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A powerful low end in your song is a must for modern mixes. For years, we’ve been working extended range guitars and basses into our music seeking out the heaviest tones possible. There is such a thing as too much though and it’s a mixer’s responsibility to draw that line or risk having bass steamroll everything else in a mix.
Guitar production is key to a great rock or metal mix, and there are certain elements of tracking and mixing that have become commonplace in modern productions. These practices are something you should be putting in place on every session you hope to see the light of day. If you’re not, you’re going to be missing out to your competition.
You stack plugins on top of plugins in every session just as part of your normal signal chain. Some people EQ before they compress, others compress before they EQ, and for some it’ll depend on the situation. Regardless of your EQ/compression approach, have you ever considered how you mix could be improved by stacking a powerful combo of compressors on a particular track?
