How To Mix MASSIVE Modern Metal Drums

In this video I will show you the steps I took to achieve a modern, punchy and massive metal drum mix! We will cover everything from the drum bus, individual channels, parallel processing and using drum samples to enhance your mix.

(00:00) Introduction
(00:42) Drum Bus
(02:41) Parallel Processing
(06:13) Individual Channels
(24:45) Drum Samples
(31:27) Trigger 2 Tips
(37:17) Finished Mix

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[Rhythmandosyche]

Here I am as a new subscriber making my way through your videos. As someone who has been learning for many years now, this is pure gold. I really appreciate your style, clarity, and speed at which you work. Its gold man! Thanks! I'll be sure to support through purchasing some sample packs etc.

[opsroom]

Those mixes are really sick!!!
Would love to see you mix the whole song!! 😅

[MrJony]

That's it! You are mixing my drums from now on !

[eranddroory]

Great Trigger 2 tricks - Thanks for the video mate 🙂

[lukinjoshua]

LOVING your channel man! My wife and I have just started writing and producing metal together and your channel has been my guide! Thank you :)

[Stevo]

Attack, Sustain and Release settings tip is top shelf. Thanks dude. :)

[ciantar]

Ahh! Automating the detail knob is genius! Otherwise it is hard to get the balance or detail and or sensitivity!

[andrealoverde]

Hey man! This is undoubtedly my new favorite channel! Clear and high-quality content! Question: I see you put the FG Grey (in this case with Nolly-style settings) on the Drums bus. I also use an SSL-style compressor with similar settings on the MixBus to duck the entire instrumental bus when the snare hits... I'm very curious to know which compressor (and its settings) you used on the MixBus for this Mix... 😍

[marioaguilera]

Awesome!!!!...I just bought your samples, and they sound awesome!!!, great to see how you use it in a mix!!!!

[theRiver_joan]

Damn, metal isn’t my style but that parallel processing set up is awesome and I can’t wait to try it out.

[follmusicproduction]

Really great video. Love using automation on trigger parameters. Never thought of that and it’s super obvious 😂thanks!!

[Gooseknuckle]

Awesome vid once again! I’d love to see more metal mixing content, maybe some guitar mixing videos? Keep it up, legend 😁

[Abzshred]

Thank you so much !! much appreciated! Subscribed :)

[nocturnalmetalpinho]

Great video.

I feel incompetent, I can't get close to the same sound as your drums

I will try harder

[franciskwekuosei]

Thank you so much for this lesson hey thank you so much for this lessons. Now what it the best way to blend the snare sample to the original snare drum what I mean it between the snare sample and the original snare drum which should lead the sample or the original or 50% 50 %

[gustavopeters]

I'd love to see this same video done with only Logic pro plugins.

[mraviation]

Hey mate Kier Torpy here. i emailed you re recording/mixing.
Keen to chat about yiur services.
Keen and ready. peace✌🤘

[shadowsymphony]

My question is can you get a metal drum mix these days without using samples😢....???