Drum Processing: Mixing Drums Like a Pro

The drums are the heartbeat of any track, and how you process them can make or break a mix. In this course, you’ll learn a complete approach to drum processing that takes your sound from raw and cluttered to polished, powerful, and professional.

We’ll start by working on individual channels, covering essential techniques such as cleaning up unwanted noise, EQing to create space, applying compression and gating and ensuring each element of the drums sits perfectly in the mix. From there, we’ll move into grouped drum processing, where you’ll see how to build a complex – but easy to follow – processing chain that locks all your drums together with punch, tightness, and energy.

By the end, you’ll have a repeatable workflow that ensures your drums not only cut through the mix with clarity but also sit cohesively with the rest of your track.