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Poopot's Cover Challenge #22 - the letter I

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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    Shall we extend the deadline in the hope it will allow more entries?

    I'm assuming everyone's really busy because this is a letter where were spoiled for choice
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  • IMC1980IMC1980 Frets: 135
    flying_pie said:
    Shall we extend the deadline in the hope it will allow more entries?

    I'm assuming everyone's really busy because this is a letter where were spoiled for choice
    I should be OK, just need to record some bass and guitar overlays, knowing I only have two weeks helps with motivation. Happy if others need more time though! 
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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2072
    It's just final tweaks and mixing for me, so mine will be in by the current deadline.

    It's not a competition.
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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2072
    Creating a picture is the tricky bit. Mine's pretty cheesy and corny, so I've been trying to find something that might fit that. So far, those text based AI art generation websites are producing some pretty odd results :)

    It's not a competition.
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  • HabaneroHabanero Frets: 225
    The picture for my entry could be a picture puzzle.
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  • stratman3142stratman3142 Frets: 2072
    Sent mine in.

    It's not a competition.
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    @stratman3142 in the playlist 
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  • BezzerBezzer Frets: 572
    Well it's finished, I think I've burst my spleen, prolapsed several sphincters and my eye is bleeding. But it's all recorded and mixed ... just need to have a listen tomorrow and clean up breaths and wotnot and we'll be in.

    And remind me next time NOT to pick a song that needs a C5 in the harmony ... please.
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  • BezzerBezzer Frets: 572
    OK sent mine in. Hopefully it's not too painful! Was an interesting one, things I've learnt

    1) You CAN change the key from the original, don't be a bellend
    2) You cannot really get rid of nasal vocals by quadruple tracking

    Hey ho :)
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    @Bezzer in the playlist
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    I've uploaded another track.I seriously hope the master is okay as it took my aging low spec laptop 3/4 of an hour to render it to an mp3! That's what happens when Black Sabbath and the Beatles collide into a lengthy opus


    And a reminder that entries close next Friday
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  • idiotwindidiotwind Frets: 214
    flying_pie said:
    I've uploaded another track.I seriously hope the master is okay as it took my aging low spec laptop 3/4 of an hour to render it to an mp3! That's what happens when Black Sabbath and the Beatles collide into a lengthy opus


    And a reminder that entries close next Friday
    I guess I could have done all 7 minutes of Idiot Wind if I knew it was going up against 6hrs 45mins of I Am The Walrus.
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    edited March 2023
    idiotwind said:
    I've uploaded another track.I seriously hope the master is okay as it took my aging low spec laptop 3/4 of an hour to render it to an mp3! That's what happens when Black Sabbath and the Beatles collide into a lengthy opus


    And a reminder that entries close next Friday
    I guess I could have done all 7 minutes of Idiot Wind if I knew it was going up against 6hrs 45mins of I Am The Walrus.
    There's still time...

    EDIT - didn't realise it had saved as hours and minutes! WTAF??!? Better sort that out then when I get home. And that explains the massive file size... I assumed somehow I'd changed things to an astronomically huge sample rate or something
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  • idiotwindidiotwind Frets: 214
    I've sent in another one. I was holding off a bit as it's a pretty obscure one that was really just a transcription exercise.

    It's In Brooklyn by Al Stewart, off one of his folk-rock albums that he practically disowned after Year of the Cat.  I was reminded of it when my 7 year old was baffled by something being in Fahrenheit and I remembered a similar feeling as a child wondering how it could be "80 degrees in Brooklyn" without everyone exploding.  Found it and wanted to work out some of the lead licks.  Splitting the track up revealed interesting drum and bass parts and I ended up doing the whole thing.

    Anyway, a fairly faithful cover, got the Gretsch out for the electric parts.  Any feedback is welcome - I'm new to recording and mixing is a bit of a mystery to me.
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    @idiotwind in the playlist
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9128
    edited March 2023
    I've just sent one in, I'll hopefully have another one in by the Friday due date if I can sort out my vocals sounding weird when I sing in lower register.

    I'll admit now that my entry owes a lot (ahem) to the Jeff Buckley cover but I've tried to do a few bits n bobs different including harmonising with myself for the first time ever.

    Please forgive the mic pops - as I'm trying to get ready to move house I've got stuff stashed all over the place and I couldn't find a mic stand with the right attachment or a pop filter, so the vocals are me sat at the kitchen table holding a cheap ass SM57 copy.

    Edit: somebody here before mentioned I seem to have a lisp when singing and now I cannot unhear it - especially with this one. Arghhhh. I Thall be Releathed
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    @thecolourbox in the playlist
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9128
    Thank you
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    Entry closes tomorrow at 11.30pm
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  • thecolourboxthecolourbox Frets: 9128
    edited March 2023
    I've sent a second one in - unfortunately only with my scratch demo vocals (with some effects added to hide how bad they are). I stupidly did the recording without checking how the vocals sounded recorded, so then found I needed it up a few semitones at least for the verse section but have ran out of time to do that or to change how I'm doing the vocal. Gahhh. Quite happy with the guitar tones though so let's focus on that eh?
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  • IMC1980IMC1980 Frets: 135
    Sent mine in
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    @thecolourbox and @IMC1980 in the playlist
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    Entries close tonight (or more likely tomorrow morning)
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  • flying_pieflying_pie Frets: 1767
    entries closed
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