EP 20: Marc McClusky (Weezer, Bad Religion, Motion City Soundtrack)

Marc McClusky is a multi-platinum award-winning producer, mixer, and engineer who has worked on countless rock records. His credits include bands like Weezer, Motion City Soundtrack, Bad Religion, Everclear and a bunch more. When it comes to the importance of getting great drum sounds, Marc is an expert at this. In fact, he recently launched his own drum sample company, Smack Drum Samples, to help people like you enhance your own productions.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT:

• Marc’s new sample company
• Using room tracks to make your drums sound huge
• His secret tip for getting snares to cut through the mix
• Using parallel compression
• Working at Sound City
• His trick for mastering the low end when mixing
• And so much more…

*** As a special bonus, Marc has made an exclusive FREE Smack Drum Sample pack for MasterYourMix subscribers. These samples are perfect for rock, punk, pop or metal music.***

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Learn more about Smack Drum Samples: http://www.smackdrumsamples.com

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