Mixing kick and clap together in a house track (big volume spikes problem)

your kick and clap/snare should not be playing at the same time for the majority of the track, so you're already doing something wrong. you either don't know what you're doing or you're trying to make a very obscure track. based on the fact that your kick and clap are so loud, I'm assuming you are either making future bass or festival trap, and if I'm correct, then yes, your clap and kick should never hit at the same time. that's too loud. if for some reason you are still insisting that your kick and clap be as loud as you are making it, and you want them to play at the same time, just put a compressor on the bus and it will even out the volume. I still recommend you reconsider your mixing decision.

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