Riff to Radio

You’ve spent hours layering riffs, quad tracking guitars to get that massive wall of sound… so why does the final mix still feel flat and disconnected?

Here’s the truth: it’s not about recording more guitars, it’s about how you mix and glue them together.

In this episode of Riff to Radio, I walk you through exactly how I mix quad-tracked rhythm guitars to make them sound huge, wide, and powerful — without losing clarity or stepping on the rest of the mix.

We’ll cover:

🎸 Main vs. supplemental tones – How to balance aggression with texture
 🎚️ EQ + multiband compression – My go-to moves for tight low-end and no fizz
 🖇️ Bus processing – Gluing four guitars into one massive wall of sound
 🌌 Stereo widening & sidechaining – Subtle tricks that add width and space for drums
 🥁 Making room for the snare – The secret to letting your guitars slam without masking the punch

If you’ve ever wondered how pro mixers get that wide, crushing rhythm guitar sound that still leaves space for bass and drums, this episode is a must-listen.

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