Ever wonder how bands like Sleep Token, Wage War, Loathe, and Thornhill achieve that massive, low-tuned wall of guitar sound? In this course, I’ll show you exactly how to replicate that tone — even without owning a 7- or 8-string guitar.
You’ll learn three proven techniques to achieve drop tuning, along with a complete six-chapter walkthrough that breaks down the modern metalcore mixing process step by step.
What You’ll Learn:
Three Drop-Tuning Techniques:
How to use a Whammy Pedal to achieve double-octave tunings
How to transpose digitally using AMP VSTs
How to manually build powerful drop-tuned tones without extended-range guitars
Six Full Chapters of Mixing Instruction:
- Using a Whammy Pedal to Achieve Double-Octave Tunings
- Transposing the Tuning Digitally with AMP VSTs
- Creating Guitar Tracks & Building a Guitar Bus
- Mixing & Processing Drop-Tuned Guitars (Signal Chain Reveal)
- Mix & Master Bus Processing (Signal Chain Reveal)
- Processing & Mixing Bass
Bonus Content:
Complete guitar chain breakdown — plugin by plugin, revealing the exact tools and settings I use
Full mixing and mastering chain, so you can apply the same methods to your own productions
How to integrate Djinn Bass 2 with your guitars to achieve the perfect modern low-end balance
Why Take This Course?
By the end of this program, you’ll have the knowledge and tools to confidently create crushing, professional-quality drop-tuned guitar mixes that stand up to today’s biggest modern metalcore productions.
Plugins used:
- Waves C4
- Waves Renaissance AXX
- BX-HYBRID V2
- Soundtoys Decapitator
- JST Clipper
- Waves L1
- FabFilter Saturn
- FabFilter PRO Q 3 & up
- Slate VBC FG-Grey
- Flatline Sumbisson Audio
VSTs used:
- Djinn Bass 2 (or any MIDI bass VST)
- STL AMP HUB
- JST Hellraiser (Bass Amp)
- Kontakt 7 & up!
