I want to produce a background bassline with 3 beats in between each kick like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kljVXU4XJXI

AND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sb05tAFpUw

How do I go about doing this? Every time I load up a channel, my bassline sounds too heavy.

1000100010001000 (kick)
0111011101110111 (bass)

add some sidechain

It's not something that can be taught on a forum, you're just going to have to experiment until you get it right. There are some helpful videos on youtube, though.

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