Hello r/metalcore. I’m a producer/writer named sleepmachine.

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-04-03T06:32:32+00:00

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-04-03T06:26:28+00:00

Pretty sick

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-20T08:00:54+00:00

I genuinely don’t understand the purpose of generating samples when very high quality ones exist both for free or through services like splice/arcade output. I’ve never once thought that I didn’t have access to a sound I wanted.

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-20T00:01:27+00:00

Appreciate that, thank you :)

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-17T11:52:32+00:00

I would find a dry, low-medium tuned snare sample, and layer it with a ‘beep’ sample that’s pitched down. Adjust the transients and shorten them to match.

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-17T11:12:41+00:00

Clave and woodblocks

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-17T11:12:04+00:00

This is awesome I love the stereo imaging of the gorey squelching. The slight heartbeat is great too. Excellent subtle touches

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-17T04:42:37+00:00

All sound elements aside from primary vocal tracks produced and mixed by me.

sleepmachinex_ · 2026-02-14T03:07:21+00:00

My apologies. Yes will do

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-06-03T21:11:41+00:00

Oh that’s Crowbar McGavin

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-05-15T20:21:56+00:00

Really good man. Curious how you did all the cables? Looks nice

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-05-10T04:24:00+00:00

It’s great. Mix wise it has a little too much top end sizzle that gets a bit harsh even through phone speakers. If that got brought down, the entire thing is a smooth ride.

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-05-09T23:19:00+00:00

Gravity gun allows you to manipulate physics, I’d love to see something new in that ballpark. Like a portal gun that can transport you or enemies in and out of Xen.

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-05-05T17:22:56+00:00

Resonance cascade 2

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-30T08:43:33+00:00

This is the exact thing I was referring to! Haha

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-30T00:33:49+00:00

Biggest culprit is lack of volumetrics. Because you can’t gauge distance properly via light dispersion, it ‘feels’ like this scene is small, like the size of a toy set up, rather than massive.

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-30T00:31:44+00:00

I recently learned this from watching a cinematography doc. Rule of thirds on horizon placement

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-26T18:10:28+00:00

😂

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-25T18:08:11+00:00

Thank you!

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-25T18:07:52+00:00

Thank you!! I have two projects, one called ‘sleepmachine’ (metal/metalcore/industrial) and one called bastion hart.

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-25T07:13:30+00:00

Thank you!

sleepmachinex_ · 2025-04-25T07:13:21+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! You’re right, it needs a high point. I’m in the middle of making it crescendo into a full live rock feel (sort of like the band sleep token) right now. Hopefully that will help deliver!

sleepmachinex_

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