These vocals are yuge! Jacob Hansen shows how to mix powerful female metal vocals in this clip from Nail The Mix, using the raw multi-tracks for “365” by Amaranthe. This song has a LOT of vocals: dozens of tracks from their female vocalist Elize Ryd and male vocalists Henrik Englund Wilhelmsson and Nils Molin, so it’s all about making precise …
Love your drum gates w/ Sam Pura + The Story So Far
Your new best friend! If you’ve ever been frustrated with tweaking the gates on your kick and snare drum, this one’s for you! In this clip from Nail The Mix, Sam Pura shows his signature trick for gating drums using the raw multi-tracks for “Light Year” by The Story So Far from their 2018 album “Proper Dose.” Boom! Give this …
Dialing in br00tal death metal vocals w/ Kristian Kohle and Aborted
I LIKE SHREDDED WHEAT Mixing death metal vocals is (pun intended) brutal! Getting them to cut through the insanely dense mix isn’t easy, but Kohle shows how he does it with his complete vocal chain for “Vespertine Decay” by Aborted from their album “TerrorVision.” Want more? Click here to get instant access to these multi-tracks and Kristian Kohle’s full mix …
Mixing massive Godsmack drums w/ Erik Ron
The foundation of the mix A massive, slamming kick drum is the backbone of any rock mix– and it doesn’t get much more slamming than the one in “Bulletproof” by Godsmack. And best of all? We were there while Erik Ron mixed in his Nail The Mix session, and here’s your chance to see what happened… Erik covers levels, EQ …
How to get the clanky metal bass tone
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 …