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Bass amps are a tricky piece of any mix. Too often it gives you way too much to work with and you need to carve it way down to fit your needs.
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While a bass guitar can be a full frequency spectrum instrument, the majority of it’s sound comes from two specific ranges: the lows and the upper mids. So when you’re looking to break up your bass guitar to create a better overall tone, where do you begin?
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If I told you that there’s one instrument that drives the groove of your song even more than your drums, would your first thought be the bass? If not, it should be.
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Like most engineers, I’m sure you’ve dealt with mixes that sound like a bunch of tracks pig-piled on top of each other and are fighting for room to breathe in the pile. Even those who took the time and care to clean some of this up during tracking will need to do a bit of work to pull everything apart.
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A few weeks back, we took a look at some of the best ways to approach heavy guitar chugs in the mix. We walked through the guttural, bass-heavy sound of a low-tuned or extended range guitars, and made a few suggestions on the best way to get them to sit in your mix.
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