INTERVIEW: DAVE OTERO [Daath, Archspire, Cattle Decapitation]

Today I have a special guest on my channel - Dave Otero! Dave Otero is American producer and studio engineer. Founder and owner of Flatline Audio, Denver, CO. Dave Otero has worked with artists including Cephalic Carnage, Archspire, Cattle Decapitation, Khemmis, Allegaeon, Daath and many more. It&a huge honor to have you on my channel Dave! ⏰Timestamps: 00:35 Q1. How you became a sound engineer? 01:20 Q2. How you got into mixing metal? 01:58 Q3. When you should use key spikes for cleaning drums from the bleed and when you should use plugins like Silencer? 03:55 Q4. What is your favourite approach on creating Key Spikes for drums? Do you create midi files or do you use Slate Trigger to create key spikes? 06:45 Q5. What tips can you give on creating a good Bass tone for a metal mix? 10:13 Q6. How often do you use virtual drums for metal mixes? 14:10 Q7. How to make virtual metal drums sound realistic in your opinion? 17:35 Q8. How do you tame low end in a metal mix? 22:04 Q9. How to make rhythm guitars to cut through a metal mix? 25:07 Q10. What tips can you give on using saturation in a metal mix? Where you should use saturation in the mix and how? 28:53 Q11. How do you handle big sessions? What tips on session optimisation you can give? FOLLOW ME FOLLOW DAVE OTERO