Quote Originally Posted by Jimfish
a 303 or soft equivalent is pretty handy for the basses.. you could also use softsynths like A1, ms20, basstation or even the bass gutar plugin in cubase is pretty good, softsynths like Korg polysix, pro53, Albino 2 & FM7 are good for nice stabs and pads..
Im sure ive missed some but im not in front of my audio pc right now so i can have a proper look..

Follow Z's advice with the dynamics.. You could also use loads of eqs stacked up & boosting heavily at around 80-100 on some samples (not necessarily bass samples) to bring out a bass that will sit right between the kicks..

Also see some of the sidechaining threads for getting it to sit if its a bit masive
thanx a lot! i know the polysix is pretty fat synth...
i got the others, too, and the advice about the 80-100 Hz boosting will be tested, for sure, m8.