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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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Nail The Mix w/ Kris Crummett: behind the scenes!

So. Much. Gear O_o

The Nail The Mix crew heads to Portland to stream Kris Crummett mix “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance!

We got a tour of Kris’ amazing studio (OMFG SO MUCH GEAR), talked shop, and tried to answer the question everybody is asking: it is really like Portlandia??

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The Nail The Mix crew heads to Portland to stream Kris Crummett mix “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance! We got a tour of Kris’ amazing studio (OMFG SO MUCH GEAR), talked shop, and tried to answer the question everybody is asking: it is really like Portlandia??

Get instant access to the Dance Gavin Dance multi-tracks + Kris’ mix session here.

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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 🙂

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DANCE GAVIN DANCE vocal reverb tutorial

Size matters

Last month we had Kris Crummett mix “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance, with the highlight of that stunning session being the brilliant vocals– Tilian Pearson is one of the very best in the genre.

DANCE GAVIN DANCE vocal reverb tutorial w/ Kris Crummett

Kris Crummett shows how he dials in reverb on “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance. He uses the Valhalla Vintage Verb plugin, Soundtoys effect Rack and Pro Tools but the concept will apply to any DAW and any reverb plugin.

Working with an incredible performance like that is actually harder than it seems! The challenge lies in adding size, depth and dimension without drowning it in processing that takes the life out of it. Watch how Kris tackles it…

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

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Unboxing Dance Gavin Dance raw multi-tracks

Take notes on this arrangement!

Eyal Levi takes you on a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance, as seen on Nail The Mix in October 2018!

Dance Gavin Dance “Young Robot” raw multi-tracks [UNBOXING]

Eyal Levi takes you on a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for “Young Robot” by Dance Gavin Dance, originally produced, mixed and mastered by Kris Crummett from their album “Mothership.” This is a very, very well done rock session with fantastic recordings of some extremely good performances that will be a joy to mix.

This is a very, very well done rock session with fantastic recordings of some extremely good performances that will be a joy to mix. A few of the highlights:

  • Beautiful drums with tons of big, natural room mics to work with, and of course a fantastic performance by Matthew Mingus
  • Lots and lots of rhythm guitars, lead guitars and clean guitars to layer on top of each other courtesy of Will Swan
  • Clean vocals from Tilian Pearson and screamed vocals from Jon Mess
  • Some very, very nice bass tracks provided as amped and DI and awesome playing from Tim Feerick
  • Even some flutes!

Want more? Click here to get instant access to these multi-tracks and Kris Crummett’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!