I like the combo of live drums and synth loops!

I like the combo of live drums and synth loops!

Happy to be hearing your first tune, and good on you for working on something despite the strep throat! Cool track too, really takes me back to some of disasterpeace's earlier work from "The Chronicles of Jammage the Jam Mage". I find that one easy way of coming up with overlying melodies is to just listen and improvise with your voice. You'll naturally want to just harmonize with the main chord changes, but if you explore a  little bit by humming to find those other notes that sound good over the top, you start to find your "musical vocabulary" where you start creating new melodies based off subconscious memory of all kinds of music you've listened to before. Like all things, practice makes perfect, so I hope that's helpful. Also, cool outro with the noise mirroring the main rhythm!

Happy to be hearing your first tune, and good on you for working on something despite the strep throat! Cool track too, really takes me back to some of disasterpeace's earlier work from "The Chronicles of Jammage the Jam Mage". I find that one easy way of coming up with overlying melodies is to just listen and improvise with your voice. You'll naturally want to just harmonize with the main chord changes, but if you explore a little bit by humming to find those other notes that sound good over the top, you start to find your "musical vocabulary" where you start creating new melodies based off subconscious memory of all kinds of music you've listened to before. Like all things, practice makes perfect, so I hope that's helpful. Also, cool outro with the noise mirroring the main rhythm!

Welcome to Weekly Beats!

Welcome to Weekly Beats!

nice use of chiptune elements with the acoustic kit! you should check out the album "future and it doesn't work" by starscream for chiptune x drumkit inspiration

nice use of chiptune elements with the acoustic kit! you should check out the album "future and it doesn't work" by starscream for chiptune x drumkit inspiration

Welcome!

Another primarily drummer here that tries to do fully fleshed tracks... (I failed this first week, just taken a live jam, but will post some for sure this year.) Fun track.

Welcome! Another primarily drummer here that tries to do fully fleshed tracks... (I failed this first week, just taken a live jam, but will post some for sure this year.) Fun track.

Metal for me too! You have something here for sure, and it is only week 1. As weeks go on things start to meld together. The pickup on the double kick made expect a breakdown and you delivered.

Metal for me too! You have something here for sure, and it is only week 1. As weeks go on things start to meld together. The pickup on the double kick made expect a breakdown and you delivered.

Welcome to wb! The unusual rhythms in the track are cool, but I have a hard time listening to the harsh synths. They feel too robotic and raw to my ear, maybe because they're digital and a bit unbalanced with the rest of the music. I was talking to a friend long time ago about how there's music that focuses on the performance and actual notes played, like look at me how fast I can play type of thing, and there's music that focuses on the sound and doesn't mind if the chords are too simple or too few notes, as long as it creates a good feeling and atmosphere. And then of course the music that does both. It made me realize early on when I was playing piano for many years but hadn't gotten into sound design and trying to make my music have a good Sound, just how important it is. Anyway it didn't take long to start making things that sounded much better, because I started paying attention to that kind of thing and learning how to listen for it.

Anyway your track reminded me of this. Thanks for sharing, good luck on the next tracks!

Welcome to wb! The unusual rhythms in the track are cool, but I have a hard time listening to the harsh synths. They feel too robotic and raw to my ear, maybe because they're digital and a bit unbalanced with the rest of the music. I was talking to a friend long time ago about how there's music that focuses on the performance and actual notes played, like look at me how fast I can play type of thing, and there's music that focuses on the sound and doesn't mind if the chords are too simple or too few notes, as long as it creates a good feeling and atmosphere. And then of course the music that does both. It made me realize early on when I was playing piano for many years but hadn't gotten into sound design and trying to make my music have a good Sound, just how important it is. Anyway it didn't take long to start making things that sounded much better, because I started paying attention to that kind of thing and learning how to listen for it. Anyway your track reminded me of this. Thanks for sharing, good luck on the next tracks!

the more blast beats the merrier, looking forward to more!

the more blast beats the merrier, looking forward to more!

Yeah this is unique and cool! Keep 'em coming!

Yeah this is unique and cool! Keep 'em coming!

Great start to the year! I like that this is basically a metal tune but with a video game sound to it. There's some really nice grooves in this one. Especially in the first third or so, there's a lot of nice start and stop kind of progressive drum things going on there. I also really like what is happening around 2:20. That part sounds super cool. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year!

Great start to the year! I like that this is basically a metal tune but with a video game sound to it. There's some really nice grooves in this one. Especially in the first third or so, there's a lot of nice start and stop kind of progressive drum things going on there. I also really like what is happening around 2:20. That part sounds super cool. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year!

Thanks! I do like the mix of the 2!

Ill def have to keep that in mind, I always want to harmonize along with or in reverse to the main chord but ill have to work on that humming thing

Thank you!

Just took a listen, thats a great example of how to mix those right haha. I dig it

Thanks! Drummers ftw! Trying to write stuff now after only really doing drums is quite the challenge but it is fun!

Thanks! I'm def happy with the track for week 1. I think for this next one im going to write a metal track now that I have my guitar all up and working. Exciting!

Thanks a bunch, I definitely messed something up when I was mixing everything together so I hear you on that unbalance. Writing everything is one thing but trying to mix everything to make it work is a whole other thing I need to learn haha

Of coarse! More blasts for sure in future songs haha

Thanks!

Thanks man!

[quote=Entropica]I like the combo of live drums and synth loops![/quote] Thanks! I do like the mix of the 2! [quote=ViridianLoom]Happy to be hearing your first tune, and good on you for working on something despite the strep throat! Cool track too, really takes me back to some of disasterpeace's earlier work from "The Chronicles of Jammage the Jam Mage". I find that one easy way of coming up with overlying melodies is to just listen and improvise with your voice. You'll naturally want to just harmonize with the main chord changes, but if you explore a little bit by humming to find those other notes that sound good over the top, you start to find your "musical vocabulary" where you start creating new melodies based off subconscious memory of all kinds of music you've listened to before. Like all things, practice makes perfect, so I hope that's helpful. Also, cool outro with the noise mirroring the main rhythm![/quote] Ill def have to keep that in mind, I always want to harmonize along with or in reverse to the main chord but ill have to work on that humming thing :P [quote=v0]Welcome to Weekly Beats![/quote] Thank you! [quote=midimachine]nice use of chiptune elements with the acoustic kit! you should check out the album "future and it doesn't work" by starscream for chiptune x drumkit inspiration[/quote] Just took a listen, thats a great example of how to mix those right haha. I dig it [quote=djippy]Welcome! Another primarily drummer here that tries to do fully fleshed tracks... (I failed this first week, just taken a live jam, but will post some for sure this year.) Fun track.[/quote] Thanks! Drummers ftw! Trying to write stuff now after only really doing drums is quite the challenge but it is fun! [quote=Jokinen]Metal for me too! You have something here for sure, and it is only week 1. As weeks go on things start to meld together. The pickup on the double kick made expect a breakdown and you delivered.[/quote] Thanks! I'm def happy with the track for week 1. I think for this next one im going to write a metal track now that I have my guitar all up and working. Exciting! [quote=horatiuromantic]Welcome to wb! The unusual rhythms in the track are cool, but I have a hard time listening to the harsh synths. They feel too robotic and raw to my ear, maybe because they're digital and a bit unbalanced with the rest of the music. I was talking to a friend long time ago about how there's music that focuses on the performance and actual notes played, like look at me how fast I can play type of thing, and there's music that focuses on the sound and doesn't mind if the chords are too simple or too few notes, as long as it creates a good feeling and atmosphere. And then of course the music that does both. It made me realize early on when I was playing piano for many years but hadn't gotten into sound design and trying to make my music have a good Sound, just how important it is. Anyway it didn't take long to start making things that sounded much better, because I started paying attention to that kind of thing and learning how to listen for it. Anyway your track reminded me of this. Thanks for sharing, good luck on the next tracks![/quote] Thanks a bunch, I definitely messed something up when I was mixing everything together so I hear you on that unbalance. Writing everything is one thing but trying to mix everything to make it work is a whole other thing I need to learn haha [quote=nedsferatu]the more blast beats the merrier, looking forward to more![/quote] Of coarse! More blasts for sure in future songs haha [quote=codydjango]Yeah this is unique and cool! Keep 'em coming! [/quote] Thanks! [quote=Saguaro Gigante]Great start to the year! I like that this is basically a metal tune but with a video game sound to it. There's some really nice grooves in this one. Especially in the first third or so, there's a lot of nice start and stop kind of progressive drum things going on there. I also really like what is happening around 2:20. That part sounds super cool. Looking forward to hearing more tunes this year! [/quote] Thanks man!