Try it with no compression on the kick drum. Whatever you do, don't compress the mix - the ME will do whatever is necessary there.

alright thanks, i ran a little compression on the guitar but thats it, i only used a limiter on the kick to make sure it wouldnt clip but ill try removing the limiter and see what happens

"it sounds like a helicopter propeller is in the mix"
Well, record a real propeller, invert the phase and add it into the mix.
[edit: Ignore this. It's a joke]

You might want to check your bottom end a bit, if your guitars/kick etc. overlap it can cause bass spikes that make the bass seem stronger.

Codemonkey wrote: "it sounds like a helicopter propeller is in the mix"
Well, record a real propeller, invert the phase and add it into the mix.

HAHA!!

Was everything tracked live in the same room? There may be some phasing issues with certain frequencies.

Any chance your mix is peaking pretty heavily?

It sounds like it might be pumping rapidly - a side effect of poor or excessive limiting.

ya i took the compression/limiters off the tracks and the problem went away im only in my 5th month of recording school and this is my first full recording so thanks for all the help

Another note - make sure you leave headroom. Don't let your mix bus clip even once.

This requires proper gain on all channels, maybe some fader riding and a tiny bit of judiciously used compression on individual channels or buses.

Cheers
J

Make sure also that your comps / limiters do not have auto gain compensation selected, if they're so equipped.