drum/bass drowned out despite...

[Anteara]

being on max volume.

Hi all I'm currently writing my first dubstep track, and well.. first track ,ever. I've searched around this forum and BIAB and, well, I'm sure it's here, HOWEVER, one of the main problems is that I don't know the glossary and theory of dubstep. That's a whole different matter, but in regards to that if this has been asked I'm sorry for re-posting.

For the track I've written, I've added a sub bass and a bass kick throughout the song, the sub bass starts after the drop. Anyway, the kick is almost drowned out throughout the entire song DESPITE being on maximum volume in the mixer and in its redrum + combinator. I also have a sub bass that i've made with thor, and whenever it plays, it tends to not mute, but drown out the rest of the song for the duration of the note.

Here is an example:

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This is the track I'm working on. I'll outline the problems I'm having:

a) Before the drop (barely a drop but whatever lol), I have the drums essentially double, 2 per bar and then 4 per bar right before the vocal sample to try and let the listener know that the drop is coming. Anyway, as you can hear, it's not loud at all, but it's on max volume / dB. I've tried a stereo imager and equalizer to try and get it louder but I can't (or is it that everything else is too loud...)? |

b) when the sub bass plays (starts after the drop) you can kind of hear that it seems to make everything else quieter for the duration of the note. I don't know how to fix this.

Is what I'm facing just an equalization problem? Should I try and equalize EVERY synth and drum and kong, etc...? Will that fix it?
Anyway if you guys have any input on this I'm more than willing to hear it. As i said I'm a new writer and as such am.. well... a noob.

Thanks!

[Electric_Head]

Go and read the sticky above called a Huge Guide to Dubstep.
Then read the Gain structuring thread.
Lastly try to understand Eqing and the fundamentals of frequency clashing.

[JTMMusicuk]

Turn everything down, your bass is eating up your headroom
The moneyshot thread gives great info about how to mix your track to stop this happening
Search the term 'Sidechain compression' on here or google and that will help you alot aswell