
Demonstrates kick drum processing for a rock mix using Waves CLIA 76 for punch and SPL frenzy, SSL channel at 900 hertz for knock, and DB Leader to reduce spill.
Balance drums with the bass to lock in the low end; shape kick and snare with transient designers, EQ, and compression, then blend room and samples for punch and size.
Learn drum mixing for heavy rock by blending toms, room mics, overheads, and samples; shape attack, sustain, brightness, and depth with compression, saturation, and stereo widening.
Explore vocal processing in heavy rock: layer multiple takes, apply amp-modeler distortion and saturation, and sculpt with eq and reverb to create a bold vocal in a dense mix.
Music Producer and engineer Aidan will show you all the steps to get a Heavy Rock mix to a final mix stage. Check out many before and after comparisons with and without plugins, that way you can understand not only how but why he did those moves to achieve a great sound.
In this Episode:
-See how Aidan configures his Mixing template
-Aidan processing chain to achieve a great sound for: Drums, Bass, Guitars, and Vocals
- How he virtually gets rid of any bleed that is happening on the drum mics.
- A wide variety of Plug-ins he chooses to use to achieve such a great sounding mix
- How and why he sets up and organizes his Stereo Master Busses
- Shows some of his favorite Plug-in choices, and why he thinks you don’t have to spend hundreds of Dollars to find good plug-ins