Chris Selim: Getting Big Drums Sounds From a Bedroom Studio

Sep 10, 2025

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Chris Selim is the musician, music producer, and mixing/mastering engineer behind Mixdown Online. With a passion for music that knows no bounds, Chris has dedicated himself to helping home studio owners and musicians worldwide enhance their music production, recording, and mixing skills.

As the creator of Mixdown Online, Chris has built a thriving community of over 129K subscribers on YouTube, with more than 15 million views across his videos. Through his engaging tutorial, he empowers aspiring musicians and studio enthusiasts to create better music from their own home studios.

Driven by a desire to share the knowledge and tools he wished he had when starting out, Chris brings a unique blend of expertise and accessibility to his teachings.

Renowned for his work in the French Christian music industry, Chris has produced and mixed artists globally for over 20 years in Canada, USA, France, Belgium, and Switzerland. With more than 80 albums to his credit, he often collaborates remotely from his home recording studio in Canada.

Working primarily "In The Box" using CUBASE, Chris serves as a valuable resource for home studio owners and musicians, providing expert insights into recording and mixing techniques.

Through his dedication to his craft and his commitment to sharing knowledge, Chris Selim continues to inspire and empower musicians worldwide to realize their full potential.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

Building a team to make your sound better
Getting started in a small niche
Picking a DAW
Do different DAWs sound different?
When is it worth buying third-party plugins?
Recording drums in small rooms
The importance of character mics
Overheads: When to treat them as kit mics vs. cymbal mics
Applying saturation to drums
Cheap vs expensive mics
Why routing is so important to get right before you mix.

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