writing a song like Invent Animate and ERRA | Thick Riff Thursday, Ep 11

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0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Initial idea
3:19 - Scratch takes
4:33 - Drums
7:09 - Guitar tracking
8:19 - Bass programming
10:30 - More guitar tracking
12:50 - Guitar editing
13:24 - Production guitar
16:30 - Post production
16:44 - Final playthrough
17:20 - Outro

[@burneraccounthandle]

glad you saw my comment! killed it man, definitely got the right vibes. it would be sweet to hear this turned into a full song!

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks for the inspo! 🙏

[@Amanet13]

Noiceee

[@janniecoetzee540]

I completely agree

[@2976nick]

“not as easy as it seems” making an IA/ERRA song does NOT seem easy😭

[@carazy123_]

Bro just made the sickest TDP Thornhill riff

[@fantasyh]

14:44 that clean tone is giving me major Vildhjarta vibes. Good stuff

[@maxalaintwo3578]

Old Monuments type beat

[@Toumaiii]

fr i wanna see nick try to write some thall thatd be nuts

[@danieldavidson5447]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@danieldavidson5447]

Well I have news for you haha@@Toumaiii Check his latest thick riff thallsday!!

[@KeyanHoushmandLive]

Sick stuff dude, love it

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks so much dude! Love your vids!

[@MylesHxC]

That first riff sounds like if ERRA wrote the first riff in Monarch by Invent Animate

[@benhagan]

how about mixing tutorial...love these videos you make btw

[@Dollyo98]

I support this, the mixing and production is always on point

[@StillWeyne]

@@Dollyo98 Yup, would be awesome to see

[@fetyandodio]

Yeah i see the virtual mix rack plug in on there😂

[@radstachegaming]

This

[@metalaf5188]

Can’t give away all the secret sauce. Would be cool tho

[@hpaddict02]

This could turn into a sweet series! I'd love to see some Spiritbox style riffs!

[@johnny_b_dude]

Bro, that's so sick, you gotta make it a full song someday. Totally nailed the in-yo-face vibe these bands portray :)

[@The73rdSecret]

16:11 yeah that's definitely TesseracT-y ❤️

[@TylerSmithMusic1]

You are a sick guitar player/song writer, but what really amazes me, is your ability to program so well and fluidly. I’m learning a lot from your channel, and using it to really push me in my own playing.

[@vandemented6418]

two of my favorite bands. glad to hear you have a go at the style

[@MixReady]

That's the jam!! Great job Nick. Another sick riff and it's great witching it all come together nicely.

[@KirkWilson86]

IA and Erra are two of my absolute favorite bands and seeing you give it a go is always a pleasure to watch! Love your setup and gear!

[@Enkelriktad123]

The riff in Cloud Cascade is one of the best riffs i have ever heard

[@carlprinston]

These are definitely the best part of my Thursdays

[@marcwilliamjames]

I've said it before but these videos are absolute GOLD! So inspirational and informative for writing!

[@DjentBeard]

Loved this video, been writing more riffs like this lately and seeing other people do it really broadens the perspective

[@thisSimMarc]

That's soooooooooo clean brother, keep up the good work !!

[@stevenlinares6981]

Sick bro and invent animate is sick af! Definitely need to deep dive them!

[@johncastrumstudio8623]

Amazing video, thanks for sharing your knowledge🙏🔥

[@cauapaulon167]

My thursday is saved again by TFT, that turned amazing, Niiib, i loved the clean/ambient production part, that part was tasty!

[@gziggy]

Really dig your videos! My bandmate and I have such a similar workflow, but man are you an infinite resource of riffs! Keep on killing it :)

[@juandiegomartinezcastro7942]

SICK riff! keep'em coming!

[@LimitlessPotential12]

MONSTER..Amazing work man..So inspiring

[@AlexeyArkhipenko]

This is cool man! Really love your content 🖤

[@colemandennis9103]

At the bass drop I could throw my chair through a fucking window.

[@Kb07drummer]

First time on your channel and man you're talented af

[@RThomz]

this was sick man, really enjoyed

[@normannguitar]

what a fucking riff, really polaris-esque!

[@alex.charles2]

you coulda told me this was unreleased erra or IA and i would’ve believed you 😭

[@nicolasalves9193]

Amanzing man! Loved the old school tesseract vibes😂

[@thankyoumisterspell]

“What if I double this track and” give it to the next person For real though, love IA and you killed this. Well done

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks dude! I thought the same thing when I was editing 😂

[@snop6176]

Well... That was sick AF

[@currentlyvibing9916]

I definitely wanna use this way of writing as a blueprint to help me with my writing in the future

[@devendasmusic]

I learn so much from these

[@HP-7]

You gotta release an album with all the riffs called like "thick riffs from a Thursday" or something 😂id listen to that 24/7!

[@joshkuhnmusic]

Dude how did you manage to make editing entertaining lmfao

[@mylestheward]

I would kill for you to do some tutorials, these videos are so inspiring

[@johnnygotgrowls]

New to your channel and I’m all for this. So sick

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thanks so much man!! You’re a killer vocalist!

[@iamgarrettlyons]

super sick broham

[@realMypholis]

Bro you gotta continue this one!!!

[@RylanStrongman]

You should do some video lessons of some of these riffs for us nOoBs lol

[@drivabletoaster417]

Outstanding video as always. Would be curious about delving into this mastering chain of yours… 👀

[@brandonbergeron7560]

Sounds a lot like Wage War and Spiritbox! Awesome track Nick. This sh*t looks too easy for you 💪

[@reilyzs]

dude this is so nastyyyy.🔥🔥🔥

[@steeleemedia9417]

bro this goes hard as hell

[@oskargotowski]

Turned out to be perfect Architects impression haha

[@knizz16]

dizzam this is Dope my dude!!!

[@Z32rbsouza]

Earned a new subscriber

[@x7scriptzzz172]

honestly comes off as more Spiritbox esque to me, however its still an absolute banger of a riff, you killed it man!

[@aleksitakalo1523]

This needs to be a full song! Also this sounds a lot like 'Soul Despair' a small band from portugal

[@bolillo5013]

Cool

[@ianhubbard3233]

Ugh you gotta listen to currents! One of my absolute favorite bands at the moment

[@itsJB0513]

THHHHIIIIIIICCCCC

[@me3kr0b]

I would think it’s not easy at all …but I’m all for this I love Erra

[@offthecufff]

you won a subscribe because i didnt know there was a function in the midi functions to double the speed that easily hahahah

[@dreameater9225]

Would be cool to see you try to write something in the style of After The Burial too.

[@twitchthepocket]

erra is my favorite band, so this is hype af ty

[@antwan1131]

No Erra is MY favorite band

[@twitchthepocket]

@@antwan1131 because u have a nice bike in your pfp i'll let this slide...

[@antwan1131]

@@twitchthepocket good. let your friends and family know as well

[@twitchthepocket]

​@@antwan1131 your bike is not in your pfp anymore so sorry dude erra is actually only my favorite band and now we have to fight

[@antwan1131]

@@twitchthepockethey. frick you guy. Those are fighting words

[@quantum_dust_mp3]

fckn sick bruh keep going

[@90sjordy]

A periphery style thicccc riff would goooooo hard 😎 next Thursday !?!?!?

[@hazielrendon3805]

the panning 🤤

[@AlDente92]

Bro this sh* makes me wanna swim 🤘🏼

[@jordanmullins4851]

Can you do a rundown of what you use for your mastering chain and also how to save it as a preset? makes a huge difference.

[@mdalvise2119]

@16:29 ‘Anyways, let’s add some bass drops.’ 😂

[@bodoms_demon4159]

Architects-core.

[@StanDew]

Roll dice to set the time signature, could be sick? Could be painful? Only one way to find out.

[@Inextasie]

Excellent ! I'm curious if the fret wrap is doing anything ? I dont think so in this case but i can be wrong !

[@jumbodumbo1472]

„My brain is rolling with too many ideas” My brain 0-0-0-1

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

i mean same, pretty much

[@Tabaluka777]

🔥🔥🔥

[@visionmauto]

Absolutely killer job on this! Do you think you'd ever do a Volumes-inspired project? Something around the VIA or Happier album styles?

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Thank you! I think I already rip off volumes enough as it is 😂

[@belcarra]

Awesome track! I think if you're gonna work on this a little more the ambience should be much more prominent in the _second_ half, as a big part of that IA feel (and thall in general but that's not the point here) is the ambience filling in the blank space that the other instruments leave. IA themselves have talked a bit about just vibing to their own ambiences without any other instruments, so keep that in mind lol. Keep up the good work!

[@thefuse03101]

This so sick dude! What snare do you have running for that kit? The room sound on it is perfect

[@MrMung22]

Hyyooooogeeee

[@tylerfrakes1753]

YO! The riff is... 乇乂丅尺卂 丅卄工匚匚

[@ericjutsu8391]

Definitely keep doing videos like this one. ALso, how do you like that Kiesel? How does it compare to other guitars in the price range?

[@dandilling4738]

Heaviness is stored in the TOAN. What do you think the heaviest riff in E standard (6 strings) is? Could be a fun challenge.

[@brisbrg5179]

Oh boop

[@krxno7969]

finally!

[@kimjunelvelasco6807]

I heard low of wage war and doomsday of architects in your riff

[@Ninequads93]

Definitely sounds more Erra than Invent Animate

[@asre1503]

Not sure if y’all have listened to LAKEVIEW or not. But they’re metal country and they’re sick. Cody from Wage War helps write a lot of their stuff.

[@danieldavidson5447]

14:45 thought I was listening to Traces by Vildhjarta for a second lol

[@nickbroomhallmusic]

Just recently revisited that album for the first time in forever!

[@stiman1]

Can you show us your mastering chain at one point? I heard you mention a few times where you "turn on" your chain once you're mostly done with writing a riff and are about to listen to it back.

[@guitarmichael]

Can’t be sure, but probably a compressor doing about 3db of compression, some subtle EQ boosting of highs and lows, maybe a little saturation, and a limiter.

[@VincenzBarsanti]

Where did you get the bass drop and reverse cymbal samples?

[@Roflmao0001]

Mans got two basses beside him but chooses to program instead...

[@TheMrcalamity]

Cool video! What sample program are you using?

[@justevan877]

Just a triple drop d# breakdown

[@amongtheruins]

awsome riff! but are you using a 7-string? we cant really see what you are playing. cause i tried to understand this kind of playng but i cat understand s@@t. also i dont know uch abou these bands but i recently became awareof invent animate and i freakin love theis music, both older and newer stuff. i dont think i could ever play or even come up with some similar riff. awsome band and awsome video dude,. if you can show us what/how you play some stuff it would be even better.

[@Desss]

You should try doing a Loathe-inspired song!

[@Noah-ct2me]

You gotta finish hedwigs theme when you get a chance man

[@dommart4697]

kinda like old school architects

[@metalmoto3275]

what was that plug in you used for the bass drop samples?

[@DommoDommo]

How do you make your vocal audio sound so good? Are you just plugged directly into the interface? Do you have plugins on it?

[@KoziPlaysMoosic]

Where’d you get your mastering chain?

[@phantomtearsca]

this is sick! for the next one, you should write a song in the same vein as Polaris (in honor of Ryan Siew of course).

[@dylanfigge5280]

What if you swapped the clean lead over to the choppy variant instead of over the opening riff? 🤔

[@StanDew]

The opposite of thin

[@VisualzbyJ]

Can you write a song like Dayseeker for this TRT?

[@NikWertMusic]

I know you mention what drum pad youre using once but can you remind me what youre using?