Dialing in aggressive drums w/ Kris Crummett

The details matter!

The difference between a pretty good mix and a GREAT mix is often in the details– that extra layer of polish that most people will never consciously notice, but is the key to making the song truly shine and stand out from the crowd.

As one example, Kris Crummett shows how to use Soundtoys Effect Rack and some automation to add a dose of strategic distortion to your drums during key moments that need an extra dash of aggression. Again, most people will never consciously hear this, but they’ll FEEL it – and that’s what matters:

Dialing in AGGRESSIVE DRUMS w/ Kris Crummett [URM ENHANCED]

Kris Crummett shows how to use Soundtoys Effect Rack and some automation in Pro Tools to add a dose of strategic distortion to your drums during key moments that need an extra dash of aggression. This video is just one small part of our “Mixing Real Drums” Fast Track with Kris Crummett, which is available in our URM Enhanced program.

This video is just one small part of our “Mixing Real Drums” Fast Track with Kris Crummett, which is available in our URM Enhanced program.

Click here to get Kris’ full Fast Track and 60+ hours of content in the rest of our Fast Track library!


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Mixing DANCE GAVIN DANCE drums w/ Kris Crummett

The backbone of every mix

Last month we had Kris Crummett mix “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance– and tbh, literally every single track in the session is absolutely beautiful and a joy to mix so it’s hard to even know where to start!

Mixing DANCE GAVIN DANCE drums w/ Kris Crummett – tutorial

Watch Kris Crummett mix the drums for “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance, with a particular focus on the toms. Get instant access to Dance Gavin Dance multi-tracks and Kris Crummett’s full mixing session ► http://nailthemix.com/ NAIL THE MIX is an online mixing school created by Joey Sturgis, Joel Wanasek and Eyal Levi – the guys who produced bands like TDWP, Chelsea Grin, Blessthefall, Machine Head, Monuments, Miss May I, Of Mice & Men, Reflections, Born Of Osiris, Asking Alexandria and dozens more of this generation’s best metal bands.

In this clip, Kris polishes the drums, with a particular focus on the toms. Why toms? Because they’re one of the most challenging things to mix, yet they rarely get any attention in tutorials… so we’re doing our part to fix that 🙂

Click here to instant access to these multi-tracks and Kris’ 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!

Mixing BLESSTHEFALL drums w/ Tyler Smyth!

All about those details!

Watch Tyler Smyth mix the drums in “Cutthroat” by Blessthefall in this clip from his Nail The Mix session.

BLESSTHEFALL DRUM BUS PROCESSING w/ Tyler Smyth – Nail The Mix

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He uses a variety of EQ, compression, saturation and other plugins from Universal Audio, Waves, Drumforge, Wavesfactory and Slate Digital in Cubase.

Click here to instant access to these multi-tracks and Tyler’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!

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 🙂

Turbocharge your drum room mics with a PA system! w/ Machine The Producer

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!

Want more? Click here to get instant access to Lamb Of God multi-tracks and Machine’s full mix 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, Machine Head, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!

How to edit metal drums in Reaper (part 1 of 2)

Robin Leijon shows you everything!

You guys asked, and we delivered: more Reaper content! We’ve got lots more coming, but to start with we’ve got this brand new, 100% free and 100% awesome tutorial on editing drums in Reaper courtesy of our friend Robin Leijon.

How to edit metal drums in Reaper DAW (Part 1 of 2)

Learn how to properly edit modern metal drums in the Reaper DAW with Robin Leijon. Stay tuned for Part 2 of this tutorial! He will show you how to prep, normalize, quantize to the grid, adjust individual hits, fill gaps with crossfades, and more.

Boom! But that’s not all– we’ve got much more Reaper content coming your way 🙂

Stay tuned for Part 2 of this tutorial coming soon, where Robin shares some of the optional tips and tricks to help you take your drums to the next level in Reaper.


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, Machine Head, A Day To Remember and Bring Me The Horizon. Join now for instant access!