You know the one I’m talking about! In this tutorial you’ll how to dial in that sought-after “clanky” bass guitar tone you’ve heard in so many of the best metal mixes. Joel Wanasek shows how to do it in Cubase and the stock amp simulator plugin, but the same approach will work in any DAW with similar plugins. He duplicates …
Make your bass drops EXPLODE!
Boom goes the dynamite! Learn how to add impact, drama and a massive transient to bass drops in a metal or metalcore song by adding a sample of an explosion or other sound to your 808 bass drop. Joel shows how to do it in Cubase with his own sample library, but the same idea will work in any DAW …
Create the guitar glitch effect!
G-g-g-g guitar glllllllllllitch Although it may sound complex and intimidating, it’s really as simple as cutting up pieces of your guitar DI, experimenting with the options and seeing what sounds cool! Joel demonstrates in this tutorial using Cubase and the stock reverb plugins, but the same technique will work in any DAW and any similar plugins. And for those who …
Ninja trick for mixing small drum rooms!
No drum room? No problem! Learn this simple trick to take drums recorded in a small drum room and process them so they sound just like drums recorded in a huge drum room! Joel shows how to do it in Cubase using the stock EQ, Roomworks reverb, envelope shaper and Waves L1 Limiter, but the same techniques should be easily …
Make your breakdowns hit harder w/ this trick!
No breakdowns? Not music! In this tutorial, Joel Wanasek shows how a little automation adds dynamics, energy and punch to one of the key parts of many metal mixes: the breakdown! He uses Cubase’s volume and EQ automation features to make the first hit of each phrase within the breakdown hit a little harder, but the same idea will work …
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