Mixing & Mastering A Full Metal Album
Does This Sound Like You?
Bad on Other Speakers
Your mix sounds fine in headphones, but on monitors or in the car, the low end turns to mud and vocals disappear.
Weak or Boxy Drums
You're great at singing but can't play guitar. Or you write melodies but struggle with drums. Your tracks always feel incomplete because you can't get the elements right.
Buried or Harsh Guitars
Guitars are either too loud, too dull, or vanish behind the drums and bass—never sitting right in the mix.
Mastering Still Sounds Amateur
You try to “master” your mix, but it ends up too quiet, too harsh, or crushed with no impact.
Your Production Today vs. After This Course
Your Struggles Today 😔
No Clear Game Plan
"You keep second-guessing levels, balance, and tone"
Translation Problems
"Your mixes sound different on every speaker"
Album Fatigue
"Albums feel overwhelming—you burn out or lose direction"
Weak, Unbalanced Mixes
"Drums lack punch, guitars get lost, vocals don’t cut"
Endless Tweaking
"You’re stuck in tweak-hell with no roadmap"
Your Reality Tomorrow 🚀
Confident Workflow
You know exactly how to approach every track in the mix
Consistent Everywhere
Your mixes translate across headphones, monitors, cars, and phones
Cohesive Start to Finish
You confidently finish full albums with clarity and consistency
Polished & Powerful Sound
Every instrument hits hard and sits perfectly in the mix
Repeatable System
You’ve built a workflow that works on any project
What If You Could Finally Finish That Album—And Be Proud of It?
You’ve spent months—maybe even years—writing and recording your music. But every time you try to mix it, you get stuck. Something always sounds off. The drums are flat. The vocals don’t sit right. The energy is gone. What if you had a clear, repeatable system to mix and master your entire album confidently—from the first track to the final master?
What if you could create the album you hear in your head, not in years, but in just days or weeks? What if you could stop obsessing over EQ moves and finally say: “This sounds massive. This sounds professional. This is done.” That’s exactly what this course is here to help you do.
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What You'll Master
Pro Workflow
Learn how to set up up your session and routing in order to mix quickly and efficiently
Mix Automation
Learn how automation builds tension and excitement for better mixes
Album Mixing
Make the album flow perfectly, creating a cohesive sound from beginning to end
Bass Control
Create a thick, clean low-end (even with fast double bass)
Mixing 100+ tracks
Effortlessly blend heavy guitars, synths, and keys to create a huge soundstage
Modern Mastering
See what it takes to craft a radio-ready master
This ISN’T About Copy-Paste Presets or Mixing by Numbers
It's About Finding Your Own Mixing Style
This is about helping you develop the instincts, workflow, and confidence to finish full albums with professional results—on your own terms.
You will learn how to:
- 🎧 Make creative and technical decisions based on your ears
- 🎹 Build a process that works for your style, gear, and genre
- 🎚️ Understand why pro mixers do what they do—not just how
- 🔈 Find your own personal sound identity and touch as a mixing engineer
“Every unfinished track is a dream lost”
Because the goal isn’t to follow someone else’s mix.
The goal is to finish your music, your way—and know it sounds incredible.
My Promise to You
This course is a complete, real-world walkthrough of mixing and mastering an actual metal album—from raw stems to finished masters.
You’ll see every move I make, hear every decision in context, and come away with a repeatable system you can use on your own projects.
Whether you’re mixing your first full-length or your tenth, this course will show you how to stay organized, make smart mix decisions, and actually finish your work with confidence.
And if you’re not learning something valuable?
cYou’re backed by a 100% money-back guarantee.
Perfect For...
Music Producers
Take your vision and translate it into the soundscape in your head.
Musicians
Take control of your music's identity and see your music production from demo to record label worthy.
Audio Engineers
Take your working knowledge of recording take the next step of mixing and mastering.
Mixing Engineers
Mixing is a dark art with many different paths to your destination.
Success Stories
"I’ve bought a dozen mixing courses but this is the first one that actually showed me how to properly mix and master an album, not just 1 song"
"My band self-recorded our album, and thanks to this course, I was able to mix and master the whole thing myself."
"I used to be terrified of mixing. Now it’s just another step in the process. And im actually better than I thought at it. The clarity I got from this course is insane. Even when working on demos with my band, it makes a huge difference in letting us get a better vision of what the song could sound like"
"I’ve been mixing for years, but this course filled in so many gaps I didn’t know I had. My latest release is my best yet without a doubt and it is in no small part because of this course"
" Right away I felt better knowing somebody besides me mixed entire albums in a single session. Alex does a great job articulating why this is a much better and more streamlined way to mix multiple songs than doing the "song-per-session" method. Additionally, I enjoyed learning Alex's personal preferences when dealing with huge trackcounts (150+) and I took some things away that I started to implement in my own sessions. Also, really good job making something out of nothing with that guitar tone, this was a great demonstration of how to make it work even without the DI files–that was good. The most important aspect that I took away was how Alex does his automation and to really get a sense of how his ear works in order to create the best listening experience for the song as possible. There was a lot of automation, but his explainations made sense and every time I do automation now, I keep his methods in mind in order to make the most exciting listening experience I can for the songs I'm working on. Oh and obviously, nice job on the mastering portion, covering both digital and CD–that was particuarly helpful for me as I still get folks that want to have a "CD Master". Definitely a great course to grab so that you can see how all of the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Again, another HUGE benefit of mixing all the songs in a single session. 🤘🏻"
Meet Alex Nasla
Alex Nasla is a veteran of the music industry both as a mixing and mastering engineer and as a touring musician and producer. He started professionally producing, recording, mixing and mastering bands from his studio in Burbank, CA in 2015 and later moved to Harmony Studios in West Hollywood, CA where popular artists like Adele, Miley Cyrus, Sam Smith and more all recorded some of the biggest hits of their careers. Additionally, Alex engineered on Nita Strauss’s debut album “Controlled Chaos” which went to Number 1 on the Rock Billboard charts.
- 🏛️ Founder of Spectre Academy
- 🎸 Produced & Mixed Albums for bands worldwide
- 🎓 20+ Years Professional Music Production Experience
- 🎛️ Expert in Both Analog & Digital Production Workflows
- 🌎 Senior Editor of Pro Audio at geargods.net
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know if this course is really for me?
Our courses are for everyone passionate about music, from beginners to professionals. Your mentors explain both HOW and WHY they use specific concepts and techniques.
Which DAW is used in this training series?
In this training series, Nuendo 10 is used. However, the most important elements being taught here are completely DAW agnostic. The concepts Alex teaches you here will work in any DAW.
May I use this song in my portfolio?
We’ve included the multitracks so you can mix the song for yourself. We’ve also included a license for you to use your mix on your website or portfolio to help you grow your mixing business. Please remember that the song and course should be correctly credited in your portfolio.
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All Access is our answer to what our students have been wanting and asking for. A affordable way to learn what they want, when they want. With access to 40 courses and counting, covering all aspects of music and audio production. Everything from learning how to play Blues Guitar, to Songwriting, to recording, to mixing and much more! Not only that, it also comes with the ability to meet weekly with our instructors and mentors for hands-on, live calls with anything you may need help with or feedback on. Sign up to our newsletter to be notified when it launches!
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Yes! If you are a member of the Spectre Academy All Access Membership you will have access to weekly hands-on coaching and mentorship from our instructors and team, including Henning!
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Do I need the exact same plugins and tools as used in the course?
Absolutely not. There are many alternatives that can be used to get the same results. It comes down to practice and experimentation. Just because Henning might use a specific piece of software doesn’t mean that that is the ONLY piece of tool that will work in that situation. Remember: these techniques being taught can be implemented with any tool in any situation.
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