Masterclass: Mixing Rock Drums with Mike Major
Mike Major is an engineer and mixer who has worked with acclaimed indie and alternative rock artists like At The Drive-In, Coheed and Cambria, As Tall As Lions and many more.
In this MixCon masterclass, he cracks open a real mix from the band Madus to show us his approach to mixing drums, from time and phase-aligning elements of the kit to working with EQ, compression and effects.
Special thanks to Steinberg, makers of Cubase and Nuendo for helping to make this free to the public. And thanks to the band Madus for allowing us to take a closer look at this track.
For more on this topic from Mike Major try his full length course, The Method to Mixing: Drums or any of the following free articles:
- Advanced Drum Mixing: Time-Aligning Your Drum Tracks for Better Phase Coherence
- How to EQ Drums to Actually Make Them Sound Better
- How to Compress Drums Like a Pro for Hyper-Real Sounds
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