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Mixing Drums Tips & Tutorials

Drums are one of the most important and complex instruments to mix in music. They establish rhythm and act as the foundation for most songs. Check out our resources below to learn drum mixing techniques for enhancing and controlling your percussion tracks.

Our Best Articles on Mixing Drums

7 Tips for Mixing Drums

Learn how to get a full, clean drum mix with these tips for mixing drums, including how to EQ drums, transient shaping and panning techniques, and different ways to apply compression to drums.

August 3, 2022

How to Mix Hi-Hats: 8 Tips for Added Energy

When mixing drums, the hi-hat is often undervalued versus low-end elements. But a hi-hat is vital to an overall great drum mix, here are eight tips to get you there.

September 9, 2019

4 Types of Kick Drums and How to Mix Them

The kick drum is the foundation of a mix in many genres. In this article, we’ll cover four different kinds of kick drum sounds and how to get them in your mix.

December 7, 2022

Most Recent Mixing Drums Articles

9 Ways to Make Software Drums Sound Real

Making sampled drums sound real sure is hard, especially in the mix. Luckily we have a tutorial here for making them sound like a human actually sat behind a drum kit!

September 24, 2019

How to Mix Hi-Hats: 8 Tips for Added Energy

When mixing drums, the hi-hat is often undervalued versus low-end elements. But a hi-hat is vital to an overall great drum mix, here are eight tips to get you there.

September 9, 2019

Drum Sample Replacement with Superior Drummer and Neutron

Learn how to apply drum sample replacement to your drum recordings to ensure every strike is powerful and consistent.

September 6, 2019

Creating a Cohesive Sampler Drum Kit

The drum kit you create for your track has a massive impact on its overall success. In this article, we discuss how to create a cohesive sampler drum kit.

May 28, 2019

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Nectar or Neutron? When to Use Which in a Mix

Nectar for vocals and Neutron for everything else, right? Not necessarily. If you think outside the box, you can get a great mix combining both channel strips. Learn how to use both plug-ins on key mix elements.

April 29, 2019

Learning Exponential Audio Plug-ins for Music Production through Presets

Exponential Audio offers powerful algorithmic reverbs for music production. In this article, we’ll cover parameters and great presets to help you get started with Nimbus and R4.

April 3, 2019