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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2016, 07:09:34 pm »
I'm not expert but I've learned from experience is that you really don't want your kick and subbass to clash. I advise at some point just soloing those two channels, and seeing if your kick is in key with your song, then adjusting the pitch if necessary.
Also, even though we all love love love a big bassy punchy kick, you only want one instrument or sample to be holding the job of providing the lows in the track, and if you do have both, make sure they actually sound good togethor. This is just my two cents, and I'm by no means a professional, this is what I've picked
Up on the topic of EQ'ing kicks :)

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2016, 07:22:08 pm »
IMO you should always EQ other things to fit with the kick first, before anything else. if the kick itself sounds terrible with and without everything else, either fix it up with compression and EQ or find a new sample.

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2016, 07:38:45 pm »
i also sometimes try to boost the frequencies enhancing the key the kick is playing in, kinda like a comb filter inversed

I do that a little only  if the track really needs it. Pretty easy to over-do that it sometimes though. Just be careful when boosting.

hence the 'sometimes' in my reply

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2016, 09:01:27 pm »
Here's a simple yet powerful tip for kick EQ.

Put a limiter on your master channel, give it some gain until the song starts getting squashed.

Now listen to the track and focus on the kick. Is there some rumbly or muddy frequency range that's too loud? IF so, use a thin EQ band to drop that frequency by half a db or so.
Sometimes the opposite is true, and the bottom end just doesn't have quite enough oomph. In that case, give it a boost around 60-70 hz.

The high end is just as important. Is the click transient of your kick loud enough? Too loud? Too bright?

Be subtle and don't go overboard.

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2016, 09:40:27 pm »
Before even considering Equing a kick make sure your room sounds good (or actually doesnt "sound" at all). Especially Kicks (Bass / Subbass area) can be tricky and kinda falsified when played back in a non-acoustically-treated environment. I've spent ten thousands of $ of gears over the years before even starting to treat my room properly, if you invest a little bit in your room (acoustic panels) it will save you a lot of trouble.

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #20 on: January 08, 2016, 06:11:43 pm »
If your kick drowns in mix just rise 100 Hz on it.

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #21 on: January 08, 2016, 08:21:45 pm »
Mostly I eq my kicks like that :

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Re: EQ'ing a Kick
« Reply #22 on: January 08, 2016, 11:02:55 pm »
I like to boost at like 80hz with a hard q to give it that in the chest feel.