4 Magic Frequencies for Mixing BASS GUITAR

slight boost at 1k has been my trade secret on bass for years
stop putting me out of a job

You are a God. Thanks a lot

Do one with fingered bass, not all bassist play with a pick!

Hey Jordan, it would be nice for you to respond to some of the comments here especially those that seem to give alternative views or different opinions from those you give in the video... For instance the drop D thing being 73hz but other commentators here say its 36hz ........ Other wise i find the channel very informative thanks for the good work.

these videos are amazing thanks man ✨🙌🏼

Thank you for the class!

Excelente sonido, gracias por compartir

This is awesome! Thank you so much!

My question is, in the context of mixing the bass on a free plugin parametric EQ on ProTools First, how can I apply all those in ProTools?

Would have been nice if you had used a transparent, accurate, and visualized EQ like ProQ3.

You always make bass sound like Mxpx Christian music

That Low control. Yess!

The bass player in that song was using a pick which produces quite a different sound than playing with your fingers. Perhaps you should do another video explaining how to EQ that style as well. Thanks for posting! I always appreciate your videos.

Do you have a vid on “magic” volume levels for different instruments and where they should generally be sitting before master? I have trouble getting sub bass frequency volume right.

Thank you so much for this and so many other tips!

@hardcoremusicstudio Thank you for the great video! I did have a few questions. Bear with me because I use Logic Pro X. I see two bass tracks. One with a PSA-1 I assume is the Sans amp with a bass amp setting. Are you bussing this channel to the second bass track with the additional plugins? Is this where all your eq-ing is done? I see the CLA-76 is for compression and the Decapitator is for a little crunch/bit. But, what is Low Contrl? Thanks again!

THX

You've done a video on mixing bass.
You've done a video on mixing the kick.

Have you considered a video on mixing bass and kick, together?

I have filled in my details to download the FREE Mixing Cheatsheet but do not get an email with the download link!

One of the most useful and logically presented instructional videos on the subject

He is using waves ssl eq here is that Good enough for commercial recordings i see mixed reviews on it.

brilliant thank youuuuuuuu

I lost so much perspective when mixing low ends as a teenager that I felt I was trapped in a glass booth of emotions. Sincerely. W. Ferrell.

Love your channel..

Great advice here, my bass is sounding better than ever, especially when I'm mixing live. I'm seeing what looks like some pretty substantial squish on that 1176 readout, and I notice that it's after your EQ. Is that typical for you to do? I see a lot of "don't be afraid to do big boosts" on this channel, which has helped my mixing a lot--but is EQing into a compressor part of how you get away with it? I got some advice early on that a good rule of thumb is to cut before compression and boost afterwards. What's your take on that?

BTW, I would love to see a whole 20m video on "different ways you can use an 1176". It's the kind of compressor you see everywhere and on basically anything, but it definitely has the most arcane interface of the classics. I know I'm not the only person who doesn't feel like they know exactly what they're doing when they open one up.

Hi there, I'm a huge bass naut lol, I am wondering, can I hire you to give me tips on my mixes more specifically on my bass mixes, and or mix my song/bass + gtr + kick + snare

VST Eq plug in name???
please

The link doesn't work for me for some reason. I really want this cheat sheet.

Definitely a good video. Personally, I don't agree with such a low pass at 4.5khz. Bass guitar produces higher frequencies then most electric guitars. And I love to hear those clicks and harmonics. So I do a little boost in about 4.5 which add to blending it with the percussion periods and set my low pass very gradual soft slope starting around 7 or 8 k

how did you get the drums so tight, timing wise? Just a good drummer?

What frequency is D standard tuning?

Thanks for this..subbed and downloaded cheatsheet.. do you know of any free ssl eq strip plugins? Also, Re you available for mastering?

What’s the title of the song?

thank you, this is really solve my bass problemss

Too many ads had to switch off.

I’ll post a contrary opinion: if anything, youre gonna wanna hi pass the bass at the fundamental frequency of the kick drum so they don’t get in the way of each other. If you boost the fundamental you will most likely end up with an indistinct low end. Genre depending of course. But typically, you don’t want that much sub in a bass guitar

I always find myself boosting 800hz to cut through the midrange and then adding a high shelf at 1.5k for the bite/pick attack.

youre awesome man

Very helpful Jordan! Thank you!

Need some magic compression vids too!

Thanks for a fantastic simplicity! Would you have tips for mixing bass in the blues context coming up soon?

Typical... Lots of triggered smartasses in the comments jumping in to contradict with their "professional corrections" as if it was the holy gospel. 😂😂😂

Nonsense. Each genre and technique differs.

this is really helpful and all but does the sm7b sound like a gaming headset here or is it just me

Funny what you say about 4k, that's where I boost all the time to get more attack and definition ! 1k/1.5k very depends on the song, but I find 4k to always add something nice, and then I use a low shelf to lower just after that, then low pass at 8k or 10k. Then I'm not playing metal anymore so that may depend on the context obsiously ! I find that the most important move I always do is cutting below around 50hz, you get so much more focus !

My biggest problem frequencies are usually around the 200Hz area, that bad kind of boominess that rarely seems to exist on commercial recordings.

dope dope dope plugin man

bro you are a genius dude kkkkk

This should cover all bass styles but it doesn’t i had someone like him do my mix he didn’t know what he was doing because my style is more funky