Grey Walls wrote:So, I started using lmms quite some time ago. As fate would have it, though I am no electronic/dubstep/drum and bass music fan. I'm a metalhead. And while I listened to some tracks that I could get some great inspiration from, my musical taste has evolved and now I am listening to some extremely technical stuff like this (I suggest using headphones to listen to this. And lower your volume just a tiny bit.):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ho0q7YKf8
Try imitating stuff like that on lmms. Or even better, try understanding what those guys are actually playing! So, here I am, asking for suggestions on some electronic music to get some ideas from. Just keep in mind that I hate light-hearted or too emotional stuff. Something heavy or really atmospheric should work, though.
And thank you for taking some time to even read this post
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I know what you mean. It's hard being both a digital producer AND a metalhead. Guitars are instruments that you can only really approximate with synths.
Ever listen to ladyscraper? He's like breakbeat meets metal.
https://youtu.be/r8l1jo6hWtc
So, recently I've been trying to pump up my jams by learning some of that complexity. Like learning the breakdown parts of songs like these:
https://youtu.be/NCrFXxwTxJY?t=1m8s (16th note triplets...). I slow the speed of the material down, and get the drums down. I basically replicate the breakdown.
So I mean, there's one option. Here's another
https://youtu.be/_xn3UMnAxo8
This guy's beats gave me some foundation.
Idk man, for me, the challenges are making songs that are over a minute (I make cybergrind, or whatever it's called these days) and getting good mixes. Long term I want to start my own "little" studio and record bands. It's hard altogether when you're in a league of your own as far as music goes.