u/Secure_Reporter_4671

Hey everyone,

quick context: I've been into metal for years (huge fan, been playing guitar for about 15 years), but I've never actually produced or mixed metal music before. My production background is 5 years of trap beats so I know my way around Logic Pro X and audio production in general, but I've never taken a proper course or lesson on mixing/mastering. In the trap world I never really had to dig into it myself. Now that I'm fully focused on metal guitar (recording covers, working on original riffs), I'm realizing I have zero real foundation in mixing, and I want to learn it properly instead of just guessing.

I want to start narrow: just guitars first, before even thinking about mixing a full track. My goal is to really understand tone shaping, gain staging, EQ carving, and how to make a DI'd metal guitar (I'm using Neural DSP Archetype: Abasi a lot for example) sit right in a mix, clarity, low-end control, that tight/aggressive modern metal sound.

I honestly don't know where to even start, so any direction helps. Specifically:

• What's the right starting point for someone with little to zero mixing training who wants to learn metal guitar mixing specifically and general mixing theory?
• Any structured resources/courses/YouTube channels that actually teach metal guitar mixing step by step?
• Which stock Logic Pro X plugins are genuinely good for shaping metal guitar tone (EQ, compression, saturation, multiband)? I keep seeing people recommend third-party plugins, but I'd like to know what's already possible with Logic's stock stuff.
• Any free plugins worth trying for metal guitar mixing? Doesn't have to be Logic-only.

Eventually I'd like to work up to mixing/mastering a full metal track (guitars, bass, drums, vocals), but I want to build a real foundation on guitars first instead of jumping around without knowing the basics.

Any advice, resources, or plugin suggestions are hugely appreciated!

Hey everyone,

quick context: I've been into metal for years (huge fan, been playing guitar for about 15 years), but I've never actually produced or mixed metal music before. My production background is 5 years of trap beats so I know my way around Logic Pro X and audio production in general, but I've never taken a proper course or lesson on mixing/mastering. In the trap world I never really had to dig into it myself. Now that I'm fully focused on metal guitar (recording covers, working on original riffs), I'm realizing I have zero real foundation in mixing, and I want to learn it properly instead of just guessing.

I want to start narrow: just guitars first, before even thinking about mixing a full track. My goal is to really understand tone shaping, gain staging, EQ carving, and how to make a DI'd metal guitar (I'm using Neural DSP Archetype: Abasi a lot for example) sit right in a mix, clarity, low-end control, that tight/aggressive modern metal sound.

I honestly don't know where to even start, so any direction helps. Specifically:

• What's the right starting point for someone with little to zero mixing training who wants to learn metal guitar mixing specifically and general mixing theory?
• Any structured resources/courses/YouTube channels that actually teach metal guitar mixing step by step?
• Which stock Logic Pro X plugins are genuinely good for shaping metal guitar tone (EQ, compression, saturation, multiband)? I keep seeing people recommend third-party plugins, but I'd like to know what's already possible with Logic's stock stuff.
• Any free plugins worth trying for metal guitar mixing? Doesn't have to be Logic-only.

Eventually I'd like to work up to mixing/mastering a full metal track (guitars, bass, drums, vocals), but I want to build a real foundation on guitars first instead of jumping around without knowing the basics.

Any advice, resources, or plugin suggestions are hugely appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I'm from Italy and I'm hoping someone here (Italian or not) can share their recent experience with Bax-Shop:

👉 https://www.bax-shop.it

I'm trying to buy a guitar as a B-Stock because the price is honestly too good to pass up. However, before spending that amount of money, I'd like to know if the store is still reliable and, more importantly, if anyone has experience buying B-Stock instruments from them.

The reason I'm asking is because I'm running into a strange issue with their website. Every time I try to create an account or log in to complete the purchase, the registration page just refreshes over and over again. It never actually creates the account or lets me sign in, so I literally can't place the order.

I've already tried:

• Different browsers
• Incognito mode
• Clearing cookies and cache
• Different devices
• Different internet connections

Same issue every time, so I'm starting to wonder if it's a temporary bug or something others are experiencing too.

I know Bax-Shop is a well-known European music retailer, but I've also read mixed reviews recently, so I'd really appreciate hearing from people who have ordered from them recently, especially if you've bought a B-Stock guitar.

If there are any fellow Italians here who have ordered from the Italian Bax website recently, I'd especially love to hear your experience.

Thanks in advance!