u/Sea_Appointment8408

Curious to know how you'd go about it.

I'm at my limit and want to free up some time. All of my busy busy clients rely on me a lot and while I earn a nice amount of money from them, I am happy to take the financial hit in favour of my mental health.

Just wondering how you'd go about cutting down the work and explaining to your clients why.

I'm in the alt rock space and never have issues with mixing any other instruments. But bass often eludes me. I think it's a mix of my headphones and maybe I struggle with lower frequency mixing. It's either too bass-heavy, too wide, too boomy, or just lacking character.

I get there eventually with my final mixes, but only after a lot of comparing on different speakers and reference mixes and many, many tweaks. Often I just get lucky.

When I listen to reference tracks/professional rock albums sound tighter, but also wide at the same time?

Just wondering how people approach the bass in rock music. Wondering if I'm missing a silver bullet that might revolutionise how I mix and record my bass.

Thanks!