Groove3 Mixing Drums with Intelligent Plugins Explained TUTORiAL

Join studio guru instructor Eli Krantzberg for an in-depth video course on using intelligent plugins to mix drums quickly and effectively! In this mix course, you'll learn a plethora of techniques for handling all kinds of drum mixing duties, from correcting phase issues and reducing bleed to using adaptive EQ and compression, smart limiting, and more. The skills learned in this drum mixing course will pay big dividends as well because they can be adapted to other instruments as well!

Eli begins by introducing the various plugins that will be used throughout the series, providing before and after examples for you to familiarize yourself with. Then it's on to the first topic, alignment, and you'll see how Auto Align 2 (from Sound Radix) can automatically correct phasing issues on a multi-tracked drum kit.

Next, you'll learn how two drum-specific plugins - Drum Lever (Sound Radix) and Oxford Drum Gate (Sonnox) - can quickly and easily reduce bleed from various drum mics, followed by a look at spectral shaping with Sculptor (iZotope), which can optimize the resonance and balance of each drum.

Throughout the rest of the course, you'll learn several other handy techniques, such as adaptive EQ with Surfer EQ 2 from Sound Radix (which can intelligently target specific important frequencies for attenuation or boost), reverb and adaptive unmasking using the unmasking feature in iZotope's Aurora (to dynamically carve out space for the drums to increase their presence and punch), adaptive compression with Powair from Sound Radix (which automatically adjusts the input level to the compressor in real time for ultra-smooth and transparent compression), and more!

If you've struggled in the past with getting your drums to cut through the mix the way you want, this is the course for you. After watching, you'll be prepared to incorporate these ideas into your next mix and significantly enhance your drum sounds! See the individual drum mixing video tutorial descriptions for more information on everything that's covered in the course and ideas on how you can use these concepts in your own mixes. Mix smarter, not harder ... Watch "Mixing Drums with Intelligent Plugins Explained®" now!

What You Will Learn:

-Correcting phase alignment issues quickly with Auto Align 2.

-Emphasizing the natural resonance of each drum with Surfer EQ 2 (adaptive EQ).

-Carve out space for the drums with the unmasking feature in Aurora.

-Using parallel processing with Surfer EQ 2 and Powair (adaptive compression) to add saturation to the sustain element of the drums only.

-And more!

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