Oceano’s sound is absolutely crushing. It’s dense, it’s aggressive, and it hits with the force of a tectonic plate shift. But how do you actually mix a track like their song “Lucid Reality” to achieve that level of sonic violence? We got a chance to dive into the raw multitracks from the Nail The Mix […]
Mixing modern metal is an exercise in controlled chaos. When you’re dealing with bands as sonically devastating as Humanity’s Last Breath and Thrown, you’re not just balancing levels—you’re wrestling with frequencies that can swallow a mix whole. We got a chance to tear into the multi-tracks for Humanity’s Last Breath’s “Labyrinthian” and Thrown’s “Guilt,” the […]
Neural DSP plugins? Yeah, they’re pretty much staples in any modern metal producer’s toolkit, and they deliver absolutely killer amp tones right out of the box. But if you’re just loading presets and calling it a day, you’re missing out on a whole other level of sonic alchemy. The real magic often lies in how […]
Alright, metalheads and mix wizards, let’s talk Neural DSP. If you’ve been anywhere near a modern metal production in the last few years, you’ve felt their impact. These Finnish innovators have stormed the scene, delivering some of the most face-meltingly realistic and inspiring digital amp tones we’ve ever heard. But here’s the deal: just loading […]
Getting a snare drum to punch through a dense metal mix without sounding thin or fake can be a battle. You can spend hours carving with EQs and smashing with compressors, but sometimes it still lacks that special something. What if one of the best tools for shaping your snare wasn’t an EQ at all, […]
Sometimes the most unsettling and powerful sounds in a mix come from breaking the rules. That creepy, in-your-head demon voice from the Allt session with Buster Odeholm is a perfect example. While your first instinct for a massive, evil vocal might be to drown it in dark reverbs and delays, Buster went in the complete […]
Let’s be honest, the vocals on a Humanity’s Last Breath track are a force of nature. They sound less like a human and more like some subterranean demon clawing its way into the mix. That impossibly low, guttural, and yet somehow articulate tone is a signature of their sound, and the man behind the console […]
Getting a modern metal kick drum to sit right is a balancing act. You need the thunderous low-end and raw feel of a real kick, but you also need the relentless, machine-gun consistency to cut through a wall of guitars. So how do the pros do it? Producer Buster Odeholm (Vildhjarta, Humanity’s Last Breath) tackled […]
Let’s be real: one of the biggest challenges in mixing heavy metal guitars is getting that perfect balance between crushing distortion and articulate string definition. You want the weight and saturation, but you also want to hear the gnarly scrape of the pick and the percussive attack of the strings. Crank the gain too high, […]
Let’s be honest, a killer bass tone is the secret weapon of modern metal. It’s what glues the relentless kick drums to the crushing guitars and provides the massive weight a mix needs to hit you in the chest. In a recent Nail The Mix session, producer Buster Odeholm (Vildhjarta, Humanity’s Last Breath) peeled back […]