Essential Steps of Mixing Drums | Are You Listening? Season 5, Ep 2

Learn how to mix drums by building a great foundation packed with punchy lows, crispy highs, and plenty of character. In this episode of ‘Are You Listening?,’ GRAMMY Award-winning mix engineer Enrique Gonzalez Müller shares how to identify the lowest and highest frequencies in your mix and use these as sonic references when selecting complementary sample replacements and EQ moves. Learn how to determine the “role” of each sound in your low end so you can use them to support a track’s overarching emotional objectives when mixing drums.

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Website: https://siameseschool.com/
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The song used in this season of ‘Are You Listening?’ is “Kombucha” by Winnetka Bowling League: https://open.spotify.com/track/7pGYQz...

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - Inspecting the arrangement
00:08:53 - Adding drum samples
00:25:08 - Mixing Kicks
00:37:08 - Mixing Snares
00:45:23 - Mixing the verse drums
00:52:46 - High-frequency content
01:10:22 - Finishing up the beat
01:18:33 - Parallel processing
01:24:57 - Comparison and last thoughts

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