Kick Drum Muddy

[NSC217]

So I’m recording supeior drummer 3 drums and playing them out (with my bass) through a JBL eon615 and an alto ts312 subwoofer. The kickdrum is coming out extremely muddy. I put “close mic audio from instruments” kick off and that helped a little. But still muddy. What can I do?

Operating system: macOS Catalina (10.15)

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[Bear-Faced Cow]

You need to filter out the offending frequencies with an EQ. If the kick is muddy along with the bass, you will need to decide which one will occupy that frequency spectrum. More often than not, the low end is a delicate area when it comes to mixing.

you might also want to check the level and placement of your subwoofer. That alone could give you a false sense of bass and throw off your entire mix.

jord

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Jordan L. Chilcott

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• This post was modified 5 years, 2 months ago by Bear-Faced Cow.

[NSC217]

Thanks. The subwoofer is on the ground… How do I EQ the specific drums?

[Mark King]

Use the mixer in SD3 and add a eq insert for the kick

SD3 with older sdx,s plus Rooms of Hansa and Death & Darkness. Cubase and wavelab current versions. Roland TD50x using all trigger inputs for triggering SD3 only. Windows 11 computer. Various keyboards and outboard gear as well as VST instruments. Acoustic drums: Yamaha 9000 natural wood and Pearl masters. Various snare drums. RME BabyFace Pro FS and Adam A7X monitors

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