How to Make Dungeon Synth
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- čas přidán 13. 04. 2021
- By gazing upon this video thou learneth the secrets of the tunes of dark dungeons and misty mountains. Also subscribeth.
But honestly, this video kind of sucks and doesn't offer any actual information on composing dungeon synth. For a more informative video, I suggest you check out my "How to Make Forest Synth" video: • How to Make Forest Synth
But if you like the EP in the video, you can get it here:
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And full album here:
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#dungeonsynth #darkambient #tutorial - Hudba
A new full-length Gothrog album is out! Listen to "The Trees Have Secrets" here:
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The best part is, if fellow band members disagree with the new direction, you can always fatally stab them.
My cell mate did this to me every day for a year
Euronymous time
This comment didn't have to go this hard but I appreciate that it did lmao
Does that mean if you start to hate your own new direction, you have to commit harikari?
Varg moment 💀
Quality stuff, that. But a couple of tips...
1) watch that reverb. It's sort of easy to slather on too much, and the results are usually pretty much mush. Go and listen to how John Carpenter handled this in the "Halloween" soundtracks...the tense, "evil clockwork" sequencer bits are actually mixed pretty dry, which is a big part of why that theme is so fear-inducing.
2) organ. There's two classic Krautrock albums that Dungeon Synth owes a big debt to: Tangerine Dream's "Zeit" and Klaus Schulze's "Irrlicht". But when it comes to lead parts on these, you usually wind up with an organ (something like an old Farfisa VIP or Professional Duo) on lead because it cuts through the mix nicely. Given how those two works NAIL the dungeon feel, it makes sense to see why that might be.
3) voice. The nice thing about DAWs is that you can reverse a track with absolute ease. And ominous voices work great in reverse...in fact, you can submit and add reverb BEFORE reversing it, and the backwards reverb tails are super-creepy. Plus, a little bit of screwing around with doublers and fast delays can turn A voice into LOTS of voices. Need a demonic choir? No need for actual demons! (Although I'm sure the AF of M has sanction clauses that their union members in Hell insisted on, so that more demons can get session work. Never mess with unionized demons!).
And 4) pay a lot of attention to sound design. Don't rely on thick pads so much, as they just muddle the sound. Instead, track with thinner sounds, then apply the RAW MEAT with various VSTs to mess with mix density. Remember: you can easily ADD sounds if necessary, but REMOVING sounds on already mixed tracks is a bitch! Let the track "breathe"...it pulls the ear in more easily.
These are all great tips. This tutorial is very condensed and not that informative in hindsight.
Didn’t take it serious until the the EP came out. I really enjoyed it.
fav dungeon synth was in runescape classic
hyped for the next gothrog release
Might be coming soon!
Well, that "soon" was relative, but a new album is out now!
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you really remembered that comment for 2 years lmao @@ItsWinterProductions
2:18 *Cries in internet format*
Erang and Lord Lovidicus are my favorite DS projects: Thanks for this video!
what a good video, keep it up 🤙
Great work!
thank you dude for this informative video
That is awesome!
I'm from Tunisia north Africa and i'm new to this this genre and as someone in the recent years start mostly listening to instrumental chill ambient music i stumbled upon an album calls "Mountain Realm - Grayshadow Ruins" and the first piece is it called "Temple Halls" reminded me of old RPG, CRPG OST music ,And it became my favorite piece of the album, probably in the whole genre to be honest to this day ,and the art cover of the album it's just 10/10 . and that led me to seek and search more of this genre like an adventurer exploring a dungeon seeking the rare and potentially legendary items hidden deep forgotten and sealed away for it to be only claimed by the worthy.
Awesome! This genre has so much to offer!
It really does feel like the musical equivalent to an inscribed tablet worn with age.
@@wesphillips7806 Great description!
Very cool!
this gothrog proyect sound aaaamazing
Great video dude
Amazing, thank you.
Nice! Broke AF here, got a link for one of those Synths
Sounds like RPG game start screen music
The final result is actually really fine, is it possible to get the list of vsts used during the production ? and by the way could you recommand any great vsts and presets for dungeon synth & ambient music in general ?
I highly suggest any Casio CZ VST, and the Kawai KV1
Can someone recommend me free vst instruments to get these type of sounds?
@@Malikeththeblackbladee thanks i really appreciate it
Prison Mix - hahahaha. Lookin at you Vaarg
I want to do this
That's the shit. Now you are doomed. And hopefully a lot of us viewers too. Dankeschön!
What plugins did you use?
This video doesn't really offer much actual information for composing, I went a bit overboard with the memes. For a more informative video, I suggest you check out my "How to Make Forest Synth" video.
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How do I get started on this? I know next to nothing about sound/mixing. Even what software I need
Mixing isn't too hard, especially for stuff like this. An emphasis on high frequencies is mainly what you're after. As for software, FL Studio or Reaper is your best bet
Ableton live, the best
@@RoachDoggJr2112 what about vst-plugins? what can you recommend?
This is gonna be a dumb question, but can you hook up and use an electronic keyboard or synth keyboard for use with the free software? Or do you have to use a regular computer keyboard for that?
If the synth keyboard has MIDI output, it should work
get a controller keyboard from reverb for less than a 100 bucks. the akai mpk uses usb not midi connection
Good video. I dislike how half of these materials are usually comedic.
So like extremely slow JRPG music?
I guess
This is such sell-out bif-corp music mannn. What's next? Joining Skrillex?
ahaha!! I was the 666th like, wow
What an honor
what digital synth did you use??
where can i get the hits?
Is bitwig an okay daw to make DS?
no DAW allowed actually
App name
how to ...
Do flutes count in dungeon synth?
Yeah
@@ItsWinterProductions What scale would fit dungeon synth in?
@@misterauctor7353scales don’t determine the mood, any melody in any scale can sound however the composer determines it. But for dungeon synth just go with any minor scale, you don’t want it sounding happy
@@ikon4255 Thanks.
hmm... not enough lo-fi for me :(
Прости меня пожалуйста ради бога
dungeon synth at least the old school is a sub genre of black metal not of dark ambient
Papyrus....? Srsly..
Yes
Why are u comparing black metal with this? They are not really similar lol 😆
Wikipedia: "Dauði Baldrs (Old Norse for "Baldr's Death" or "The Death of Baldr") is the fifth album by the Norwegian solo act Burzum. Unlike Burzum's previous work, which was mostly black metal, this is a dark ambient album. It was recorded using a synthesizer and a normal tape recorder by Varg Vikernes while he was in prison, as he was not allowed to have any other instruments or recording equipment. It was completed in a few months due to his limited access to synthesizers, which was also the case with the following album, Hliðskjálf."
Most black metal musicians went into dungeon synth. Mortiis for example.
@@alaeifR idk i feel like its still different genre, although i appreciate the reccs, all love
They have a similar aesthetic and atmosphere...
Dungeon Synth is black metal with synths
I wonder how a mix of Salem-esque Witchhouse and Blackmetal Dungeon Synth would sound.
boring
@@proxymerchant obese
@@terror4054 ha nice
If your a muscian hit me up. I love that sound for real and aspire to it
can i get that timpani and cymbol .wavs please lol
What program does he use?
What VST'S did you use for this?
FireBird2, DSK Strings and Sytrus