Bass issue making me crazy...(phase related)

[Zed10R]

Line up to what? The wave forms will look TOTALLY different. Also, it isn't so much a matter of anything LOOKING "right", it is a matter of it SOUNDING "right". Since the tones are totally different, no matter where you move the tracks in the time line, you will create some kind of phase cancellation and phase coupling. What is very important is how you want the combined tracks to sound. Without figuring that out, everything else is just pure crazy talk! There is truly no "right" way to align the tracks.

I know the look of the wave forms will be different...but I also know that there will be patterns in the wav forms that you can detect and align. At that point, yes, please use your ears. I'd never try to tell someone to mix visually.

 

[Zed10R]

This is where my issue is. I'm not even in the ballpark yet for using my ears to get it just right. I zoom in really close, but you have to understand that the transients on an amp track are not the same looking as the ones on the DI.

So once you get in close, it is about impossible to see where the note is initially being struck.

My friend said he used a 1k tone he would send through the amp, but that still didnt give him the needed transient spike to make lining up the tracks easier.

The secret is to just get in there are do it. Listen to the results and you'll be able to tell when you are making it worse vs better. Then you will see how to match up the wav patterns.