HOW IT’S DONE w/ Buster Odeholm

Watch Buster write, record, produce, mix, and master a Humanity’s Last Breath song from start to finish, no steps skipped

The only rule: There are no rules.

Buster is pure creativity. He does whatever it takes to get the sound in his head to come out of his monitors: stacking multiple whammy pedals, time stretching and pitchshifting DIs, editing while tracking… anything is fair game if it sounds cool.

And that’s what this course is all about: an incredibly detailed look at exactly how Buster works as he writes and records a Humanity’s Last Breath song from scratch, so you can unlock your own creativity.

Buster’s unhinged writing process

Buster’s writing process breaks all the “rules:” He oftentimes starts with synth loops and writes guitar parts against those, cuts up and pitch-shifts loops on the fly to create new parts, Melodynes specific notes of chords, and more. It’s the perfect example of how throwing away limitations can unlock a new level of creativity.

Crafting next level guitar tones

A huge part of Buster’s guitar sounds is what happens during tracking. Before it even hits the DAW, he’s already manipulated it. For example, how he chains two whammy pedals together: one for detuning, the other for his trademark high-pitched, screechy sounds.

The secret to THALL

A lot of us probably just default to using bass to double the guitars and fill in the low end. But what if it was something else? What if it was an EVENT? That’s the essence of Buster’s approach to “thall.” Bonus: a few cool tricks like tuning the bass to the note you want to play (open string always sounds better than fretted).

Make the master bus SLAM

Buster’s master bus processing takes his mixes to another level. Some compression, his trademark Saturn settings, and a very aggressive use of Pro-L in “transparent” mode and the difference is HUGE! Night and day.

What’s in the course

How It’s Done w/ Buster Odeholm is over 13 hours of content in 25+ videos, and it covers the entire process he writes and records a Humanity’s Last Breath song from scratch.

Guitar

  • Parallel distortion and EQ for sick guitar tones
  • Tracking through multiple whammy pedals
  • Processing synths like guitars and guitars like synths
  • Automating EQ and other processing on DIs for a perfect guitar tone, through the WHOLE song

Vocals

  • Parallel distortion and EQ for sick guitar tones
  • Tracking through multiple whammy pedals
  • Processing synths like guitars and guitars like synths
  • Automating EQ and other processing on DIs for a perfect guitar tone, through the WHOLE song

Editing

  • Parallel distortion and EQ for sick guitar tones
  • Tracking through multiple whammy pedals
  • Processing synths like guitars and guitars like synths
  • Automating EQ and other processing on DIs for a perfect guitar tone, through the WHOLE song

Mixing

  • Parallel distortion and EQ for sick guitar tones
  • Tracking through multiple whammy pedals
  • Processing synths like guitars and guitars like synths
  • Automating EQ and other processing on DIs for a perfect guitar tone, through the WHOLE song
Songwriting

  • Using synth/sound design as a song starter
  • ​Creating a great sounding songwriting template
  • ​Manipulating tempo in songwriting
  • ​Using filters to create rhythmic patterns
  • ​​When to cut song sections and create brand new ones

Bass

  • Using synth/sound design as a song starter
  • ​Creating a great sounding songwriting template
  • ​Manipulating tempo in songwriting
  • ​Using filters to create rhythmic patterns
  • ​​When to cut song sections and create brand new ones

Drums

  • Using synth/sound design as a song starter
  • ​Creating a great sounding songwriting template
  • ​Manipulating tempo in songwriting
  • ​Using filters to create rhythmic patterns
  • ​​When to cut song sections and create brand new ones

Mastering

  • Using synth/sound design as a song starter
  • ​Creating a great sounding songwriting template
  • ​Manipulating tempo in songwriting
  • ​Using filters to create rhythmic patterns
  • ​​When to cut song sections and create brand new ones

Multi-tracks & bonus content

  • ​Over 25 videos (13+ hours in total)
  • Multi-tracks for “Anthracite” by Humanity’s Last Breath
  • Access to a private, members-only Discord
  • Editing Drums mini-course (covers Pro Tools, Cubase and Reaper)/li>
  • ​​How To Make Your Own Drum Samples mini-course (covers Trigger and Kontakt)
  • Amp Sim mini-course
  • Guitar Setup mini-course
  • ​​Pro Tools & Reaper Supercharger mini-courses

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Does it matter what DAW I use?

No. Almost everything in the course can be easily translated into any DAW.

What if I don't have all the same plugins?

Some things may require a specific plug-in, but the vast majority can be translated to any plug-in.

Do I need to be a member of URM or Nail The Mix?

Nope!

What if I cancel my URM/Nail The Mix membership?

You'll have lifetime access to any course you buy from us, even if you cancel.