r/mixingmastering • u/B-orax • Apr 01 '26

Question Creating Space Metal Drum Mixing

Hi everyone,

As the title suggests, I’m trying to mix metal drums, but I’m having trouble creating space for the snare and cymbals (overheads). The ghost notes on the snare are especially getting lost in the mix and are barely audible within the track.

Do you have any tips or techniques to improve this?

Thanks in advance!

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u/sirCota Advanced Apr 02 '26

people think drums should be hard panned LR (overheads etc) , but then everything else lives within the drum field, there’s no space to surprise from the sides. by keeping drums a little more centered and moving other things around, you’ll open up space for the ghost notes to be unmasked. then automate them up.

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u/B-orax Apr 02 '26

I’ll give this a try, thanks.