{"id":28064,"date":"2022-06-14T08:47:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T12:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/?p=28064"},"modified":"2026-11-13T00:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T05:53:16","slug":"mixing-drums-with-1-plugin-start-to-finish-waves-ev2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raytownproductions.com\/blog\/mixing-drums-with-1-plugin-start-to-finish-waves-ev2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixing Drums with 1 Plugin [Start to Finish] | Waves EV2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Mixing Rock and Metal Drums with Only Waves EV2 Channel Strip Plugin<\/h1>\n<p>Drum mixing doesn&#8217;t have to be complicated. In this mixing masterclass, I walk you through EVERYTHING you need to mix radio ready, professional sounding drums&#8230; using only a single channel strip plugin by !<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t have ? That&#8217;s OK! 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You have my word \ud83d\udc4d<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The video below is timestamped so you can jump to your favorite parts!<\/p>\n<p>\u231aTIMESTAMPS\u231a<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n01:38 Download My Favorite Free Mixing &amp; Mastering Plugins Guide!<br \/>\n02:24 Listening to Individual Drum Shells and Cymbals<br \/>\n12:36 Mixing a Snare Drum with Waves EV2<br \/>\n13:33 How to Compress Metal Snare Drum With Waves EV2<br \/>\n15:08 Tips for EQing Snare Drums<br \/>\n20:01 How to Mix Drum Toms<br \/>\n23:24 Mixing Drum Toms in Context of Song<br \/>\n24:45 How to Mix Drum Cymbals and Hi Hats with Waves EV2<br \/>\n27:37 How to Add Clarity To Drums<br \/>\n30:50 How to Balance Drum Cymbals and Shells When Mixing<br \/>\n33:46 How to Mix Drum Room Mics for Rock and Metal<br \/>\n37:13 How to Tighten Up Low End on Drum Rooms<br \/>\n38:40 How to Set the Level of Drum Room Mics<br \/>\n39:16 How to Check Drum Mix in Context of Song<br \/>\n41:15 How to Add More Power To Snare Drum<br \/>\n41:59 How to Remove Mud From Drums<br \/>\n44:53 How to Compress a Drum Bus with Waves EV2 Plugin<br \/>\n48:14 How to Use Parallel Drum Compression<br \/>\n52:07 Automating Drum Volume<br \/>\n53:26 Listening to Drum Mix (Before and After)<br \/>\n54:37 Final Drum Sound<br \/>\n55:11 Biggest Take Aways<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to MIX DRUMS with 1 Plugin! 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