Now, I can say that I love you 😍 Thousands thanks by your help.

[@tonitopaz2579]

Nice Video. Maybe you can explain us the balance of kick/base and the other frequencies for different genres? (Techno, Techhouse, house, afro, minimal tech, melodic house)

[@PatrickMendesRS]

Thank you very much!!! Your explanation helped me a lot.

[@carloskuhlen5447]

The final steps was deep. I need to watch and practice this at least 5 more times. lol

[@wizzy2600]

a very good summary of knowledge for a good lowend mix

[@Alice-Efe]

😊✌

[@lackofaffektmusic]

Amazing as always, the last tip is one i have never tried yet!

[@Alice-Efe]

It is an useful one, give it a try. 😊

[@Redemption808]

Very helpful vid as always - thanks!! I would love to see a video where darker basslines like in "Coeus - Superia" are explained. No matter what I try, I just cannot reproduce this bassline or even tell how many layers there are

[@seaton591]

I'd buy a whole range of useful and informative posters like that!

[@mateyt2120]

Beautiful video!!

[@alexislefrancois4192]

Excellent! Thanks a lot !

[@bautistagutierrez2899]

your tutorials are awesome!!!!!! thank you

[@mikrobi1981]

nice ... Akai Force has a Humanitize Button ... and it`s cool But I just started to work with Akai Force, my used DAW ist FL Studio....and they constantly evolve things. Even tho I love to watch your Vids and it is ok for me to translate it in FL Language. Thx and keep producing! 👌💚

[@caseyserna434]

Also, Throwin that Pro MB on 100-250ish band of the bass and synth busses with about 3db ish of compression Works just good in dance music as it does on bass/guitars. 🤟

[@semyonboyk0]

Very useful tips, thank you Alice

[@Alice-Efe]

Cheers Semyon! 😊✌

[@fkhadangeki]

Omg I just love your content so much

[@Alice-Efe]

Awww cheers Natan! ☺🎶

[@djeddiebanks]

Thank you very much for your content

[@alexislefrancois4192]

Thanks ! Crazy one !

[@brianbiggs1637]

sorry if this is a basic question but in order to get a reading of -6db on true peak max in Youlean...I'll typically need to raise the kick's volume fader above 0 sometimes +2db. I see everyone else well below 0db. any ideas why thats the case for me? thanks