8.1.6 The Kick

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8.1.6 The Kick

Here a combination of EQ and Compression are used to give the Kick more body, warmth and punch.

Kind: concept (reamix-section) Chapter: 8 Case Study 3: Don’t Keep Me Waiting Source: ReaMix (October 2009)

Here a combination of EQ and Compression are used to give the Kick more body, warmth and punch. The Gate is used to cut out the bleed from other instruments.

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1.1 Are You Ready To Mix? (kind=reference)
1.2 How Do Your Recordings Measure Up? (kind=reference)
1.3 Have You Got the Gear? (kind=reference)
1.4 Are You Sitting Comfortably? (kind=reference)
1.5 Have You Done Your Homework? (kind=reference)
1.6 Sort Out Your Takes (kind=reference)
1.7 The Sample Project and Resource Files (kind=reference)
1.8 Develop a Mixing Strategy (kind=reference)
2.1 What Is Corrective Action? (kind=reference)
2.2 Corrective Action Tools (kind=reference)
2.3 Corrective EQ (kind=reference)
2.4 EQ: Bandwidth and Type (kind=reference)
2.5 The Grey Area (kind=reference)
2.6 Correcting Vocal Problems (kind=reference)
2.7 Managing Bleed (kind=reference)
2.8 Removing Background Noise (kind=reference)
2.9 Setting Levels (kind=reference)
3.1 Spatial Mixing Concepts (kind=reference)
3.2 Designing a Virtual Stage (kind=reference)
3.3 A Guide to Some Mixing Tools and FX (kind=reference)
3.4 Channel Splitting or Multiple Tracks? (kind=reference)
3.5 Channel Splitting Concepts and Techniques (kind=reference)
3.6 Width (kind=reference)
3.7 Height (Frequency) (kind=reference)
3.8 Depth (kind=reference)
3.9 Time (Length) (kind=reference)
3.10 Multidimensional Mixing Examples (kind=reference)
Artistic Mixing (kind=reference)
5.1 Introduction (kind=reference)
5.2 Mixing Order (kind=reference)
5.3 Pseudo Mastering (kind=reference)
5.4 Pre-Mastering (kind=reference)
6.1 Introduction (kind=reference)
6.2 The Big Production Mix (kind=reference)
6.3 The Simpler, Gentler Mix (kind=reference)
6.4 Project Assignment (kind=reference)
7.1 Introduction (kind=reference)
7.2 The Track Layout (kind=reference)
7.3 The Routing Matrix (kind=reference)
7.4 The Mixer (kind=reference)
7.5 The Individual Instruments (kind=reference)
7.6 Project Assignment (kind=reference)
8.1.1 Project Overview (kind=reference)
8.1.2 The Vox (kind=reference)
8.1.3 The Guitar Tracks (kind=reference)
8.1.4 The Harmonica (kind=reference)
8.1.5 The Instrument Mix (kind=reference)
8.1.6 The Kick (kind=reference)
8.1.7 The Snare (kind=reference)
8.1.8 The Overhead (kind=reference)
8.1.9 The Reverb (kind=reference)
8.1.10 The Master (kind=reference)
8.2 Project Assignment (kind=reference)
9.1 Pseudo Mastering (kind=reference)
9.2 Some Other Master Track Plug-Ins (Overview) (kind=reference)
9.3 Dithering (kind=reference)
9.4 Schwa’s Audio Statistics (kind=reference)
9.5 Rendering Your Mix (kind=reference)
9.6 Burning an Audio CD (kind=reference)