"screentan" wrote in message
om...
I know it's unlikely to happen, but I would love to sit in on a mixing
session with a top industry recording pro to try and learn how these
guys get that lovely, deep, full, warm, tight, well rounded and even
slighty spacious bass sound on so many contemporary albums these days,
particularly dance music. It just sits in the mix perfectly with such
richness and doesn't overpower even modest PC speakers.


I do a significant amount of music production using samples on Kurzweil K
series samplers/synths. I find that the key to big, fat, ubiquitous bass
presence is to use a compressor with a soft-knee for the bass channel. I use
the KDFX effects processor built into the K2600RS to assign this compression
to on buss that the bass is routed through. I use different processing for
guitars and Hammond organ, and tend to leave the drums 'dry' except for
reverb on the AUX bus. The arrangement works well, giving the bass a smooth
consistency and evening out performance variations just enough to remove the
distraction.

Try putting a compressor in the bass track, and maybe some EQ with a broad
hump around 50hz.


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Best Regards,

Mark A. Weiss, P.E.
www.mwcomms.com
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