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Equalizing the kick

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Equalizing the kick

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The kick or bass drum is extremely important because it's the heartbeat of the song and provides power to the mix. Although different kick drums sound different, here is a general way to approach EQing the kick drum that will usually get you in the ballpark. The first thing to remember is you can't overcome a bad drum sound. If the kick drum sounds bad in the room, then there is no amount of EQing that's going to make it sound better. But if a kick does sound good, we can make it sound even better, with a little bit of EQ at certain EQ points here and there in the frequency range. Let's see what we can do with this kick. First of all, let's listen to the entire drum kit just by itself. (music playing) You can hear some leakage from the bass guitar in the background. That's okay. You'll never hear it in the track. So let's bring our native 4-Band EQ up. The first thing to remember is that the ideal frequency for a 22-inch kick drum, which is what most kick drums are, that's usually…

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