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[MeimieFan88]

I recorded some stoner metal, just guitar and a drum machine. If you don't have the time or inclination to listen to more than 1 track the best one is 'the answer is neither'.
https://soundcloud.com/prime-zero-82895054/sets/isntthatwhatitis?si=4e34bbb65ff846adb8967ace158e23a2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Yo this is cool! Kinda reminds me of Dream Theater and Tool. Used to be a huge metal head myself and this kinda takes me back haha. The guitar sounds a tad bit too distorted at times for my taste lol but I get the grungy appeal. I guess I might look to add some breakdown sections in places to create more energetic / instrumental contrast. But yeah I really like this sort of heavy stuff. Variations in the melody/riffs keep things interesting and there's something odd yet working about the rhythm - something I really enjoy about metal!

[BikeRacks]

I recorded some stoner metal, just guitar and a drum machine. If you don't have the time or inclination to listen to more than 1 track the best one is 'the answer is neither'.
https://soundcloud.com/prime-zero-82895054/sets/isntthatwhatitis?si=4e34bbb65ff846adb8967ace158e23a2&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Nice!I listened to all 4.  I'm definitely into  Electric Wizard, Sleep, Melvins, High On fire, Kyuss, Sabbath etc etc (more on par than Dream Theatre ). This actually seems a little faster than most stoner metal. How are you recording the guitar,? Sounds like this were recorded on different days, since the sound/mix is a different on each.  I definitely hear a fuzz pedal but can't tell if it's a real one or if its from some IR,  a VST, or Pod/FX setup. Drum parts sound great what did you use, more complex and inline than what I'm able to throw together writing midi or selecting groves .  The beginning of "The answer is neither" also reminds me of something and it's driving me crazy, and yeah that was probably my favorite. All of it sounds down tuned pretty far too

Sorry for all the questions, it's cuz I dig it

[pr1mezer0]

Thanks for the interest.
I wouldn't have artificially distorted the answer is neither if I did it again, as it is the more mellow, but i'd have to do another take, i didnt save the original guitar input. As for clean breaks, only a few riffs were made to follow their predecessors, I just throw riffs that ive already wrote that are in the same scale together, I need more experience to be more cohesive.
For NDE and IYCMAM I went through my amp headphones to the input of my computer, but I wasn't getting a consistent signal so for the other two I used audacity to distort the guitar. I got better at producing as I went along, so those two were louder cause I learnt to make the drums louder with a limiter. I used hydrogen for the drums, I'm very basic on a real set of drums.
I want to move more into doom or even death metal, when I get the chops, or more laid back into stoner rock; stoner metal is a bit of a superfluous genre, but i guess I play what comes out. 3/4 of my favourite bands are metal, but I'm into QOTSA, kyuss, old monster magnet and fu manchu too.
It's in c#. I hope you don't find any rip-offs, I've had to discard riffs realising they were straight from metallica or somewhere.

[BikeRacks]

didn't hear any rip offs at all, just reminded me of something, no harm if it's a slightly similar progression or tone. What are you using for a guitar amp?

[pr1mezer0]

A little fender 10G, it's got an overdrive button and a gain knob. I get a little bit of distortion plugging the guitar straight into my computer which surprises me, maybe because of the converter jack, but it doesn't sound good to me. The guitar is a yamaha pacifica, probably sound better if it was a Gibson or fender.

[BikeRacks]

 10w amp with a gain knob and overdrive button....I would never have guessed that, but yeah now that you mention it, it is kinda of apparent that you're going direct in. Might not hurt to use a DI box or amp sim plugin on the guitar track to add some room/body/airiness since when you go direct in you are bypassing the amp's speakers so the guitar has this presence that can be a bit overpowering

.....here I am giving advice and I still haven't shared anything yet     ...I will get on that

[MeimieFan88]

I'm making a 10/8 time glitch hop track!! Chords are pretty basic atm but I'm honestly kind of surprised how well it's working, considering dance music is usually limited to 4/4, 3/4, or 6/8. Totally thinking of adopting 10/8 as my normal time signature xD

[brewer bob]

10/8 works surprisingly well there, I have to say.

...You could probably quite easily add a short section where it switches to 4/4 or 6/8 to confuse the listener.

[MeimieFan88]

10/8 works surprisingly well there, I have to say.

...You could probably quite easily add a short section where it switches to 4/4 or 6/8 to confuse the listener.

Right?? It's super neat!

Oohh yeah, could totally do something where small partial-sections utilize different signatures. Happens a lot in 4/4 where you suddenly have a triplet melody or fill that works really well and adds a lot of rhythmic interest. I was able to somewhat pull off a 4/4 melodic fill in 6/8 as well, and I don't see why that wouldn't work here - definitely gonna try that! Might even try doing something with quintuplet or septuplet fill sections. Will be fun exploring these wacky rhythms and switchups!

[delphonso]

This really works well. Neat track!

[Quaksna]

Ye it's gud this how it sounds when I play 4/4 btw I think the signature was best utilized penultimate section in the second half, before the drawn out uwu that violently assailed my soul but it did sound pleasant all across.

...You could probably quite easily add a short section where it switches to 4/4 or 6/8 to confuse the listener.

Hey I was a lil' confused as is this what you'd call a jumpscare 



I didn't finish the primezero metal collection yet, but so far it's nice and cozy, gotta appreciate some home made stuff. You and BikeRacks definitely need to initiate me someday.

[MeimieFan88]

before the drawn out uwu that violently assailed my soul

Hahaha welcome to "hard dance" music xD. That's one of the best descriptions I've ever heard though lol

...You could probably quite easily add a short section where it switches to 4/4 or 6/8 to confuse the listener.

Hey I was a lil' confused as is this what you'd call a jumpscare 

Heh I actually wasn't sure if brewer meant like a full-on time signature switch for a short section, or implementing an out-of-signature melody/fill into a section. The latter happens a lot in EDM but the former really doesn't, due to dance music needing to sustain the groove. Unless there's like a complete breakdown into near-silence / ambience. It's always fun to keep the listener on their toes though!

(and thanks everyone for the feedback!)

[MeimieFan88]

Yooo!~ Been working on some neat things lately, particularly regarding unorthodox rhythms. Here's something most recent I've been playing with; the rhythm of each bar is subdivided into septuplets (7 equal parts). Not sure but I think this could be interpreted as something like 7/32? Feel like it works decently, though I'm slightly unsure about the second half :thonking:

[BikeRacks]

I really like it, though I'll be completely honest if there was a version with more a traditional rhythm I'd probably listen to it over the one there (but that's purely subjective opinion) I still think it works. Does give it a more unique (intentionally?) robotic feel

[Quaksna]

Izz gut

I think the reason these interesting rhytms can fall apart very easily is they can turn up very uneven, or rather the rest of the tracks get stacked in an awkward way that doesn't flow, you can feel the odd additional beats but here, it's perfectly balanced, you wouldn't tell. Very well realized intent.