Mixing Lead Guitars – Metal Guitar EQ and Compression

Having trouble mixing lead guitars within your production?

Do you find that they tend to clash with the rhythm guitars too much?

Are they conflicting with the bass guitar or drums?

Lead guitar generally need special treatment within dense metal mixes.

The trick is to know what to get rid of and what to keep when mixing lead guitars.

It’s not so much about what your lead guitars sound like in solo…

How huge they sound in isolation is irrelevant.

It’s about how they fit in context of the mix as a whole.

You don’t need any fancy plugins, amp sims or special FX in order to pull off a great lead guitar mix.

All you need is a basic EQ and compressor plugin.

Here are some pro tips on getting your lead guitar tracks sitting right in your metal productions using simple EQ and compression techniques.

In the tutorial, I show you my tried and true technique that I always use when mixing guitar solos.

You’ll be amazed at just how much you can accomplish with the stock plugins right within your DAW when it comes to heavy lifting within your mix.

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My name is Bobby Torres and I’ve been a full-time audio engineer/producer/mixer within the metal and hard rock genres for well over a decade.

I’m on a mission to put an end to all of the false information that leads aspiring producers and mixers down a never-ending path of confusion, wasted money, wasted time and very little progress.

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