When I record a new song I have a template I use that has my go-to drum samples already loaded into it. Try doing this not only with guitars but keyboards and other ambient instruments that at the end of the day might be cluttering the kick drum right out of your mix. I then saved these settings as my own preset called Dee Q Left and “boom!” went my kick. I loaded it on and began to experiment until I found a setting I liked. The great thing is that this EQ setting is based on a preset I found within the EQ plugin itself. Notice I have completely cut all frequencies below 50hz and the volume of the 134hz down to 50hz is greatly reduced. Here is a picture of the 7-band EQ I use on my rhythm guitar. If you are running into this problem try putting an EQ plugin on your guitars and rolling off the low frequencies that, while might sound cool solo’d up, ultimately clutter the frequency spectrum that the kick is trying to occupy. But the problem with “woof” is it often makes your kick drum go “poof” and disappear. A lot of us like some good low end on our guitar sound to give it a little “woof”. What I quickly learned is that there were other instruments, such as rhythm guitars for example, that were stepping on the EQ spectrum that the kick drum was to fill, essentially blanketing the kick.
Blah! It was a mess! And where did my loud thumping kick drum disappear to? But then I’d give it mix the ol’ car test. It was in-your-face and everything seemed clear and separated. I remember many times doing mixes of my music that sounded killer (in my mind anyway) when listening back in my studio monitors. In this article I’ll explain how to create drum sounds that kill. Need some tricks to get your drums slammin’? Here are some things that I do that are easy and really bring your drums to life. In the Lab with Dee J Nelson: Drum Sounds That Kill
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