Can I Make a HEAVY Mix Using ONLY Free Plugins?

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In this video, I’m testing out a heavy mix using only free plugins – no premium amps, no expensive processing. I built a Reaper mix template with free tools, and I’ll walk you through how to create a professional-sounding heavy mix from start to finish using only free resources.

Timestamps ⌚
0:00 Intro
0:46 Session Overview
2:30 Song Demo Playthrough
3:41 Unmixed Demo & Production
4:59 Master Chain
10:45 Instruments Bus
12:40 Drums
15:50 Snare
18:59 Toms
20:41 Cymbals
23:05 Parallel Drum Bus
24:11 MIDI Drums
25:50 Bass
32:15 Guitars
35:58 Source Tones

Plugins Needed:

VEQ3 (Waves)

LiL Tube (Waves)

bx_masterdesk Classic (Plugin Alliance)

bx_subfilter (Plugin Alliance)

Parallax X (Neural DSP) (Optional)

Bx_blackdist2 (Plugin Alliance)

GTR Amp (Waves)

Fortin Nameless Suite X (Neural DSP) (Optional)

bx_shredspread (Plugin Alliance)

Valhalla Supermassive (Valhalla DSP, LLC)

bx_greenscreamer (Plugin Alliance)

bx_megasingle (Plugin Alliance)

OTT (Xfer records)

Kontakt 8 Player (Native Instruments)

Make sure to check the Resources below for links to free plugins, amp sims, and snare samples to get the best out of this mix.

Replace any paid samples/plugins in your setup with your own gear or suggested free alternatives.

Krimh Drums (Bogren Digital)
Krimh Drums Free

(Kilohearts)

KiloHearts

Waves Free Bundle
https://www.waves.com/bundles/free-plugin-pack

Plugin-Alliance Free Bundle
https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/pa_free_bundle.html

Native Instruments Free Bundle
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/

Native Instruments Kontakt 8 Player
https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/samplers/kontakt-8-player/

OTT (Xfer records)
https://splice.com/plugins/3788-ott-vst-au-by-xfer-records

Valhalla Supermassive

Valhalla Super Massive

Buster Odeholm Snare Pack
FREE | Mini Snare Pack

???? Instruments Used:

Guitar: Schecter C7 Pro with Diamond Decimators

Bass: ShinzBass DI

Drums: Pre-printed sounds (you can use your own free drum samples)

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Originally posted by UCM50u2GfT9cE6bl46YE_4lg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHisbZnGobU