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The production is complete, and practically sounds like a mix already, but Vance is not about to stop there... It's time to Mix!

Continuing with Vocal Production, Vance cues up his assistant engineer, Mike Fahey, to edit and tune the vocals before moving on to background vocals and additional production.

With the instrumental full of vibe and intense performances, it's time to lay down some vocals.

Drums? Check. Faux Bass & Synth Bass? Check. Guitar Solo? Don't mind if we do!

Continuing on with recording the guitar overdubs, Vance and Jeff search for new parts and unique textures to add on to "Sweet Beast".

As they experiment with different effects settings and tones, everything gets committed to the recording, baking the record full of the intended vibe.

Now that the band has laid down a solid foundation to build off of, Vance and Guitarist/Vocalist, Jeff Gorman, comb through the track punching in on parts to get an exciting main guitar take as well as double sections to add intensity.

With the basic tones setup and sounding massive from episode 3, and a new song structure ready to go from episode 1, it's time to get some takes recorded.

In episode 3, Vance dials in the drums, guitar, and synth bass sounds, explaining every decision along the way.

The Kick drum is an important part of the mix that is often hard to record, hard to play consistently, and hard to tune. This is where replacement with samples can come in handy.

In this puremix.net exclusive, Andrew Scheps shows you a few ways he uses drum replacement to enhance kick drums in his mixes.

In episode 2, Vance breaks down the setup in the tracking room on Jake Cochran's unique drum kit setup and Jeff Gorman's intricate guitar/bass/synth pedal rig.