Whats the future of metal production in the next 10 years (2010-2020)?

[Rogueleader]

Any innovations on the horizon? How are things going to change in terms of gear/techniques/software/etc?

Any predictions?

 

[drew_drummer]

Moar dance breakdowns.
Moar male make-up.
Moar br00tz.

 

[FloridaRolf]

32 bit Pro Tools
PT native systems without ADC

oh well...

 

[Skinny Viking]

32 bit Pro Tools
PT native systems without ADC

oh well...

HAHAHAHAHA

But seriously .. I have a feeling the highly polished & super wet sounds of 80s metal is gonna stick its head out for a bit. Maybe even bringing in some of those great electric drum kit sounds cause they should be just "vintage" enough at that point to make it cool again

 

[Ermz]

^ Hehe.

In seriousness I think we will see a degradation in the quality of metal productions during the next decade, as everything moves progressively toward home studio productions done on the cheap, on the fly. ITB mixing will come closer to toppling OTB, which will barely be in use at all in metal. Tuning and editing everything to death will have become commonplace, so the overall aesthetic of metal records will homogenize even further. New engineers/producers will idolize producers/engineers who came through during this last decade, during the ITB era. Rather than basing their ambitions on guys who have done this for decades on mega expensive analogue gear in real studios, the kids will reach for influences that are 'closer to home' and more attainable. This will create a situation where the blind lead the blind, combined with labels coming to accept lower budget, lower fidelity productions & ultimately result in the aforementioned global deterioration of sonic aesthetics in the genre.

 

[Skinny Viking]

^ Sounds like the premise for a new book:

"World War E"

The Engineering Apocalypse

 

[drew_drummer]

^ Hehe.

In seriousness I think we will see a degradation in the quality of metal productions during the next decade, as everything moves progressively toward home studio productions done on the cheap, on the fly. ITB mixing will come closer to toppling OTB, which will barely be in use at all in metal. Tuning and editing everything to death will have become commonplace, so the overall aesthetic of metal records will homogenize even further. New engineers/producers will idolize producers/engineers who came through during this last decade, during the ITB era. Rather than basing their ambitions on guys who have done this for decades on mega expensive analogue gear in real studios, the kids will reach for influences that are 'closer to home' and more attainable. This will create a situation where the blind lead the blind, combined with labels coming to accept lower budget, lower fidelity productions & ultimately result in the aforementioned global deterioration of sonic aesthetics in the genre.

I obviously wish you all the best with Systematic, but I think you're setting your sights a little too high.



jkz

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Budget home recording and robotizing everything to hell and back will be all the rage for a while, and then people get fed up with that shit and start respecting professional AE's again and natural sounding, grooving metal records will be trendy.

I should be so lucky, lucky lucky lucky...

 

[Chris_P_Critter]

robots

 

[ahjteam]

Budget home recording and robotizing everything to hell and back will be all the rage for a while, and then people get fed up with that shit and start respecting professional AE's again and natural sounding, grooving metal records will be trendy.

I should be so lucky, lucky lucky lucky...

To be honest, I would actually enjoy this.

 

[Brandon E.]

Gosh I don't even want to think about what the music or production might sound like in 2020...makes my head hurt even pondering it

 

[drew_drummer]

I just want more from Tool, and for ISIS to reform. Fuck it.... I want people to stop being all djenty all the time. Ballsacks to djent!

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

To be honest, I would actually enjoy this.

Well, that was kind of my point

 

[ahjteam]

Any innovations on the horizon? How are things going to change in terms of gear/techniques/software/etc?

Any predictions?

But honestly, I think that the clean singing is coming back to metal mainstream in the next 10 years. Bands like All That Remains and Killswitch Engage have already paved the way a little.

 

[ratsapprentice]

moar jazz. then less jazz.

 

[Line666]

The same old shit.

 

[laszlozsolt82]

it will be faster, fasteeer, fasteeeer, and loudeeer, loudeeeeer, loudeeeeeeer

 

[ATLA]

I think with all the cookie cutter bands spewing out left and right, more of the ambitious bands who strive to be unique will start to stick out. One can hope.

 

[Harley Barley]

But honestly, I think that the clean singing is coming back to metal mainstream in the next 10 years. Bands like All That Remains and Killswitch Engage have already paved the way a little.

i agree with that. But ive heard so many bands now a days call themselves hardcore or metal, when there basically singing a pop/rock song then threw in a breakdown.

breakdowns do not make you a hardcore band or a metalcore band, your just a stupid breakdowncore band. haha

 

[Harley Barley]

as for the future i can see alot more professional albums being recorded with amp sims, Electric kits, etc etc etc. it kinda sucks.