Simple mixing trick

[BullHorn]

I'm self-taught and my playing, recording and mixing 'skills' come from experience. Today I tried something that I haven't tried before and I liked the result! I decided to share it with you guys.

I used to record bass in mono and just play with the EQ, compression and volume to properly seat the bass in the mix. Usually, it sounded...... weird.

Today however, I recorded 2 bass tracks at the same time, while one is panned 100% to the left and the other is panned 100% to the right. This allowed me to lower the volume of the bass by 3db but still retain the sitting-on-top-of-the-mix volume without clipping.

Recorded on a Precision with flats through an Ampeg head (Gain on full, Compression around noon and the Ultra-Lo button on). I stop playing around 55sec so you can hear how it sounds without me.

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This is a small difference but I hope it helps someone achieve a better mix without struggling too much!

 

[bassistofdoom]

I like it a lot! I am thinking of starting my own mixing studio, and you and I seem to have close to the same ear.

What mixing program do you use? FL Studio...Pro Tools?

 

[bassistofdoom]

By the way, is that your own track? Or did you just add bass?

 

[Oddfeen1]

An other trick you can use is record two tracks of bass, then put a very slight delay on one track. it will give the bass a fuller sound. kind of like a chorus or a reverb. but not that notice able unless you listen for it.

 

[BullHorn]

I use Nuendo (It's like Cubase). It's a song by the Israeli band Mashina, from around 1985.

That's usually what happens automatically on my bass covers, Oddfeen1. I record my bass on top of the original bassline and get a sort of natural chorus sound.