How to Mix Metal Drums from Scratch (Full Free Course)

In this full master class, learn how to mix drums and get professional results mixing drums from scratch in a modern metal session.

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Are you a metal guitarist with a home studio struggling with starting your production process, mixing your tracks, or creating pro-quality tones? This mixing tutorial focuses on common issues students face, particularly with how to mix drums, highlighting that workflow is often a bigger challenge than plugins. We'll explore effective audio mixing techniques to improve your sound.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 The #1 Issue in Metal Mixing: Workflow vs Plugins
1:32 Introduction to Sebastian Sampson
2:06 Defining the Goal: Old School Death Metal Sound
4:34 How to Mix into Bus Compression (Master Bus & Drum Bus)
6:48 Raw Drum Tracks vs Mixed Drums Comparison
7:10 The Importance of Source Tones (Real vs MIDI)
7:54 Drum Bus Compression Settings (The Rubber Ceiling Effect)
11:15 Mixing Overheads: Removing Low End & Boxiness
14:15 Mixing Kick Drums: Drum Leveling & Gating
16:11 Subtractive EQ for Kick Drum (Removing the "Cardboard Box")
20:42 Boosting Kick Drum EQ (Adding Click & Mid-Range Punch)
21:15 Why Compress Before EQ on Individual Shells?
29:00 Mixing Snare Drum: Gating & Subtractive EQ
32:35 Boosting Snare EQ (Adding Air, Sizzle & 200Hz Weight)
36:00 Using Transient Designers vs Over-Compressing Snare
37:18 Saturation for Snare: Perception of Loudness & Peak Control
40:50 Mixing Bottom Snare Mic (Emphasizing the Sizzle)
45:44 Advanced Overhead Processing: Saturation & Compression
48:48 Using Soothe2 to Fix Harsh Cymbals
50:35 Limiting Overheads for Peak Management
51:16 Mixing Room Mics: The "Mid-Range Bomb" Technique
52:45 Character Compression & Chaos for Room Tracks
55:46 EQing Room Mics to Fill Frequency Gaps
1:02:35 Mixing Hi-Hats & Ride Cymbals
1:07:56 Mixing Toms: Hybrid Kick/Snare Approach
1:15:35 Tom Bus Processing: Cohesion & Ultra-Consistency
1:19:38 Using Clipping for Loudness on Toms
1:22:38 Adding Drum Samples: Layering for Energy & High-End
1:28:57 Parallel Processing (Kick Crush & Snare Crush)
1:39:20 Mixing Snare Reverb: Gated, Plate, and Room Samples
1:46:11 Final Drum Bus Processing: Saturation & Clipping
1:50:33 Final Drum Mix Results & Context

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