Riff to Radio

Most guitar mixing tutorials show you one plugin. One move. One preset.

This is the full chain, from raw DI signal to reamped tone to completely finished heavy guitars inside a real mix. Every plugin, every setting, and every decision explained.

This is the exact process I use on every heavy mix... the small, intentional decisions that stack until your guitars are heavy AND clear.

🎁 FREE GUIDE — How to Record Guitar & Bass DIs Like a Pro:
👉 https://liquidstudiosli.com/guitar-bass-guide/

TIMESTAMPS:
00:50 Raw DI and Routing Setup
02:10 Amp Sim in Mix Context
03:17 Tube Screamer Tightening
04:17 EQ Cleanup Filters
05:14 Low End Multiband Control
06:09 Stereo Width EQ Trick
07:19 Bus EQ and Soothe
09:23 Total Bus Pultec Polish
10:55 Width and Snare Ducking
12:25 Vocal Sidechain Carve
13:27 Wrap Up and Free Guide

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What is Riff to Radio?

Welcome to Riff to Radio, the podcast where I discuss all things recording, producing, releasing, and promoting music for metal bands. I'm your host, Daniel Thabet. I'm a professional mixing engineer and owner of Liquid Studios. With over a decade of experience exclusively working with metal bands, I'm here to help your band produce aggressive sounding music you are proud to release!