The Reason Your Drum Mixes Sound Bad Has Nothing To Do With Mixing

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The reason your home-recorded metal drums never sound right has nothing to do with your mixing. The problem happens before you ever open your DAW.In this episode, I'm taking you behind the scenes of a real metal drum recording session for the band Cytokine... tracked in a less-than-ideal basement, and walking you through every mic choice, every placement decision, and every bleed-management technique we used to get a pro-sounding raw drum recording.Then we open up Reaper and listen to every raw track, completely unprocessed, so you can hear exactly what good raw drums should sound like before you ever touch a plugin.🎁 FREE DRUM RECORDING GUIDE: https://liquidstudiosli.com/drum-recording-guideTIMESTAMPS:00:00 Why Mixes Fail01:24 Three Key Factors02:00 Kick Mic Setup02:57 Snare Bleed Control03:41 Toms And Null Points04:16 Overheads And Spot Mics04:57 Room Mics Mojo05:57 Raw Tracks Playback09:56 Wrap Up And Next StepsWant to watch these videos early? Join the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5d5LAcG0ga-rBlWPEGIqeA/join🔥 Hire me to mix your next track: https://liquidstudiosli.com/offer-video-2📥 Free Resources For Metal Bands: https://liquidstudiosli.com/resources👉 Subscribe for more metal production tips: https://youtube.com/@danielthabet?sub_confirmation=1

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