How to Write Metal Breakdown Build Ups
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- Опубліковано 26 чер 2024
- "How to write metalcore music" lesson about creating the best build up before your breakdowns to make them sound awesome, for guitarists. This tutorial is for Djent, thall, deathcore and any metal subgenre and is aimed towards guitar players who don't play drums, but program midi. Using the @fender Squier Bass VI in DOUBLE DROP A 0 and @OTTOAUDIO amp sim as well as @GetGoodDrums Invasion , check out 9 examples that may fuel your next metal song.
I'm Brendon Padjasek of the band Structures from Toronto, Canada and welcome to my channel based on modern metal, djent, and deathcore music, production, mixing and song writing.
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Example Riff
1:11 1 - Hi Hat & China
1:36 2 - Snare Syncopated Scenecore
2:21 3 - Closed Hats Hardcore
3:26 4 - HH Stomp and Snare Floor Build
4:28 5 - Production Rap
5:28 6 - Bass & Drums
6:12 7 - Death Metal / Deathcore
7:06 8 - Most Versatile
8:02 9 - Techy Metalcore Toms
8:52 Conclusion / Final Thoughts
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Thanks for checking it out! Which one did you like the most?
Deathcore and hi hat
Syncopated TOMs
@ZL1LoVeR yeeeeaah! That’s my go to the majority of the time haha thanks for checking this one out
My main take away from all your videos is you are one of few people that can save modern heavy music. The riffs and breakdowns you cook up just for UA-cam content are so good. Praying that new Structures is coming soon 🙏🏼
haha I do appreciate that as I don't do anything half in. I always make my stuff as sick as possible without it being too sick that i regret not using it for Structures. I think we write much better music together, the 3 of us
But a lot of these techniques are things we do when writing and I figure it could help others. Thanks for watching!
You’ve got an amazing producer’s ear, sick combo between on point playing, amazing production and just really killer riffs and arrangements. Total package, your channel is underrated!
Thank you so much for checking it out and commenting! That helps it get to other people. And thank you! I've been recording and writing for almost 20 years now so I'm glad the effort shows haha
Loving the tutorials for song writing/mixing! Plus the awesome Bass VI content. The Death Metal buildup was my favorite!
Thanks for checking it out Ricky! They often don't perform as well as review / instrument videos but I find them to be actually useful and evergreen so I'm happy to make the lesson based videos, even if they get less plays. The fact its helping some people is enough for me to continue with them
i loved the death metal build
Also a favourite of mine. Thanks my man
I'm a massive for the Drum'n'bass build ups for SURE. Shit was so solid.
Thank you for checking it out. Also a huge fan of that one as well
Rocking the Nails shirt too ✊🏻
Can't wait for their new album this year
Nails is Top notch. To the point where this shirt is extremely faded but I still wear it. Had no idea they had an album coming out this year! Can't wait. Thanks for watching
My favorite breakdown of all time is built up by a solo. Not a core genre or djent/thall. But the breakdown in Domination by Pantera is my all-time favorite breakdown.
Can’t complain with that. Hopefully this was useful anyways
This video inspired me to write for the first time in a short while... but now that I've gone back and listened to my work, I realize I accidentally ripped off Psycho Hours 😂😅 it's given me the itch, though! Can't wait to try again tomorrow and write something without unintentionally plagiarizing. Great video!
Hahahaha that’s hilarious. As long as you’re inspired you can change it from there haha. Glad to hear it’s getting you stoked
Yessss bro. It's all about momentum and energy. I love building things up and using automation to mute tracks right before everything comes in. Great vid.
Absolutely! I didn’t do the automation muting but basically did the same thing. Love buildups almost more than the breakdown sometimes. Thanks for watching!
Can't deny the scenecore one was the one that got me the most 🦀
Oh yeah I definitely had a MySpace account back in the day haha. Thanks for watching
@@BrendonKPadjasek Keep up the good work! Videos like these help in the process of writing new material
@nunofmpires yeah they don’t usually perform as well as other videos but I find they’re much more helpful so I still make them haha. Appreciate you watching it
Like you know those one second clips of an iconic guitar player and you immediately know who it is…that’s this brother with his breakdowns
Hahaha I really appreciate that! I’ve definitely narrowed down on a sound over the years of writing and I think you’ve definitely nailed it there with the breakdowns haha. Next video I’m working on is basically this one, but with breakdowns so stick around for that
that was very helpful, thanks!
I’m stoked to hear that. It was helpful for me as well tbh haha. At least to step out of my box
Thanks for checking it out
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘That riff makes me feel like I could tear down a building with my bare hands!!
Also: I listen to too much Unearth to *not* go with the HH/China on 3s...
Hahahaha I wouldn’t suggest trying it. Thank you so much!
It’s crazy how much people don’t appreciate unearth for what they’ve contributed to the genre. Was a sick band
I'm definitely gonna put some of these to use. My personal go to is some kind of lofi part leading into the breakdown, but I definitely overuse it in my song writing. Thanks so much for the killer content dude, I've been learning so much from you.
Also wanted to ask if you've considered doing song writing critiques?
That means a lot! I put a lot of effort into the videos so I’m pumped to hear they’re helping others out! It’s hard not to use the go to sections when we’re so used to using them haha
@michaelgordon8491 I have thought about it. I thought about doing them as live streams. If I have enough interest in people wanting live streams I may do them
Great video!
Thanks Wade! I just like to share a bit of what I know to help others
This tutorial series you've been doing is chock full of so many great topics and ideas. As someone who is personally guilty of a LOT of #5/production buildups this gives some inspiration to diversify 🤘
Thank you so much! Yeah I truly mean it when I say that I learn more making these videos than I would before hand. Glad it helped you and me too lmao
There’s always so many options
Excellent video Brendon! Crazy the differences between the build ups. My favourites were Build Up 3: Closed Hats, and the Build Up 5: Trap-Style Production.
Thanks for checking it out my man! Yeah I love the closed hat style one. But I guess they could all be useful in their own way
The old school hat/China really did it for me, but I’d do that in the first half that leads into the “syncopated toms” example for the second half of the build
Yeah, the beautiful thing is they all work, and when in combination with one another, that's the real treat. Thanks for checking it out!
Man you should name the series MCDTDC or something if you're gonna continue doing tips and whatnots for those genres
(Metalcore, Djent, Thall, Deathcore yk yk)
Great tutorial overall, well done, as usual!
That’s a great idea, but it’s hard for people to find it if I start making acronyms. If I spell them out or say them fully it’s easier to see when you search for it but otherwise great idea!
And thanks so much! If you have any other video topics you’d like covered in a video like this lmk!
@@BrendonKPadjasek I'd definitely appreciate covering Mick Gordon's approach to djenty metal... I've been trying to find stuff about it but to no avail 😭
Perhaps you could put the individual words in the #tags section of the description?
I was digging both the "songwriter's buildup" as well as the "death core/death metal buildup". Both were tasteful as hell but kick ass at the same time. Well done.
Looks like you and I have the same taste. I like those 2 and the closed hi hat one a lot. Thanks for watching! I appreciate it
@@BrendonKPadjasek Yes sir
@@jmaaybraak Thanks! If you have any video topics you'd like covered lmk
You should make a song of just buildups,
You can call it the edge
Hahahaha that’s actually a great idea
As a harecore dude who writes hardcore songs, #3 and #8 are my favorites.
They’re definitely my the most hardcore. I keep going between 3 and 7 being my favourite
Thanks for watching !
Have you thought about Patreon? I'd be your first member 😀
Hahaha thank you! I have thought about it but I don’t know what else to do different from my normal videos. I also thought about doing UA-cam memberships which I guess is the same kind of thing?
What would you prefer between Patreon/ UA-cam membership and what kind of videos would you want to see on there that are different from these ones?
Thanks for the response. I would prefer Patreon. I don't know exactly , same content but longer and more in depth. From midi drums to mixing and songwriting. Everything you do is great and eye opening.@@BrendonKPadjasek
Can I have the midi of the drums build ups?? Sound killer and would be a nice starting point to create more
I could do that when I have a chance for sure. Last time I put them on gumroad so il do the same
Thanks for checking it out
When is new structures coming out??
Only time will tell haha. It unfortunately takes way more time compared to writing an instrumental song, programming drums and putting it on youtube
Thanks for checking it out
Andrew McEnaney is one of the most underrated drummers, you guys are basically doing stuff on guitar and drums that people are doing right now.😂
Also it would be nice to make a little bit more complex video about frequency and equalizer. Which frequency is for what and how to deal with it and to fix it or make it better. This is something that a lot of people struggle with, included me🤣🤣 ❤
I agree. He definitely has a specific style that he's figured out. Very unique. And thanks for checking it out. For frequencies and eq which instrument do you mean specifically?
@@BrendonKPadjasek He definitely has a unique style....EQ and Freq for guitar and bass, but maybe it would be nice to create a mini series with this subject.🤣
@alexvukovic7814 I do have a video on Eqing guitar and I just put out a full mix video on Friday if you’d like to check that out. Lots of little tips in there
Another way to make a huge breakdown is to not have the riff play in the build up before the breakdown
Definitely an option as well. Great point
You know, it's not only about the buildup, it's more about creating unique song structures (pun intended). I would acctually like to identify and serialize some parts and give them a meaning or a title or identify properties like technique, dynamic property, timbre property, drumming property, is it the same melody or a variation, time signature, tuplet type, absence or presence of pauses, and even different transtion types between riffs etc., And forcing myself to change some aspect so that I have distinctive things different between my songs even as simple as changing a synth preset. For example I have written one successful buildup into a breakdown with a temporary change from 1:45 ua-cam.com/video/_87kDxLCy3M/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
That is unfortunately the hardest part of writing songs. It's both encouraging and scary haha. Thanks for checking this out. I'll give it a spin later. Thanks
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@OTTOAUDIO hahaha
So nasty.
Ehhh thanks for checking it out Brian! Recognize any of those? Hahah
@BrendonKPadjasek some of them sounded super familiar but I'd have to watch the video again to get what you're hinting at haha
I feel like you used one of these build ups for rebirth but I can't figure out which one lol
@brianwilliams7930 hahaha I was just curious. I feel like I used one somewhere as well. I was thinking rebirth as well but when I listened back it didn’t sound as familiar.
mid as fuck breakdowns
thank you for watching and commenting