Since this particular song is a little heavier, we used the strip's EQ to hype the highs and lows, and scoop the mids. While every song you mix will be different, this is a good way to leave space at the bottom of the frequency spectrum for a low bass guitar or synth sound. We used the E-Channel Strip's high-pass filter to get rid of the lowest sub frequencies. You can hear how much cleaner this makes our kick demo tracks in our first playlist below, which also includes our isolated 'kick sub' track, where we've treated the kick drum's sub-harmonic frequencies. Try to time the release of the gate to the tempo of the kick pattern. By using the plugin's noise-gate, we've set slower attack times to allow the low-end of the kick to pass through and fast release times to keep it tight and punchy. Waves' SSL E-Channel Strip-modeled after the original filter and EQ strip on SSL's 4000 series recording consoles-is great at removing excess drum bleed.

Kick Drum: SSL E-Channel Strip and dbx-160 Shoutout to Glenn Fricker of Spectre Media Group for the amazing drum tracks.

We'll be using the Scheps 73, an SSL E-Channel Strip, the dbx-160 compressor, API 2500 compressor, the InPhase phase corrector, and the PuigTec EQ to bring this session to life. Today we're taking a look at some of their most iconic plugins-all faithfully executed emulations of classic studio hardware-and how they can help you achieve a killer drum sound. Waves has since become synonymous with digital audio and mixing 'in-the-box.' It was the first commercially available recording plugin that went on to spark a digital revolution that's still taking place to this day. Waves has been a staple in the audio community since they released the Q10 Paragraphic Equalizer in 1992.

Waves ssl 4000 mixing drums