just wondered how you get the bass lines to sit so forward in the mix without them cluttering or muddying...
i'm working fairly hard at this at the moment, mostly trying to find the eq range where i can push the bass without mud and without losing any of the rumble.
Ah, well, bass is my thing matey, a lot of techno these days is so top end orientated (it does provide energy), that the bass get`s neglected.

You just can`t neglect the bass!!!!

Generally, because I deal in Big Bass, what I do is for a start
Eq out the frequencies in the bass that are covered by the Kick.
Then emphasise the frequencies below the kick, and slightly above. So the bass sits "under" the kick, without interfearing.

I also use a a compressor on the bass, sidechained to the kick, so it pumps out slightly on the kick, but you can achieve this by using a gate on the bass that drops the level on every kickdrum hit.

And I normally use a heavy saturation compressor as well, to add extra depth and warmth.

It`s allways a bit of a wrestle when dealing with dub-esque frequencies, bit there is nothing like a bit of ribcage rattling sub!!!