First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

hardware, software, tips and tricks
Forum rules
By using this "Production" sub-forum, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agreed with our terms of use for this site. Click HERE to read them. If you do not agree to our terms of use, you must exit this site immediately. We do not accept any responsibility for the content, submissions, information or links contained herein. Users posting content here, do so completely at their own risk.

Quick Link to Feedback Forum
Locked
User avatar
GuerrillaWarfare
Posts: 21
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:15 pm
Location: South Wales!
Contact:
Contact GuerrillaWarfare

First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by GuerrillaWarfare » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:03 pm

Hey guys , I'm new to this forum so I hope you'll give me some patience :)

For a start the track in question is drum and bass rather than dubstep :L
and secondly, I'm sorry if this is in the wrong place D:

But here is the track,
Soundcloud

If you listen closely you can hardly hear the first kick on the drop (around 45 seconds). I've tried compression, turning the velocity and volume up, EQing with the bass but nothing seems to work and the other kicks seem fine.
I would really appreciate some help with this as I will be releasing this as a free single in the coming months!

Also, just a quick note to say that the track isn't fully finished yet and I havn't started the mixdown or anything yet incase you're wondering :)
I aslo use FL10.
Thanks for your time and patience,
Zack.
Top
User avatar
jaimelee
Posts: 578
Joined: Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:59 am
Location: Glasgow, Scotland.

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by jaimelee » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:10 pm

Answer in simplest form would be that you need to Sidechain your Bassline to the kick so it punches through.
Also bring the drums up in the mixdown, way too quiet in comparison to that rest of that song. :)
Top
User avatar
jrisreal
Posts: 4312
Joined: Thu Mar 03, 2011 6:48 am
Location: the TARDIS

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by jrisreal » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:35 pm

might sound stupid, but do you have the fruity limiter on the master by any chance? If so and bassline levels are too high, the limiter will bring down the overall level and the kick will be much quieter.
...in my opinion
Image
ImageImageImage
Top
SoundNuisance
Posts: 165
Joined: Sat Jan 14, 2012 1:18 am
Location: mississauga

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by SoundNuisance » Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:42 pm

Check you mix. The drums,(kick, snare, hat) lets say they hit about -12 or -10 db. The kick should be the loudest and the snare following etc. The mid-range bass should be a couple decibels below, so maybe around -14db based on my given example.
Soundcloud
Soundcloud
All I ask is for you to check my stuff out and give me feedback if you have time. Don't be afraid to click on the link below.
http://soundcloud.com/soundnuisance
Top
User avatar
GuerrillaWarfare
Posts: 21
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:15 pm
Location: South Wales!
Contact:
Contact GuerrillaWarfare

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by GuerrillaWarfare » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:21 am

Thank you so much guys! I've taken the limiter off the master bus and added a slight sidechain and done some adjusting to the volumes and started the mixdown as I'm working on it and it's already sounding better, thank you so much! :D
Top
User avatar
wormcode
Posts: 6659
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:43 am
Location: htx/atx

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by wormcode » Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:25 am

FL still has that? Delete that limiter and save a new blank project without it.
Top
User avatar
GuerrillaWarfare
Posts: 21
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:15 pm
Location: South Wales!
Contact:
Contact GuerrillaWarfare

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by GuerrillaWarfare » Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:26 pm

Yeah, but there is an option to not have it there when you open a new project, but I always thought it helped... :oops:
Top
User avatar
Electric_Head
Posts: 16958
Joined: Tue May 11, 2010 9:59 am
Location: South of Africa
Contact:
Contact Electric_Head

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by Electric_Head » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:03 pm

GuerrillaWarfare wrote:Yeah, but there is an option to not have it there when you open a new project, but I always thought it helped... :oops:
clearly it doesn`t

you need to either sidechain or eq the midrange
Image ImageImage Image
Image
Top
User avatar
GuerrillaWarfare
Posts: 21
Joined: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:15 pm
Location: South Wales!
Contact:
Contact GuerrillaWarfare

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by GuerrillaWarfare » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:13 pm

Yeah, well I took it off now and done both :)
Top
User avatar
Electric_Head
Posts: 16958
Joined: Tue May 11, 2010 9:59 am
Location: South of Africa
Contact:
Contact Electric_Head

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by Electric_Head » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:25 pm

GuerrillaWarfare wrote:Yeah, well I took it off now and done both :)
good good
Image ImageImage Image
Image
Top
Pedro Sánchez
Posts: 7727
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:15 pm
Location: ButtonMoon

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by Pedro Sánchez » Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:38 pm

*edit, might be offended by my question.
Genevieve wrote:It's a universal law that the rich have to exploit the poor. Preferably violently.
Top
User avatar
Earjax
Posts: 524
Joined: Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:33 pm
Location: London, UK
Contact:
Contact Earjax

Re: First Kick on the drop is hardly audible???

Post by Earjax » Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:14 pm

Take the limiter off and read the money shot thread.
Footwork:
Soundcloud
Jakwob remix:
Soundcloud
Top
Locked

Return to “Production, Hardware & Technical”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests