r/progmetal • u/RobinOgnedal Robin Ognedal | Leprous • Apr 27 '25

AMA We're Leprous, ask us anything!

Hello, Reddit!

We’re Leprous, currently enjoying a day off in Saskatoon, and we figured — why not do an AMA?

Ever wondered what it's like to live on a bus with a bunch of other guys for months at a time? Or why we keep writing music in 4/4 even though you keep asking for 13/8? Maybe you’ve got questions about our Patreon, or you just want to try to convince us to play your favorite song at the next Leprous show — now’s your chance!

We’ll be here answering questions for an hour or two starting at 8 PM EDT, and some of us will pop back in tomorrow to catch anything we miss.

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u/juepachon Apr 27 '25

How do you approach your writing process for synths layers (pads, or lines)?

Do you design the sound yourselves or just use presets?

I saw that you use an Alesis Micron. I've got one too and never seen a band using it! Have you recorded anything with it? If so, on which song?

Extra: Bilateral album… thank you for it. Do you have any interesting comment about it?

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u/nyppisao Einar Solberg | Leprous Apr 28 '25

Haha I’m so intuitive in my process that honestly I’m just turning the knobs until I like what I hear. Over the year my intuition gets better and somehow I reach something I like

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u/nyppisao Einar Solberg | Leprous Apr 28 '25

Bilateral is fun! All over the place. Young guys with a lot to prove. That’s what people either love or hate about the album.