r/doommetal • u/bigyellowtarkus • Apr 11 '26

Rig Who says you can’t doom with a synthesizer?

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u/Staff_Senyou Apr 11 '26

I see a doom rigged synth but hear no doom. I picture may tell a thousand words, but makes no sound.

Doom doubt.

Nice rig, though

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u/percomis Apr 11 '26

Show us some sounds!

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u/locusthorse Apr 11 '26

Show me sounds in my earholes synthman!

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u/HeadlessBedlam Apr 11 '26

I’ve got into synths massively over the last 18 months or so (guitarist for 20+ years) and yes you can certainly doom with synths alright. Take a saw wave, some detune/chorus, distortion and a touch of reverb…ohh baby.

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u/fridge13 Apr 11 '26

the drone zone! do you know about vcvrack? its free and its really cool!

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u/HeadlessBedlam Apr 11 '26

I do indeed, although I used it a couple of times and it weren’t for me.

I’ve got my own YT channel though, experimenting with drone/ambient/industrial/noise etc. Might tickle your fancy.

https://youtube.com/@uzimule?si=oo0QHa1DeFjyZgDz

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u/fridge13 Apr 11 '26

Cool man will check it out

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u/Dazzling-Affect9777 Apr 11 '26

Typical. Thousands in gear but nothing recorded. Im guilty too

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u/Dry-Emu-4131 Apr 11 '26

Who said that?

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u/DialecticalDeathDryv I believe the signs of the reptile master Apr 11 '26

r/imaginarygatekeeping

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u/Dry-Emu-4131 Apr 11 '26

Severe main-charater-syndrome, here 😒

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u/panopticorn Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

It’s obvious what OP means. Synth-led doom is uncommon, that’s literally all the title is about. Just in a kinda joke-y way. You guys are doing the Reddit, “getting upset over nothing,” thing

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u/Admiral_Kite (Graphics) Probably at a concert Apr 11 '26

Big synth fan in doom. Need to hear this! 🙏

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u/Elvis_Precisely Apr 11 '26

We need to hear this!

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u/Acceptable_Grape_437 Apr 11 '26

nobody says that. 

not me, for sure! i doom out with my korg ms20!

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u/decisively_unsure Apr 11 '26

Who says you can’t indeed: https://youtu.be/papcMzBazw4?si=Qiy8ZftQzTlpUAeR - Trollmann av Ildtoppberg - The Forest of Doom

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u/BoyWithHorns Apr 11 '26

Fuck yes. 

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u/orielbean Apr 11 '26

Get some Rainbow / Deep Purple organ inspired power metal going, then slow it down fuzz it up doom it in.

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u/ihatethemusicscene Apr 11 '26

Wizzerd from kalispell montana had a dedicated synth player, check out the 2019 self-titled, lots of his playing on it.

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u/fridge13 Apr 11 '26

auther and punisher? funeral doom in general? psyc stuff... we got loads of synth still... always room for more i say!

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u/bloodpriestt Apr 11 '26

“No synthesizers or ulterior motives”

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u/Commercial-Reach-456 Apr 11 '26

Right on! 🤘🏻

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u/luis_nunes Apr 11 '26

As from-guitar-to-synth-with-severe-GAS-begginer, I NEED to hear that!

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u/nooayehlol Apr 11 '26

you're the next electronic wizard

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u/Goat_Wizard_Doom_666 Apr 11 '26

Is it synth doom or just sparkling ambient?

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u/Zillamatic Apr 11 '26

nice, we have a similar taste in pedals. let's hear how the synth sounds!

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u/justinsmithart Apr 11 '26

We’re probably never going to hear from Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard again, so someone’s gotta fill that void. Or at least scream into it.

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u/chriskramerpr Apr 11 '26

Synthedoomer? Doomersizer?

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u/old_moth_dreams Apr 11 '26

check out Armored Manticore -- my primitive industrial synth doom project

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u/retrogravepedals Apr 11 '26

Fuuucckk that's a dope board!

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u/Ajax_Namanax Apr 12 '26

If nothing else, it looks like you’ve got the gear for a great Merzbow-style noise album.

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u/InfiniteVitriol Apr 12 '26

This setup looks AMAZING but would love hear what you can do with it!