29-04-2015, 03:08 AM
Could be wrong, but it sounds to me like you may have put a bunch of holes in the bass sound by EQing it to death. That's usually not necessary, especially with virtual instruments, since the performance will usually be either programmed or tightened up afterward and thus will have pretty even dynamics. Even with live kick and bass, the better move is usually to lock the kiss and bass together by evening out the dynamics with compressors with only very gentle EQ cuts on each instrument at the opposite instrument's fundamental. As long as the dynamics are under control, you shouldn't need to carve out huge chunks on the bottom.
In this case, I still wonder if half the problem is that the bass is too low in the mix... that seems to be the cause of most boxy sounding bass guitars. A funky rhythm is going to stand or fall by the bass and drums, so you should start looking into some reference material.
In this case, I still wonder if half the problem is that the bass is too low in the mix... that seems to be the cause of most boxy sounding bass guitars. A funky rhythm is going to stand or fall by the bass and drums, so you should start looking into some reference material.
I'm grateful for comments and suggestions. Thank you for listening!