5 Ways Our Drum Production Suite Is Transforming Pro Mixes

Drum production has always been one of the trickiest parts of making a record. Live kits bring energy but also bleed and imbalance. Loops can inspire, but isolating the sounds you want is often messy and time-consuming.

That’s why countless top engineers and producers—from Coldplay’s Rik Simpson to BTS mixer James F. Reynolds—are reaching for our Drum Production Suite, featuring our Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums plugins.              

No matter if you’re rebuilding loops, pulling out specific drum hits, or tightening up a full kit recording, this bundle gives producers, remixers, and engineers the tools they need for flexible, precise, and professional-sounding results. 
 

Here are five key reasons why it’s becoming a go-to choice in modern drum production…

1. Eliminate Bleed Without Losing Character

Traditional fixes like gating, EQ, and sidechaining can reduce bleed—but usually at the expense of tone. Transients lose their punch, toms get choked, and snares lose their body. DeBleed:Drums uses advanced separation technology to target only the bleed while preserving the original hit.

Engineer Carlos Mas (Stormzy, Mötley Crüe) explains:

“With DeBleed:Drums, I can rebalance overheads or clean up rooms in seconds. Before, it meant gates, sidechains, and duplicating tracks. This does it cleanly and keeps the drums sounding real.”

So, instead of sacrificing punch and character to remove bleed, DeBleed:Drums intelligently cleans up spill while leaving the natural attack and body of each hit untouched. The result is a clearer, more balanced drum mix that feels lively and authentic, without the compromises of traditional gating or EQ tricks. 

2. Rebalance Overheads and Room Mics Instantly

Overheads and room mics give drums space and realism, but they often pick up too much of the wrong element—like hi-hats slicing through the mix or a kick that overwhelms the ambience. With Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums, you can fine-tune the balance of each element without affecting the rest of the kit.

Coldplay Producer Rik Simpson says:

“You can bring the hi-hat down in the overheads, then clean up the hi-hat mic and blend it back. That was always impossible before. Now it’s easy.”

3. Isolate Elements Inside Loops

Loops are the foundation of many productions, but most contain sounds you don’t want—or don’t have enough of. Previously, producers had to live with those limitations or rebuild from scratch. Remix:Drums lets you isolate kick, snare, hi-hat, or cymbals directly from the loop, opening up endless possibilities.

Dance mixer James F. Reynolds (BTS, Calvin Harris, Paloma Faith) explains:

“Remix:Drums is an incredibly useful tool for anyone resampling and reworking loops. It will save countless hours building the perfect drum pattern.”

4. Keep the Energy of the Performance

Other approaches to drum clean-up—like heavy gating or sample replacement—can make a kit sound lifeless. The Drum Production Suite is different. It has audio processing to preserve the feel of the original performance, keeping the tone, sustain, and transient impact intact.

Rik Simpson was impressed by the natural sound:

“The transients stay intact, the tails are clean, and the sustain on toms is round and natural. It really does open up a whole new realm of possibilities.”

5. Save Time and Stay Creative

Fixing drum bleed is notoriously tedious: endless EQ sweeps, sample triggers, and phase checks. The Drum Production Suite drastically cuts down this “repair time,” freeing you to focus on creative decisions.

Engineer Cameron Craig (Adele, Pulp, UNKLE) puts it simply:

“It’s not just about saving time—it removes the boring, frustrating part of mixing so you can get back to being creative.”

A Smarter Approach to Drum Production

With Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums, producers and mixers get practical tools to handle bleed and balance issues more efficiently. The result is mixes that come together more smoothly, leaving you more time to focus on the creative side.

While you can buy Remix:Drums and DeBleed:Drums together in our Drum Production Suite, If you’re the kind of producer who loves reshaping loops, rebuilding beats, or pulling creative new ideas out of existing tracks, our Remix Bundle is for you. It combines Remix:Drums—for precise control over individual drum elements—with our powerful Remix Stem Separation Plugin, which lets you split full mixes into vocals, drums, bass, and more.

That’s why pros across genres are making the switch, why not grab a free demo version today and try it for yourself!