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rubez
when people talk about layering or layering techniques, what does it mean? example 'i layered 5 different bass sounds, playing 5 different basslines' i just thought it was playing stuff at the same time in the playlist - surely he didnt play 5 different basslines on top of each other??! that would sound muddled?? what exactly is it?
Chronosis
You know what layering means. Sure things can get muddy if the layers aren't processed properly. In case of basslines, you usually give each it's own space in the frequency spectrum. One has the frequencies below 80Hz and the other has the frequencies above (for example).

Btw. the track in my sig has two basslines (high&low).
Fledz
It's all about subtlety aswell. Sometimes you struggle to hear something specific, yet you know it's there and if you silence it you can hear a noticeable dip in atmosphere.
rubez
yeah i know what u mean about subtlety - u feel it more than u hear it almost.

how do u do what frequency a certain say bass is in? im not as far as mixing down or whatever its called, mixing fequencies. is it in the bit u see the wavelength or in the mixer?
Fledz
Get Voxengo SPAN. It's free off their website. It's a spectrum analyser and will help you learn what frequency everything is in.
jey
use ur ears! if one layer sounds bad over another then cut it with eq, go up and down the fq spectrum until they sit nicely together..
djms
when layering sounds it;s all about EQ to get the most out of each sound
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