Justin Mckinney and Derek Rydquist from The Zenith Passage join us to discuss everything you've ever wanted to know about producing top tier tech death. Chapters: 00:06:43 - The Evolution of Music Technology and its Impact on Bands 00:10:07 - Enhancing Songs with Vocal Patterns 00:16:31 - Making Tech Death Accessible 00:19:55 - The Death Metal Voice & Sacrificing Lyrics for Performance 00:26:15 - Refining the Recording Process 00:29:05 - The Challenges of Tracking and Evaluating Performance 00:35:32 - Constructed Guitar Tracking 00:38:38 - Using Guitar Pro for Writing Music 00:45:24 - Achieving a Mechanical Sound while Remaining Human 00:48:35 - Ensuring Strong and Accurate Vocals 00:51:46 - Triggering Drum Samples 00:54:56 - Layering and Mixing Techniques 01:01:35 - The Explosive Finale 01:04:46 - Finding the Balance in Mixing 01:07:41 - The Magic of Working with Dave Otero 01:23:48 - Overcoming Performance Anxiety 01:35:43 - Sharing and Tagging on Social Media Want to level up your audio game? Sign up for URM. When you sign up, you'll get access to:     ⁃    Insanely detailed audio production tutorials     ⁃    One-on-one feedback     ⁃    Multi-track sessions from some of the biggest names in rock and metal Sign up at: http://urm.academy Follow URM on Instagram: http://instagram.com/urmacademy Follow Eyal Levi on Instagram: http://instagram.com/eyalleviurmaudio Like this show? Please leave us a 5-star review - even one sentence helps!