On this video we explain what a kick drum is and how it works. Check our full video course "The Official Guide To Mixing" here: https://www.doctormix.com/the-official-guide.html Find out more about our Mixing & Mastering service here: https://www.doctormix.com/mixing-and-mastering Mixing is one of the most important stages of music production. It's the point where all elements of the music come together, and are modified and enhanced to achieve the best possible sonic result. On this video course, we show you all the steps, techniques and principles  for accomplish a powerful, balanced, punchy and dynamic sound. You will also see all the secrets you need to know, in order to make your mixes sound professional and ready to compete with the high standards of commercial releases.Filmed at the Doctor Mix studios in London, our professional engineers walk you through every step of their process using high quality analogue gear and plugins. In this Video Course you'll learn... • How to prepare, organize and get your material ready for mixing • A/B comparison to commercial releases or demo mix • Gain Staging • Filtering The Low End • Bus Routing • Kick Drum • Parallel Compression • Increasing The Kick Impact • Sine Wave Trick • Transient Enhancement • Enhancing The Snare • How To Balance The Drums • Bus Compression • How To Mix The Bass • Bass Sidechain • Basic Vocal EQ & Compression • Vocal Correction With Dynamic EQ • Adding Reverb And Delay On Vocals • Mixing The Acoustic Guitar • Mixing Pads and Strings • Mixing the Horns • Mastering Techniques You will also learn how to strategically setup your mix so that you get the maximum loudness before you even get to the mastering stage. More teasers from the course can be seen from here: Gain Staging Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g31VvDSQHto Parallel Compression Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEipXf5ZHM How To Enhance Your Snare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB3R3FVPUJI Bus Compression Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn8pxt1iXno Bass Side-Chain Compression Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLqansc0d20 Vocal Reverb Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeiAg7AVh-c Mastering Techniques Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYHS9ptndbs "The Official Guide To Mixing" Online Video Course: https://www.doctormix.com/the-official-guide.html Visit Doctor Mix here: Website: http://www.doctormix.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorMixDotCom/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctormixdotcom/