Mud, fire, loud noises… yup, we’re in Texas! August 2018’s Nail The Mix took us to Austin, Texas where we streamed Machine mixing “Redneck” by Lamb Of God. We got stuck in the mud, we played with fire, we geeked out over Machine’s amazing studio and wizard-level recording techniques, and of course answered some of your questions! Get instant access …
Advanced mic position tips w/ Mary Zimmer
Remember, you’re recording a human being… In this clip from her brand new Fast Track, metal vocal coach Mary Zimmer of Voice Hacks shows some powerful tips for recording vocals that come down to simply adjusting the position of the mic relative to the vocalist– super simple, but super effective! Because remember, you’re micing a human not a guitar cabinet! …
Turbocharge your drum room mics with a PA system! w/ Machine The Producer
Thinking outside the box! The legendary Machine (Lamb Of God, Clutch, Suicide Silence, Fall Out Boy) shows one of his signature tricks for turbocharging drum room mics: running the drums into a PA! Warning, after watching this you may experience a sudden urge to drag a PA into your drum room 🙂 Want more? Click here to get instant access …
Unboxing A Day To Remember raw multi-tracks
Take notes on this arrangement! Eyal Levi takes you on a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for “Right Back At It Again” by A Day To Remember, as seen on Nail The Mix in 2017. Here’s a few things to note as you watch the unboxing: Lots and lots of layers of vocals, as you’d expect from a Jeremy …
Kurt Ballou dialing in drum samples
Turbo charge those drums! Kurt Ballou shows how he chooses, mixes and fine-tunes the drum samples from his signature Room Sound library in “I Can Tell You About Pain” by Converge in this clip from his Nail The Mix! Get instant access to Converge multi-tracks and Kurt’s full mixing session here! Nail The Mix is our online mixing school that …