The Reason Your Drum Mixes Sound Bad Has Nothing To Do With Mixing
The reason your home-recorded metal drums never sound right has nothing to do with your mixing. The problem happens before you ever open your DAW.
In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of a real metal drum recording session for the band Cytokine... tracked in a less-than-ideal basement, and walking you through every mic choice, every placement decision, and every bleed-management technique we used to get a pro-sounding raw drum recording.
Then we open up Reaper and listen to every raw track, completely unprocessed, so you can hear exactly what good raw drums should sound like before you ever touch a plugin.
🎁 FREE DRUM RECORDING GUIDE: https://liquidstudiosli.com/drum-recording-guide
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Why Mixes Fail
01:24 Three Key Factors
02:00 Kick Mic Setup
02:57 Snare Bleed Control
03:41 Toms And Null Points
04:16 Overheads And Spot Mics
04:57 Room Mics Mojo
05:57 Raw Tracks Playback
09:56 Wrap Up And Next Steps
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🔥 Hire me to mix your next track: https://liquidstudiosli.com/offer-video-2
📥 Free Resources For Metal Bands: https://liquidstudiosli.com/resources
👉 Subscribe for more metal production tips: https://youtube.com/@danielthabet?sub_confirmation=1
In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of a real metal drum recording session for the band Cytokine... tracked in a less-than-ideal basement, and walking you through every mic choice, every placement decision, and every bleed-management technique we used to get a pro-sounding raw drum recording.
Then we open up Reaper and listen to every raw track, completely unprocessed, so you can hear exactly what good raw drums should sound like before you ever touch a plugin.
🎁 FREE DRUM RECORDING GUIDE: https://liquidstudiosli.com/drum-recording-guide
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Why Mixes Fail
01:24 Three Key Factors
02:00 Kick Mic Setup
02:57 Snare Bleed Control
03:41 Toms And Null Points
04:16 Overheads And Spot Mics
04:57 Room Mics Mojo
05:57 Raw Tracks Playback
09:56 Wrap Up And Next Steps
Want to watch these videos early? Join the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5d5LAcG0ga-rBlWPEGIqeA/join
🔥 Hire me to mix your next track: https://liquidstudiosli.com/offer-video-2
📥 Free Resources For Metal Bands: https://liquidstudiosli.com/resources
👉 Subscribe for more metal production tips: https://youtube.com/@danielthabet?sub_confirmation=1
