Metal
Mixing.
Drums that punch. Guitars that articulate. Bass you can hear inside the wall of distortion. Vocals that sit on top, screaming or clean. We mix death, tech, prog, djent, metalcore, and the cleaner ends of post and crossover.
What we focus on
- Tight low end. Kick, bass, and rhythm guitar all fit without mud. HPF discipline, frequency-slot triage, sub control on bass DI.
- Articulate rhythm guitar. Quad-tracked or doubled, panned hard, EQ'd so picking definition cuts at low monitor volumes.
- Snare crack. Top + bottom mics, sometimes triggers, sometimes pure samples. Always glued to the kit.
- Vocal clarity in distortion. Screams + cleans handled differently. De-essers, dynamic EQ, parallel chains for the highs.
Sub-genres we mix
Death MetalOld-school OSDM, modern brutal, tech-death.
Tech / ProgPolyrhythms, odd time, complex layering.
DjentModern 7/8/9-string, polymetric grooves.
MetalcoreBreakdowns, clean choruses, cinematic mix space.
Post / AtmosphericLong-form dynamics, tube saturation, room space.
Hardcore / CrossoverPunk energy, raw drum sounds, vocal-forward.
Pricing for metal projects
- Mixing: from $149/song (up to 40 tracks)
- Reamping included free on the standard mix tier when you send DI tracks plus your tone reference.
- Drum sample replacement on top of natural drums included up to one trigger per drum.
- Mastering: from $99/song; album rate $75/song on 10+
- Mix + master combo: $249/song
Stem prep tip. Hand us DI guitars + your favorite amp sim preset OR an actual mic'd amp track. We can reamp through real cabs in our chain on request. For drums: full mic'd kit OR a sample-driven session - either is fine, as long as the timing is committed.