How to put the bass-heavy part of a track under people talking
Tell Vizard Agent you want the bass-heavy part of the track under the talking, not the hi-hats. It measures the track's low end against its high end across the whole song, auditions the sections with a real bass line, then lifts the bass and softens the treble so the groove carries under the voices without burying a word.
What do you type into Vizard Agent?
Describe the sound you are missing. Turning the music down under speech keeps the same balance at a lower level, so the thin, ticking top end is still what you hear. "I want the really bassy bit" points at a different section of the track, which is a question of choosing, not of volume.
Is there a better part of the music you could use? All I hear is a hi-hat over the talking. I want that really bassy bit.
What does Vizard Agent actually do?
It treats the track as a map of frequency over time. The sections people remember as "the bass bit" have measurably more energy at the bottom relative to the top, and that ratio is what it ranks them by. In the session behind this article it:
- Measured the track in half-second steps across four bands, sub-bass, bass, body and hi-hats, and printed a low-versus-high table for every two seconds.
- Found the sub-bass rising sharply partway in, and joined four ten-second excerpts so they could be compared for an audible riff rather than just a kick drum.
- Chose the section with an articulated bass riff and shaped the EQ under speech: lifted the bass, cut the deepest rumble and softened the treble.
- Had it checked that the groove, not the hats, came through, and that every name stayed clear.
- When the ending lost its weight, found the strongest low-frequency hit in the track and placed it on the end card.
When does this not work well?
When the bass riff is busy. A fast, melodic bass line under speech competes with the voices just as much as hats do, so the best section is often the one with a steady, simple low end. Phone speakers also lose the deepest bass, so the lift has to sit high enough to be heard there.
Common questions
Why does my music sound thin under talking? The hats cut through and the bass does not. Vizard Agent rebalances it.
Can it find the bass part for me? Yes. Vizard Agent measures the low end across the whole track.
Will the voices stay clear? Vizard Agent checks every name is still intelligible.