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[FytaKyte]

Superb mix, best i heard so far. Now the question, how did you got that piercing kick sound? I cant seem to get it to pierce the mix no matter what, its too boomy or low, no matter how mucho eq, compression i add.

Hi - thanks! Glad you liked the mix...

It has been quite a few years since I mixed this, so I can't even jog my memory by referring to the project, as it has long since been deleted from my hard drive.

I seem to remember Boz Digital's 10dB eq and compression plugin (based on Compex hardware) figuring prominently in the drum sound, as I had just gotten those. I remember being really impressed by how punchy and "attacky" the 10dB compressor was on the 30ms attack setting in achieving that really present sound on both the kick and snare.

The 10dB eq is also really flattering to the high end of drums. You can push 5-10k quite hard without getting any unpleasantness.

I'm guessing that I might have used more than one stage of compression on the individual tracks, besides using additional buss compression and tape emulation.

Sorry for being so vague, but it was quite a long time ago. I hope that helps somewhat!