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Mixing At The Gates drums!

Soothe your overheads

In this clip from Nail The Mix, Russ Russell mixes the drums for “The Chasm” by At The Gates, focusing on the overheads. As he talks about, it’s all about making smart, strategic moves with EQ rather than simply high passing them and potentially losing much of the drums’ sonic character.

MIXING AT THE GATES DRUM TRACKS w/ Russ Russell

In this clip from Nail The Mix, Russ Russell mixes the drums for “The Chasm” by At The Gates, focusing on the overheads. As he talks about, it’s all about making smart, strategic moves with EQ rather than simply high passing them and potentially losing much of the drums’ sonic character.

He uses FabFilter Pro Q 3, Soothe, the UAD Pultec EQ and Metric Halo Channel Strip in Pro Tools, but the same approach should work with any plugins or DAW.

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Killing your guitars with too much EQ?

The cause of death? Excessive EQ

For many mixers, the main approach to mixing metal guitars is to make aggressive EQ cuts, and while that can work, you may also be losing some of the nuances that give the tracks character.

RUINING YOUR GUITARS w/ TOO MUCH EQ?? The Haunted + Russ Russell

For many mixers, the main approach to mixing metal guitars is to make aggressive EQ cuts, and while that can work, you may also be losing some of the nuances that give the tracks character.

In this tutorial, Russ Russell shows his approach to mixing metal guitars with some very subtle but effective EQ and multiband compression using the raw multi-tracks for “Preachers Of Death” by The Haunted.

He uses FabFilter Pro Q 3, FabFilter Pro MB, and Refuse Lowender but the same approach will work with any plugins.

Nail The Mix

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Unboxing The Haunted raw multi-tracks!

Get your melodeath fix!

Get a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for “Preachers Of Death” by melodic death metal veterans The Haunted, originally mixed by Russ Russell on their 2017 album “Strength In Numbers.”

The Haunted “Preachers Of Death” raw multi-tracks [UNBOXING]

Get a guided tour of the raw multi-tracks for “Preachers Of Death” by melodic death metal veterans The Haunted, originally mixed by Russ Russell on their 2017 album “Strength In Numbers.”

If you’re a fan of melodic death metal, then sharpen your pencil and get ready to take some notes because this is exactly how it’s done: no frills, no gimmicks and nothing fancy, just an extremely well-done session created by a team of people who have spent some serious time in the trenches.

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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!