Reply To: Arkaik Tutorial Q&A session.

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,Arkaik
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Hi Matt,

I think when trying to work out the bass /mids to fit into the groove of your drums, its best to have a clear idea of the sort of track you want to make and work out which the strongest idea (bass pattern or drum pattern) then fit the other elements around that, by using sidechain compression and other techniques to make sure they fit together well. i often make some drums then work on bass, and end up changing the drum pattern to fit with the groove of the bass better.

With working out a groove for the drums, i often start with the most standard kick snare setup then change the position of the kicks adding in extra kicks, then add hats n shakers, rides and change there position, then probably take some of the kicks out before finally getting to something that has a slight groove. i find adding in percussion on the off beats helps me to work out where to put the kicks and the sort of groove i will stick with. I hope this helps

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