Distorted Kick and bass synth mixing techniques

[midi_cheddar Profile Website]

I have been producing breakcore and hardcore for a while now using Ableton Live and one problem I have come across frequently is my bass synth clashing with my distorted kick drum. Does anyone know of any production techniques to avoid this happening?

[jimmusician Profile]

i find if you let a distorted bass drum go out of control it will basically take over a mix. in FL studio i basically take the "out" knob and crank til I feel I'm getting purely the attack of the drum and let synths do the rest of the work.

[producer_snafu Profile Website]

google side chaining

[pcpc18 Profile]

yeah use sidechain, it's quite easy with live, pick the native compressor, put it on your bassline track, then create a audio track for the kick, in the compressor, click on the arrow near the on/off switch, some new options will appear, enable the sidechain, choose the track with your kick in "audio from", compress & enjoy

use google for more information