Tag: dave otero

Behind the scenes with Dave Otero + Archspire! [VLOG]

The dog > everything else

The NTM crew heads to Denver, Colorado for Dave Otero’s session with “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire!

We get a tour of his studio including his gear collection, indoor archery range (!?) and mostly importantly…. the studio dog!

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF DAVE OTERO’S STUDIO – NTM VLOG 04

The NTM crew heads to Denver, Colorado for Dave Otero’s session with “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire! We get a tour of his studio including his gear collection, indoor archery range (!?) and mostly importantly…. the studio dog!

Get instant access to the Archspire multi-tracks + Dave’s full mix session here.

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Balance a mix using the Magic AB plugin w/ Dave Otero + Archspire

Meet your new best friend

We’ve all been there: after spending hours on a mix and getting it to what you think is a good place, you fire up one of your favorite mixes  to see how it measures up and… SAD TROMBONE 🙁

While it’s not a magic bullet that will mix your songs for you, having the right reference material available for a quick A/B at any time is key to avoid those moments of disappointment that are inevitable when you have to bounce, compare, and repeat forever… enter your new best friend, Magic AB!

How to balance a mix using the Magic AB plugin w/ Dave Otero + Archspire

Dave Otero shows how to use the Magic AB plugin to load reference material and balance your mix against it. He is working with the raw multi-tracks for “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire.

Dave Otero shows how to use the Magic AB plugin to load reference material and balance your mix against it, using the raw multi-tracks for “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire.

Click here to instant access to Archspire multi-tracks and Dave’s full mixing session!

Nail The MixNail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Gojira, Meshuggah, Lamb Of God, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!

How to auto-align your drums samples w/ Dave Otero

Don’t play on hard mode!

Nobody likes aligning drum samples, but it’s gotta be done– because phase issues can absolutely destroy your drum sound. But what if there was an alternative to manually aligning them, one by one??

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Dave Otero shows how to use the Auto Align plugin to easily align drum samples to be phase accurate, using the raw multi-tracks for “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire.

Dave Otero shows he uses the Auto Align plugin to easily align drum samples to be phase accurate, using the raw multi-tracks for “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire.

Click here to instant access to Archspire multi-tracks and Dave’s full mixing session!

Nail The MixNail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Gojira, Meshuggah, Lamb Of God, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!

Make your own cables w/ Dave Otero

That’s not a vape…

Learn how to make your own XLR cables in this tutorial from Dave Otero

MAKE YOUR OWN CABLES?? w/ Dave Otero

Dave Otero shows how to make your own XLR cable from parts. Save money and avoid having to enter Guitar Center?? Win!

Save money AND get exactly the cables you need without having to go to Guitar Center? Sign me up!

Click here to instant access to Archspire multi-tracks and Dave’s full mixing session!

Nail The MixNail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Gojira, Meshuggah, Lamb Of God, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!

ARCHSPIRE “shotgun vocals” effect w/ Dave Otero

Literal shotgun vocals

Last month we had Dave Otero mix “Remote Tumor Seeker” by Archspire– and if you’re familiar with these guys you know that their vocals are absolutely inhuman.

INSANE ARCHSPIRE VOCAL EFFECT w/ Dave Otero

Dave Otero shows how he adds a literal shotgun blast to the intro of “Calamus Will Animate” by Archspire to add over the top drama.

But you can never be TOO extreme right?? So Dave Otero uses this trick to make the vocals even more insane…

Click here to instant access to these multi-tracks and Dave’s full mixing session!

Nail The MixNail The Mix is our online mixing school that gives you REAL multi-tracks from REAL bands, plus a mixing class from the producer who recorded it. Past guests include Periphery, Gojira, Meshuggah, Lamb Of God, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!