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Pixel Dungeon

By Devieus on January 27, 2024 10:43 pm

My contribution is literally just the title. Honestly, it probably didn't have this one in mind, but it fits surprisingly well. I'll put its note below.

- Spider

I wanted to do a thing but it just kinda didn't happen, the tuning on the guitar is set for power chords and it needs to be melody for what I want, but the idea isn't scrapped, just postponed

Just kinda did stuff and put them together, my heart wasn't really in it, but I know the quality is probably good
It's got guitar, it's got chiptune, and it's got the crowd favorite birds, so by all counts it's a product of ours

That's not to say I didn't it effort in, I meticulously crafted a chord progression by carefully pulling it out my ass and even (ironically enough) tuned the guitar so it's all power chords no matter how many strings I strum

The melody and bass was just kinda sprinkling notes around

I also tried Reaper for a bit and I'll need to get used to it, but the piano roll is just ass compared to LMMS and doesn't come with the funny plugins LMMS does
What's the point, I'm doing fine with LMMS/Audacity combo

- Ebrit

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Neat arrangement! It's definitely got your trademark light and playful sounds, but now with the backing of this powerful electric guitar undercurrent. Excited to hear these elements melding together this year. big_smile

Love that impact in the kick, and the low growl of bass complements it well... truly an 'underground' sound! heart

Sounds sinister. The bitcrush bass drop was an unexpected pleasure.

this sounds like it would go great as the soundtrack to a dark medieval text adventure or point and click, nice work!

huzzah the birds are back!

Reaper is very much a build-your-own-DAW, good luck!! I like the woodblock percussion here, it really adds to it smile and the guitar is phenomenal as usual.


solid! gritty and chirpy. very nice.

Haha, I also went with distorted guitars this week. The fluty lead does make it sound medieval-ish so the dungeon title is spot on.

Ooof gritty dark tones coming from that geetar.  I agree I'm def feeling the medieval qualities especially how the synth lead gives it an almost pied piper sound as it leads the guitar thru the track.

This has raw sounds. I like it that you don't like Reaper beacuse of lack of funny sounds. I use Reaper and agree, you have to find your own funny sounds. smile

Hell yea! feeling it!

levelcapybara wrote:

Neat arrangement! It's definitely got your trademark light and playful sounds, but now with the backing of this powerful electric guitar undercurrent. Excited to hear these elements melding together this year. big_smile


Which is interesting, because the whole thing is set in minor, so it's extra gritty. Admittedly, very delicate with the melody.

RajaTheResidentAlien wrote:

Love that impact in the kick, and the low growl of bass complements it well... truly an 'underground' sound! heart


Only the highest impacts in these dungeons.

blighters_rock wrote:

Sounds sinister. The bitcrush bass drop was an unexpected pleasure.


That's probably one of the beasties, they really add a lot.

DonutShoes wrote:

this sounds like it would go great as the soundtrack to a dark medieval text adventure or point and click, nice work!


That's exactly how I imagined it, not quite what it did, but that's just where the song wanted to go.

emily wrote:

huzzah the birds are back!


They'll be a mainstay as well.

Mission Crossing wrote:

Reaper is very much a build-your-own-DAW, good luck!! I like the woodblock percussion here, it really adds to it smile and the guitar is phenomenal as usual.


Many thanks!

It's not necessarily the instruments that are the issue, we have plenty of those, it's mostly the piano roll being needlessly convoluted. The lack of default stuff doesn't help its case of course. A simple triple oscillator and basic envelopes go a very long way.

I agree the woodblock is a great choice, feels just right in a dungeon.

littlebigmosaic wrote:


solid! gritty and chirpy. very nice.


A beautiful contrast if ever there was one.

rplktr wrote:

Haha, I also went with distorted guitars this week. The fluty lead does make it sound medieval-ish so the dungeon title is spot on.


It truly is. I'll give yours a listen. I do enjoy the overlap of this kind of music we're getting these days.

Tone Matrix wrote:

Ooof gritty dark tones coming from that geetar.  I agree I'm def feeling the medieval qualities especially how the synth lead gives it an almost pied piper sound as it leads the guitar thru the track.


I don't think it started dark, it just sort of became that. Probably why Ebrit wasn't super hyped about it, but I'm down with it for sure.

Sorkfot wrote:

This has raw sounds. I like it that you don't like Reaper because of lack of funny sounds. I use Reaper and agree, you have to find your own funny sounds. smile


That's the beauty of LMMS, it's free and comes with a great many funny sounds. We're just scouting for other DAWs because LMMS can't record audio, only MIDI.

agesixracer515 wrote:

Hell yea! feeling it!


Fuck yes! Thanks for your comment!




- Spider

I love this marriage of medieval melodies with MERCILESSLY metal brutality. Birdy seems to be completely lost and irritated in here.

Yes! stomping through the dungeon we go. Heavy, it's all happening, I'm there!

Q-Rosh wrote:

I love this marriage of medieval melodies with MERCILESSLY metal brutality. Birdy seems to be completely lost and irritated in here.


Maybe a little too merciless, I think there's a bit of clipping on my end, but people can be into that.
The birds maybe too, who knows.

miraclemiles wrote:

Yes! stomping through the dungeon we go. Heavy, it's all happening, I'm there!


No enemy can stop us. We got the power of metal on our side!

- Devieus

triumphant, determined.

melancholic doom boss fight! massive

The Birds are back! This is like past WB generated tracks, but mixed with the magic of organic guitar. The mix actually works well, with the guitar layering a heavy foundation of fuzz. This is like a process of witches and goblins, monsters and gods slowly walking through parallel worlds to an unknown destination. Chaotic and organized. And of course the BIRDS!

love the combo of the slamming drums keeping the chippy parts and guitar all in check!

loving the ascension on the chord progression.

this is a cool evolution of the style - nice job!

jwh wrote:

triumphant, determined.


Taking on anything ahead.

Autovessel wrote:

melancholic doom boss fight! massive


I haven't actually ever played Doom with music, not the old one anyway. If anything, this feels more like a dungeon crawl in the middle.

Kedbreak136 wrote:

The Birds are back! This is like past WB generated tracks, but mixed with the magic of organic guitar. The mix actually works well, with the guitar layering a heavy foundation of fuzz. This is like a process of witches and goblins, monsters and gods slowly walking through parallel worlds to an unknown destination. Chaotic and organized. And of course the BIRDS!


It was actually composed by hand, which says either something about our generator being that good, or us being that bad. I choose to believe it's the former.

The unknown destination is death, if any of them oppose us.

Also, fuck yes, birds.

LOHTANGCLAN wrote:

love the combo of the slamming drums keeping the chippy parts and guitar all in check!


It's not the balancing act it may seem, but It's very satisfying.

orangedrink wrote:

loving the ascension on the chord progression.

this is a cool evolution of the style - nice job!


We shall keep evolving. Next week's one has a much lovelier progression.

- Devieus

Metal dungeon music, I like how heavy this gets!

Monstrosus wrote:

Metal dungeon music, I like how heavy this gets!


It demands a follow-up, and it will get one.
- Devieus

this slaps

pterodaniel wrote:

this slaps


Thank you!
- Riaoh

The distortion rules! The lead synth melody and distorted low tones make for a good metal stew. I hope no birds were harmed in the mix smile

NWSPR wrote:

The distortion rules! The lead synth melody and distorted low tones make for a good metal stew. I hope no birds were harmed in the mix smile


We would never hurt the birds, the monsters inside the dungeon are a different story perhaps.
- Raioh

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