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Ez all
Ive been mixing for about 2.5 years now, used to mix dnb and a bit of electro house, now the dub bug has hit me haha, but my problem is, when i mix to vinyl, if ones dropped, the basses dont clash but when 2 drop, no matter if there low eq are the same volume or not, they clash and sound shite
how do you stop this?

help would be wikid, cheers

Dunno about other people but I always avoid having two basslines playing at the same time. If one's 'on', then I have the other low EQ knob set to the minimum

Badga Tek wrote: If one's 'on', then I have the other low EQ knob set to the minimum

pretty much have to do this but in a lot of tunes u can still hear the other basslines mid frequencies so dont need to have both low eqs ramped in order to hear them both necesarily!

Lower the bass eq on one or the other, SIMPLE

don't cross the basslines

^^^Quality boomy!

Have a look at getting a mixer with more extreme eqs. I've got a stanton Smx 501 and it has 100% eq kills. ie. when you turn the bass to the mimimum position then the corresponding frequency band is off (not quieter). I reckon it's a good mixer to mix dubstep on but I suppose it's whatever you've learnt with.

And don't be afraid of the disonance. It's what hiphop harmony is built on.

depends what the two basslines are really. sometimes a really pure sine waved sub (tune 1 in this example) can be turned down but not completely when track 2 drops. provided the actual sounds and patterns of the basslines dont clash it can give extra weight to a mix and sound double bad................

But be warned, this depends on the system that your playing on and how well you know it, its a potential cone blower!

boomnoise wrote:don't cross the basslines

Unless it works!

of course.

there are no rules!

Not such a big deal in the bedroom, but in a club / on a PA you can't play 2 tunes without EQ'ing one bassline out - it's just sounds of noise.

Maybe not on the moniters or whatever, but it sounds shit on the main system.


Honestley it does. You're not a "badman bringin da bass", you're just a bad DJ.


Cut


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contraband wrote:You're not a "badman bringin da bass", you're just a bad DJ.

contraband wrote:Not such a big deal in the bedroom, but in a club / on a PA you can't play 2 tunes without EQ'ing one bassline out - it's just sounds of noise.

Maybe not on the moniters or whatever, but it sounds shit on the main system.


Honestley it does. You're not a "badman bringin da bass", you're just a bad DJ.


Cut


It


Out.

Just


Watch


The Redlines


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For

dont rely on the lights too much, your ears are your friends

TS (yesyesIOW) wrote:

contraband wrote:Not such a big deal in the bedroom, but in a club / on a PA you can't play 2 tunes without EQ'ing one bassline out - it's just sounds of noise.

Maybe not on the moniters or whatever, but it sounds shit on the main system.


Honestley it does. You're not a "badman bringin da bass", you're just a bad DJ.


Cut


It


Out.

Just


Watch


The Redlines


Thats


What


They


Are


For

You're not going to hear any definition in the bass though, just a wall of bass, red line or not.

Sounds gash imo.

That's the reason top DJ's are top DJ's - they know how to EQ a track. They cut the bass out when 2 tracks are running. Watch anyone from Andy C to A Skills

contraband wrote:

TS (yesyesIOW) wrote:

contraband wrote:Not such a big deal in the bedroom, but in a club / on a PA you can't play 2 tunes without EQ'ing one bassline out - it's just sounds of noise.

Maybe not on the moniters or whatever, but it sounds shit on the main system.


Honestley it does. You're not a "badman bringin da bass", you're just a bad DJ.


Cut


It


Out.

Just


Watch


The Redlines


Thats


What


They


Are


For

You're not going to hear any definition in the bass though, just a wall of bass, red line or not.

Sounds gash imo.

That's the reason top DJ's are top DJ's - they know how to EQ a track. They cut the bass out when 2 tracks are running. Watch anyone from Andy C to A Skills

Dude, are you kidding? Andy C double drops all the time. As do way too many other dnb djs. It can work, if your basses are in tune and the melodies dont clash too much, you just need to know your tunes.

Yeah double dropping tunes should be kept to a minimum but if done at the right time with the right 2 tunes it can be an absolutely astounding experience! Saw Andy C at heaven last year and his doubledroppin skills are amazing!

Obviously I know he dbl drops that's why I used him as an example, I've been lucky enough to see him DJ up close in the club I play at a few times - and he cuts ALL the bass out of one of the tunes when he's double dropping.


You should have the bass cut in half from the channel that you're bringing in even if it hasn't dropped yet, because 2 full EQ'd kicks will sound shitty as well

remember....


imo imo imo imo imo imo

its all practice i supppose, i`m liking finding this out...gna be even better when i get my rane...fuck yerr!

Its all about practice & more practice, trying tunes that work well with each other & more practice. Ideally you should be practicing out loud & it doesn't help when you live in an apartment & you have neighbours complaining about noise levels.