So how do we fix the mix and iron out our low end' Well, let's take a look at an EQing approach first - get hold of a decent frequency analyser and slap it on both your kick drum and bass channels. As anyone who's been in a club is well aware of, bass frequencies carry a lot of energy and managing the distribution of your low end can go a long way to bringing your music clarity and definition.īass and kick drum parts typically occupy overlapping frequency regions, which, when not carefully managed, is a recipe for inflating the sonic energy present at particular frequencies and creating a sludgy, boomy overall sound. One of the trickiest things to get right in an electronic music mix is the balance between your bass and kick parts.
