If you want to get better at mixing metal, I mean actually really better, there is only one way to do it: Practice.
There's no plugin that replaces reps.
No magical EQ curve that replaces real experience.
And currently no "AI Assistant" that replaces your ears and decision making skills.
But one thing people do struggle with is finding metal multitracks to actually practice with.
You search for free metal multitracks, download some random .ZIP file and more often than not it's full of problems...
- Guitar DIs are clipping
- Drums are out of whack, out of phase, and not in tune
- Drum programming is horrible
- Bass DI is dead as a doornail
- Zero chance of getting anything "portfolio-ready" out of it
And then people wonder why mixing is frustrating...
That's why I create affordable, high-quality metal multitracks for mixing practice. These resources actually help you improve rather than kill your motivation.
You can use them for practice, portfolio work, reamps, YouTube content, whatever you want.
And here is why you should pick up these resources and get practicing.
Reason #1: Practice Builds Consistency
Every skill in metal production comes down to repetition:
- EQ decisions
- Compression
- Gain Staging
- Drum balance
- Vocal placement
- Low-End
- Reverb / Delay
- Automation
The more you mix, the more you develop your "ear muscle memory."
Your brain starts understanding patterns. You recognize problems faster.
You solve them faster.
Most people struggle with mixing simply because they haven't done enough reps.
They mix their own song every couple of weeks and then get frustrated when they don't really level up.
Imagine a guitarist only practicing for a couple of minutes every few months and then complaining they never improve. You could see how that'd be a bit silly, right?
Mixing works the same way.
That is why high-quality metal multitracks for mixing are so important: you need constant resources for mixing practice.
Reason #2: Every Song Teaches You Something New
If you only ever mix your own music, you'll only face the same problems.
Working with different metal multitracks forces you to handle new problems and new things.
For example, a session from a Neural DSP black metal project is going to be wildly different from a death metal session reamped with real amps.
Different challenges = different skills.
That's one of the reasons I put together Mixing Metal In The Real World. This is a raw, real client multitrack session I was hired to mix many years ago.
It's not polished, pre-EQed, or high quality in the slightest. It has a lot of very real problems that I had to solve in the real world.
The point of releasing that training was that if you can mix that session and find your way around it.. then you are practically ready for anything.
Period.
Reason #3: Practice Builds Confidence
Nothing builds confidence like repetition.
The more sessions you mix, the more your brain stops panicking when you open a project.
You go from, "Oh man, what am I suppose to do?" to opening a session and going, "Okay, I know exactly what steps to take."
Confidence is the difference between "I hope this sounds good" and "I know I can get this to sound good."
And confidence only comes from:
- Solving real mixing problems
- On real sessions
- Over and over again
I know I sound like a broken record now, but that's why high-quality metal multitracks matter more than any plugin purchase.
You have to develop the ability to make decisions and you can't develop that ability or any kind of confidence by reading about mixing.
You get it only by actually doing it.
Why Not Just Search For Free Metal Multitracks?
Free metal multitracks for mixing can be great, but often only if they are well-recorded and organized... which is often NOT the case.
While I'm not saying this to throw anybody under the bus that has provided free multitracks, it's just typically not at the quality necessary.
That's why I provide:
- Affordable, professional multitracks
- Clean DIs
- Real drum performances or properly prepared MIDI
- Full stems organized and labelled correctly
- Sessions you can add to your portfolio
- Material that actually helps you grow
Affordable, simple, high quality.
Everything free multitracks should be, but usually aren't.
Want to Actually Improve? Start Here.
If you want to level up your mixing, start practicing with real-quality material:
- Professional Metal Multitracks (for practice or portfolio use)
- Mixing Metal In The Real World (Advanced training, real client session)
The more you mix, the better you get.
The better the material you mix, the faster you can understand concepts and get where you want to go instead of trying to turn shit into gold.
Stop waiting for improvement, go grab it!