Phinehas – The Fire Itself (2021)
Phinehas is an American metalcore band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2001. With five studio albums Phinehas is currently showcasing their latest album released in Aug 2021. Modern day mixing :) Drums sounding larger than life is often the after sought goal to get a full-bodied mix. Not uncommon in metalcore where the aim is to hit you hard and heavy with a massive low-end and maximum energy and punch. It is quite common to use so called one-shots particularly when enhancing the kick and snare drum. One-shot is a single sample that is hitting at full velocity at all times. Making sure every hit comes through even and at same velocity on every hit. This is done to avoid unbalance in the listening experience. Which at the same time contributes to the robotic feel on the drums. One-shots is what the name implies “one” shot meaning, it´s one single hit without randomization or different velocities. While regular samples have multiple layers sampled, velocity range sampled from soft