Short Metal/Djent-ish Tracks
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 11 posts since 10 Sep, 2014 from Australia
Hello. I have been making many short, somewhat Djent-like metal themes, three of which I will link below.
There is some variation in the instrument/mixing quality amongst them as I am still experimenting and learning how to create this style of music.
1. (from 5 months ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/e ... -not-found
I intended for this one to be very "evil" and dark. I used choir pads over a wall of distortion. I don't really like the thin drum sounds I used on this...or the excessive compression.
2. (from 7 days ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/deimos-gateway
This one uses heavy, distorted chords. I also switched to better drum samples.
3. (from 6 days ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/showdown-in-dis
This one has more melodic, slightly less distorted riffs. Making extremely down-tuned bass sound good is one thing I have more trouble with; it tends to end up being overly boomy.
Thanks for listening. I am always looking for ways to improve. I will also mention that all amps and such are software--I use a DAW for writing and mixing these tracks (everything is written from scratch; I don't use pre-made loops).
There is some variation in the instrument/mixing quality amongst them as I am still experimenting and learning how to create this style of music.
1. (from 5 months ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/e ... -not-found
I intended for this one to be very "evil" and dark. I used choir pads over a wall of distortion. I don't really like the thin drum sounds I used on this...or the excessive compression.
2. (from 7 days ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/deimos-gateway
This one uses heavy, distorted chords. I also switched to better drum samples.
3. (from 6 days ago)
https://soundcloud.com/user-413819586/showdown-in-dis
This one has more melodic, slightly less distorted riffs. Making extremely down-tuned bass sound good is one thing I have more trouble with; it tends to end up being overly boomy.
Thanks for listening. I am always looking for ways to improve. I will also mention that all amps and such are software--I use a DAW for writing and mixing these tracks (everything is written from scratch; I don't use pre-made loops).
Primary instrument: Keyboards
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- KVRist
- 414 posts since 28 Dec, 2017
Nice. What guitar VTS's do you use here?
- KVRAF
- 21189 posts since 8 Oct, 2014
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Comments: Listened to the last one since it's the most recent. Okay, so it's essentially a backing track. Would like to hear some vocals or a lead or something. As a backing track it's great. I could do something with this and turn it into a baby metal tune with some lyrics and Vocaloid. Anyway, well done for what it is. I am interested in the library too. I'm guessing Shreddage.
Music
Instruments
Performance
Mix
Overall
Comments: Listened to the last one since it's the most recent. Okay, so it's essentially a backing track. Would like to hear some vocals or a lead or something. As a backing track it's great. I could do something with this and turn it into a baby metal tune with some lyrics and Vocaloid. Anyway, well done for what it is. I am interested in the library too. I'm guessing Shreddage.
- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 11 posts since 10 Sep, 2014 from Australia
First one in the OP (EPR State) is Shreddage Classic; newer stuff uses Heavier7Strings. H7S has a built-in amp sim, but I used a third-party sim (plus additional external processing) in the two H7S tracks I linked.
I tend to reference tracks with more traditional verse-chorus structure (which typically have lyrics), such as those by Amon Amarth, when writing these tracks. I can see that they can end up sounding a bit barebones as a result, however.
I tend to reference tracks with more traditional verse-chorus structure (which typically have lyrics), such as those by Amon Amarth, when writing these tracks. I can see that they can end up sounding a bit barebones as a result, however.
Primary instrument: Keyboards
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- Banned
- 317 posts since 23 Oct, 2017
All three are sick man. I agree about the thinner drums on track 1 but the riffs are solid. Time for some lyrics. I know a few people over at Kompoz.com if your interested. You have a really solid formula there.