How to Make Hip-Hop Drums Cut Through Any Mix

Nov 08, 2018 | 47,564 Views

Are your hip-hop drums not cutting through the mix? Learn how to get them to cut just right by manipulating the attack and sustain of any sample, or by adding to its body and punch. Mixer Sean Divine shows you how, using the Torque and Smack Attack plugins.

This is part 1 of a two-part series on mixing trap drums with Waves plugins. Watch part 2 here.

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