u/TheNumbBeauty

I guess this is something that everyone goes through at least once in this shitty timeline.

I have been accused of using artificial intelligence and this is just not true.

I don't know if it's about the music or the art but I'll explain both sides.

Art:

I make all the art for my own band. Blindgear I simply searched up CT Scan online trying to find burner artwork. I liked the format and reliability of the cover so much I decided to use it.

For Sicknesses I was highly inspired by Marilyn Manson. I heard he used old diagrams so I found one and used it. I gave it approval to my friends and told them if they liked it and I got told "What the fuck is happening with this cover" someone recommended me to do Jeffrey Dahmer but I didn't want to appeal to the Tiktok fan girls lol.

For Further into the Gear I used another photo I found during the Blindgear stages, same search.

For Obsolete there was a cool image of a mountain and a crater on Pinterest which sounds generic but it still looks cool.

For Melded what I did was add an image of a music studio console and multiple plugins and processors and then another photo but this time all blurred and distorted and layered them with static.

For Structural Integrity the upcoming album, I made all the artwork myself.

Music:

I make all the music by myself no A.I. I used the bandlab drum machines up until Further into the Gear where I got Ilan Rubin to do drums using a pack online and then another song which was some drum machines I found on the Internet Archive.

The Bandlab drum machines are still used a little bit but I mostly use the Boss Dr-660 and the Kawaii-R50e. I also use multiple Roland and other drums like the Oberheim DMX.

For guitars I use sample packs found on Bandlab and the virtual instruments. I occasionally sample guitars from legendary acts like Nine Inch Nails and Ministry. God I even think I sampled the Malcom in The Middle guitar lol.

So yeah, and for synths. I either got them off the Kurzweil K2000 or the Existing ones on Bandlab.

I usually distort all of these with effects ranging from loads of low-end EQ and boosted attack compression. Loads of noise gate for the drums and choppy guitars and a whole lot of bit crushing (Mostly on Melded and Obsolete) for Structural Integrity, I've advanced so much I sound like a 90's Industrial Rock band.

I asked a simple question and then got dissapointed.

Trent Reznor will not leave anyone sad, he got back to me pretty shortly!

This is from the N.E.R.D Lapdance cover era. This was originally on the Nine Inch Nails website in the early 2000's. His birthday was 5 days after this!

It's easy to miss so watch carefully.

<img src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdWPLbvwWE5tkVW9wzVVwPMvVukB3lGvTbiCqByXTgpQRSJuwASEjZ-dXm\&amp;s=10" alt="Trent Reznor beating the snot out of his Yamaha DX7 The stock sounds of the seemingly unbreakable Yamaha DX-7 have become synonymous with the glossy synthesis of 1980s pop, R&amp;amp;B and soul,"/>

<img src="https://preview.redd.it/the-smiles-of-trent-reznor-a-chronicle-in-15-photographs-v0-1x4dxhhozg0b1.jpg?width=216\&amp;format=pjpg\&amp;auto=webp\&amp;s=9c9da7e2b1137c2ddd63150b71a8af6245c6e32b" alt="Las Sonrisas de Trent Reznor: Una Crónica en 15 Fotos : r/nin"/>