Balance
Kick and bass
Both live in the lows: know which one plays and which one dominates.
Kick and bass share the same region. The kick is short and percussive; the bass is sustained and carries the note. Telling them apart is the first step to making them coexist.
When they clash, one often decides which owns the sub-bass and which owns the bass, or offsets their attacks in time.
Listen on headphones or speakers able to reproduce lows: on a small speaker the balance is wrong.
Listen for
- The short punch of the kick versus the sustain of the bass.
- Which of the two seems louder in the lows.
The classic mistake
Judging the low-end balance on small speakers: you will add too much bass to compensate.
Put it into practice
Kick or bass? · Discovery
Kick or bass?The lesson is complete when the level is passed (35/50).