producer · low end and your synth · lesson 6make room, kick and bass
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Your kick and your bass both live down low, below about 150 hz. When they hit at the same time they add up into a muddy, boomy blur, and the kick loses its punch. Every producer fights this, and there are two simple fixes you'll try on your own song.

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