Recent content by justAZombie

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    Programming live drums

    I know some metal bands do this (Agoraphobic Nosebleed comes to mind), so I don't see any reason why you couldn't pull this off. Just make sure to humanize the drums (vary the volume of the hits and make them off time by a few milliseconds), or else it's going to sound really odd and robotic...
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    Discussing Metal Composition Techniques?

    This is a great idea. I definitely get stuck playing those "muscle memory" riffs a lot. I have a keyboard sitting in my bedroom too, so this will be perfect for the next time I have writer's block. Haha, don't forget the chromatic riff. Take a lick, repeat it a half step lower, do it one...
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    Discussing Metal Composition Techniques?

    I've always thought it would be cool if more bands talked about their song-writing process. I wrote something along those lines for my band: http://cytokinestormrock.com/thoughts/?p=9 Has anyone else written anything like this? Or would you maybe want to talk about some of your...