Studio Journal
Behind-the-scenes perspectives on the art and craft of modern metal production.
Metal Home Recording In 2024 And Preparing Stems For Your Mix Engineer is your end to end playbook for tracking tight parts, avoiding hidden mix killers and delivering export ready stems that translate. You will learn how to structure a session for heavy music, set reliable levels, print both character and safety options, name and [...]
Say No To Vocal Strain and Perform Better in The Studio is a practical guide for heavy and melodic singers who want powerful takes without pain. You will learn how to warm up intelligently, set a headphone mix that stops over singing, choose mic placements that support your voice, pace sessions to protect stamina and [...]
Programming Realistic Metal Drums is not about tricking listeners. It is about understanding how real drummers create impact and then translating those decisions into MIDI with intent. In this deep guide you will learn the pillars of realism for heavy music: shell tone that speaks in the mix, cymbals that breathe, velocity and timing that [...]
Guitar Amp Sims vs Real Amps is a decision about tone, workflow, and repeatability that directly impacts how fast you track, how tight your doubles sit, and how reliably your rig translates on stage. This guide cuts through opinion to explain where each approach excels in modern metal, how to set levels for clean DIs, [...]
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