Stomper wrote:
usually the kick doesnt have enough presence or has too much, which is why i started this thread (tuning it was never an issue).
so how do you tune your kick in relation to the bass ?
the way i see it, is the kicks presence in the track is directly related to how it sits amongst elements in the same frequency bands, which is mostly the bass, but the attack may be in the range of other elements.
the kick needs to sit in its own space in the spectrum, then its a simple matter of adjusting its volume.
if it doesnt have its own space, then as the other elements move around in the track the kick will be masked and unmasked and the tendency then is to up its volume or attack to make it cut through when its being masked, but of course this usually means its too loud or present when it isnt being masked.
i think the tuning and harmonic content of the kick and bass must be considered as one thing, this is the most important thing to me, everything else falls into place when you get that right.
