Navene K - "CHUGZ" LIVE (Triggering Guitar Notes while Drumming)

I've been experimenting with triggering guitar notes in sequence using my kick drum and one pad. For this video I recorded every guitar and bass note separately then chopped and exported each note. The notes were grouped into multiple samplers creating a few 'riffs' in my DAW which is Bitwig (check it out for sure).
When a midi signal (kick or pad hit) is sent to the sampler the notes are played in sequence one at a time, 'round robin' style giving me the ability to cycle through the series of notes using only the kick or the pad.
The lead was created in the same fashion, only it is triggered with both the kick and the pad giving the effect of a continual lead played over the riffs. For the finishing touches I automated when each sampler turns on and off in order to arrange the song. There are no additional layers added after the original performance and there is no backing track.
I hope that makes sense, if enough of you ask, I'll make a video breaking down what's actually going on here.
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In this video I used MEINL Cymbals [left to right] :
Classics Custom Dark 14" Hi-Hat
Byzance Brilliant 8" Splash
Byzance Traditional 18" Medium Crash
[STACK] Traditional 18" China (top) + Byzance Dark 17" Crash (bottom)
Byzance Traditional 20" Medium Crash
Classics Custom Extreme Metal Big Bell 18" Ride
Classics Custom Extreme Metal 18" China
and TAMA Drums + Hardware :
Starclassic Bubinga 20" x 20" Kick and 14" x 14" Floor Tom
SLP Big Black Steel 14" x 8 " Snare
DynaSync Direct Drive Pedal
Electronics :
The grey pad is something I bought at a yard sale for $5
2Box Triggers + Drum Module
Bitwig DAW
I proudly endorse the following companies:
Meinl Cymbals
Tama Drums
Evans Heads
Pro-Mark Drumsticks
Direct sound headphones
Bitwig DAW software
Gator Cases

[@JimboLodisC]

2010's: guitarists replacing drummers with software 2020's: drummers replacing guitarists with software

[@pabsx87]

You're fucking right bro!

[@nkoperweis]

Fighting back ✊

[@Studerphil]

Check out Anup Sastry´s music...only the Drums (and sometimes vocals) are really recorded

[@6789drummerdude]

They shouldn’t have fucked with us drummers.

[@thasdavin8134]

@@6789drummerdude we're all family, friend!

[@Dave-0]

AWESOME. 'if enough of you ask, I'll make a video breaking down what's actually going on here'--I'd like to ask for that video, please.

[@Turntwig]

Sounds bad ass! Def do a breakdown video of what’s going on 🤘

[@chasecaldwell3277]

“Why’s he look so happy??” He never has to pay a guitarist again 🎩🤣

[@HenritheHorse]

Even tho he is a hell of guitarist himself!

[@micahc9509]

"He's happy because the guitars are actually in time now lol"- from a guitarist

[@CollinIsTall]

Absolutely love how stoked you are about this! Makes me love your work even more! So sick! Never stop! 🥁🤘🏼

[@AlisterTate]

Sol Navene Within

[@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames]

Yeah, I'd take a full album of this, please ;)

[@AlisterTate]

@@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames seconded

[@chaneycrabb]

🔥 🔥 🔥

[@BNA_Est.1988]

That snare 🔥🔥🔥

[@man-alive]

this is one of the most amazing things i have ever seen...

[@ruicarneiro1640]

I can barely play the drums and this man out here the entire band wtf

[@dirtjump132]

Navene le machine

[@izzate7]

This is so wicked.

[@pabsx87]

Navene K is DA FUTURE

[@felixgarstka]

navene always pushes the limits 😬

[@Jorgitobeatzthings]

That looks fun^! Got that bitwig down 👊

[@MesaMXR]

I've never seen you look this happy!

[@Kor1134]

Why doesn't he have a crap ton more followers by now? Goes to show how underappreciated exceptional talent is today, everyone thinks Disturbed or Katy Perry is the best thing since sliced bread.

[@plynwithfire]

This is sick navene.some next level game changing shit.thanks for being the inspiration and encouraging me in my journey as a musician.fan since weightless.saw your solo gig after AAL .I dig entheos and you bet your ass I Iisten everyweek for the KOPERCRABB podcast.its HOMEBASE....thank you.

[@cmd_f5]

This is a damn fine idea. Damn fine idea indeed.

[@themusicgraveyard600]

So sick! Love this Navene, the one man band! Very futuristic. You are paving a new path many are going to follow all while creating something from nothing and you may not even see what's coming, but then again you probably know exactly what you're doing as it sure appears that way. Well done. 👏🏻😃🎉🔥🎼🥁🙌🏻💜

[@markrohrbaugh1825]

What a kick ass song too!! Dude you are an innovator! Sounds amazing!

[@7iDrummer]

it's so inspiring to see your musical journey from AAL, to Navene K, and then now...keep it going, big big fan here.

[@TMac-Attack]

Frickin awesome!!

[@libb_y]

Navene fuck YESSS this is dope I would love to see a video of you explaining how you get this to work

[@AlejandroPetruk]

Please make a video breaking down the process. The result it's really awesome!

[@shaunonboulden7609]

Just another reason Navene is next-level 🔥🔥🔥

[@Panda_SMM]

imagine being able to do everything with drums so well that you just get bored and say "fuck it, i'm doing both" to do guitar

[@JimmyAnchor]

Literally saw this coming back when I saw you performing as just NaveneK and we talked about triggering drums to be other instruments. . THIS BETTER TURN INTO SOMETHING.

[@TheBaconWizard]

PLEASE do a video about the processes going-on here, and how you got there.

[@TheMercilessMelb]

SAVAGE!!!! LESSSGOOOOOOO!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@TheHighestOrderHO]

Next level!

[@gutao666]

Mindblowing

[@DrumsZackDrums]

I feel a full-length is on the way! This is super fresh! \m/

[@distortedstringabuse]

This is so amazing... ridiculously inspired right now, but stuck at work :(

[@rdm7770]

That's a 1000% "Hell Yes"

[@PhillipDrumz]

Dude sick af! Dig it

[@mithrandir3118]

sweeeeeeet! now, can we please have FLESHWROUGHT II before i turn into a senior citizen...

[@JamieChorley]

100% I'd listen to a release of stuff exactly like this and instrumental. Sounds sick

[@kenkarg5054]

Crazy sampling going on. Is it a full backing track or are you triggering each riff? Sounds like a couple different guitar riffs, so how are you changing riffs? Great video. I’m a fan!

[@nkoperweis]

There's no backing track, Im triggering literally every hit live

[@Kor1134]

Progressive metal players are my fucking idols. Navene, you are one of my faves, right next to Dan Carle and Tomas Haake.

[@NIIVES]

Whaaat this is crazy man, love it!!!

[@threeFUCKelevenYOU]

Sooo sick man! This would be so much fun to mess around with 💣

[@yudiaristanu6536]

It's look like Akira Jimbo. Good job Navene

[@SamIllsley3]

smooth pimp on the skins

[@NathanKwon818]

i love this!! an extra video would be great :)

[@FSvizzard]

dude this is so fresh!!! I would love to see a more detailed equipment showcase and how you pull that off with the sampler and stuff

[@ErikNalinDrumming]

Awesome!!!

[@Thencamethechaos]

Navene is a mad scientist of tech death.

[@ibuiltthesky]

Best thing to happen in 2020 so far 🤘

[@daveruckidrums]

Sooooo sick! 🔥

[@JaviPerera]

That is fucking clever!!! 🤘🤘

[@evanfity]

u look so happy!!!!

[@ItsDrewsif]

You absolute genius

[@TedThomasTT]

genius

[@iKaGe01]

That face in the 30 seconds mark. Haha, the OMG this is amazing face

[@about_drums]

Very Good, Could you make a video to show us how you program your triggers?

[@brandonboltwood9471]

The people that disliked it are guitarists that just got put out of a job

[@mat_j]

so cool, I wanna play with that!

[@tk-kg3oj]

better than 90% of current metal

[@nukpruf9501]

Pleeeeease make the explanation video! This is very cool! Subbed

[@doublea7054]

SWEET

[@Jefferydoublefeature]

That Carnifex shirt tho🤙

[@bangotesla6796]

the dude is a god among men.

[@HronisArva]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@heavyprogressive76]

Jesus Christ would absolutely pump this in the rig

[@The_Kevinist]

Holy fucking balls, i could see Navene drumming for Remi Galego for a future The Algorithm release!

[@davissvageris9336]

siiiicccckk

[@bebettoninja]

SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK

[@Eidolon11]

Dude holy SHIT

[@enoughnonsenseplease3780]

*jizzing Anup*

[@revb14n]

Yeeeeaaaaah dude.

[@theVulcanGuy]

A more in-depth explanation would be most appreciated.

[@pabsx87]

You should follow him on his Instagram account

[@heyimgoingtoplaysomegames]

So much better than all the fakers out there making music that sounds similar. Sings of Raturn and Aerried Blive ;) Way to go mang. Loved your shit since the Shut it Down days.

[@genericname9875]

I understand Aerried Blive but COME ON Sings of Raturns first three albums are GOLD, ultu ulla and newer is boring though.

[@devolta]

HELL YES

[@2152808483]

I’d love to see a how to video on how this was done

[@jso2332]

Fck dude. Awesome.

[@VineethDavid]

🔥❤

[@zerofender]

Very impressive, but can you play guitar while you play dru....oh.

[@cameronneal4]

Originality? I thought it had gone extinct!

[@Robert-nv5lj]

Fffffffffffffucking Amazing!!!

[@DeFFicationISgolD]

Is this a 360 camera? (Gopro fusion I think) And then the movements/zoom are chosen in post?

[@Captain-Mayday]

Pls show how to do this!

[@markkoperweis]

Break it down for us. Th ats sick.

[@Pure_KodiakWILD_Power]

sounds a little like vildjharta 😂 *THALL*

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

UhOh... that was... /w\METAL/w\

[@axelarias1950]

Man, Markiplier has some sick licks

[@metalheadblues]

Sounds like Veil of Maya

[@brandonelkins2957]

Yo Navene, check out Duracell's live video for "Space Harrier" on KZbin from back in the early 2000's. He was doing this sort of things with a tracker and triggers back then! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aILJqH6nrph_r7s

[@dirtjump132]

Do you have to use a daw to trigger the samples? I’ve been wanting to do something like this with ableton live but get frustrated with latency and triggering things correctly

[@nkoperweis]

It’s in the description

[@nkoperweis]

Very little latency with bitwig.

[@NabilKarsheh]

Everbody is amazed by Matt Garstka but this guy played Cafo originally

[@Grim08]

Navene did the drum parts for Weightless and Wave of Babies. The drums on the first AAL album were programmed by Misha Mansoor

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

@@Grim08 Yep... And Navene played that shit live.

[@Zackmild.]

Both are great musicians regardless. Navene is sick as fuck thouhh

[@SuperUghe]

Ok mavens played cafo... but Matt wrote and played all of madness of many... lol

[@BlackIndigenousPosse]

@@SuperUghe Shut the fuck up shut the FUCK up, you are nothing! You've never even hit a drum in your life, fucko.

[@s.t.5590]

Air drums or whatever?

[@lazytch9207]

😂😂this is sick 👌🏻

[@brothercartman]

Cumfest 2020

[@AustinPeters]

All you gotta do now is just start screaming at the same time.

[@randyhochuli4540]

More please💦

[@brianroberts6670]

I’d love to know all about what the fuck is going on here.

[@diepigman]

Show us what’s under the hood

[@andrewjacobs5579]

Roland has had this same concept in their V-Drums since the late 90s so whatever. You're nothing special really