Drums

When making a record, integrating music theory concepts can bring your productions to the next level. Learn how to make use of instrument tuning, optimal vocal ranges, chord voicings and timbre to create better recordings.

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Join master producer and Hollywood film score composer Junkie XL (Terminator: Dark Fate, Deadpool, Mad Max) as he shows you how to turn big drums into HUGE drums, using API processing, phase tools and limiting for that cinematic flavor.

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Convolution reverbs are designed to conveniently place an audio source in a modeled space using impulse response libraries. Live sound experts from MxU demonstrate how IR-Live Convolution Reverb can add massive impact to a snare drum when mixing live.

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How can you fix an anemic sounding snare without adding a sample? Waves CLA MixHub can add the fatness and beef you need in 2 simple steps. Watch Graham from the Recording Revolution walk us through the technique.

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The ability to add natural depth to instruments is crucial for producers who are limited by the acoustic space of their home studios. Watch how Grammy-winning mixer Guy Massey (The Beatles, Ed Sheeran) uses Abbey Road Chambers to achieve natural depth on drums.

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Is the boom in your track too muddy? Need some extra thump in the low end? Watch multi-platinum producer/engineer Lu Diaz (Jay Z, Beyoncé, DJ Khaled, Kodak Black, Pitbull) as he breaks down his 3 tips for bringing out the best of the bottom end of your mixes.

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Do your trap beats sound generic and unexciting? Watch mixer Sean Divine as he shows you how to create interesting textures, rhythms and timbres using Waves plugins and a basic set of loops.

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Learn how to add power and impact to sampled kicks, snares and claps and make them jump out in the mix. Mixer/producer Sean Divine shows how he sets up and dials in plugin chains for each drum track to get his trap drums popping.

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Dave takes viewers’ questions about how to create a song’s sonic vision and mix bass and drums effectively. Originally streamed live November 2018.

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Learn from Grammy®-winning producer/mixer Dave Darlington how to decide on a song’s sonic vision, how to organize your session to work effectively, and how to the shape the rhythmic heart of the song: the drums and the bass.

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