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I've always loved Yachov Smirnoff's accent.

I just try and write bass parts that don't coincide with the kick 
 
Sounds crazy but it works....

You are saying arrangement, sharke?  That gives you nothing to fix in the mix. ;-)
 
Another thing that helps is to low pass all the other acoustic tracks that don't dip into the bass range.  Most tracks can excise anything below 100+ Hz.

It wasn't the kick or bass eq so much as it was the rhythm guitars low end muddying things up....and the bass needed a little reinforcement(better sim). I ended up buying the Ampeg 8x10 cab, and Bapu's Bass Rider plug did the rest for the bass
 
Big thanks to Bapu for the tutoring.....

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it sounds like he's saying the same thing i said earlier.
 

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FWIW I would just as soon not see Mixbus videos in my CAKEWALK Sonar thread.....

I'll delete the videos...

Don't know what's wrong with em , they are very informative
But as you wish...

Let me remind you about your question :

charlyg
I have heard that one could run low pass/high pass filters to make the kick drum and bass more distinct. I guess there may be a way just thru eq, so I'm looking for a general(not necessarily best) practice on separation. Or is there a video somewhere? I do have that nice frequency chart you guys told me about, but I still need to frame it........
 
I can't seem to see thru the weeds to know where to turn now that we are in the mixing stage...

Btw : frequency masking and spectral management = clearer mixes
is some keywords here....You may check that up !

And last... using a low cut bell with a small Q setting, is better than using an Hi pass filter for low end definition.

for those who may be interested in this, search youtube for :
HPF Alternative: Clean up your low end without HPF- High Pass Filters Madness follow up

But what do i know... rather than using my ears and learning...
Ill pass the question of your's, to the other forum members so nwm.