EPTSS Round 18
1 signed up · 9 submitted
The brief
Record your cover of this round's song and submit your recording.
Bad Guy — Billie Eilish
Accepts fm.plyr.track — or any link, submitted as a plain URL.
Timeline
- createdApr 25, 2023
- signup-opensApr 25, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- voting-opensMay 13, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- covering-beginsMay 19, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- submission-deadlineJun 26, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- closing-eventJul 11, 2023, 7:00 PM (passed)
- now
- createdApr 25, 2023
- signup-opensApr 25, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- voting-opensMay 13, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- covering-beginsMay 19, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- submission-deadlineJun 26, 2023, 7:00 AM (passed)
- closing-eventJul 11, 2023, 7:00 PM (passed)
- now
Closing event
- playlistUrl
- https://soundcloud.com/nate-spilman/sets/everyone-plays-the-461037281
Participation
Signups · 1
Submissions · 9
- @natespilman.at
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{"coolThingsLearned":"Using synths and arpeggios","toolsUsed":"Reaper, Kontakt, Sampletank, SM57","happyAccidents":"We recorded vocals at our country house and we can hear the baby from another room at the end of the chorus. We kept it, sounds cool!","didntWork":"We wanted to do the finale as a 8-bit video game sounds, but we didn't have enough time to succeed"}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"I can drag and drop samples into the Logic header to play a sample on a keyboard. I didn't actually use that sample in the song, but it's good to know!","toolsUsed":"Logic. Voice. MIDI keyboard. Friend's piano skills.","happyAccidents":"I was low on time and hanging out with a friend. I had tested out some \\"jazzy\\" chords earlier with a sample I liked, but it wasn't really working. I plugged in the keyboard, said \\"here\\", and let him improv while I gave him subtle improvement suggestions (like, \\"make it more wistful\\"). Kindof like a human AI generator.","didntWork":""}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"","toolsUsed":"garageband and my crappy apple wired ear pods LOL","happyAccidents":"","didntWork":""}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"The original song is so *sparse*, and I had never tried to create something so subtle and sparse before. It was a cool learning experience!","toolsUsed":"Ableton, guitar, bass, synth","happyAccidents":"I went into this song with absolutely no plan, so it sounds like a few distinct songs but I think it kind of works!","didntWork":"The ending section of the song was really tough and I couldn't quite figure out how to sell it."}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"Sometimes a song that doesn't necessarily seem like it needs a flamenco breakdown in the middle can really benefit from it","toolsUsed":"Ableton, guitar, tenor sax, upright bass, some cymbals and our voices","happyAccidents":"","didntWork":"I (Chris, singer/rhythm section) did like ten takes of cartoonist duhs leading into the instrumental part and they all sounded awful. Then James (sax player) came to my house and nailed it on his first try. "}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"","toolsUsed":"","happyAccidents":"","didntWork":""}
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{"coolThingsLearned":"Learned about sidechaining, but didn't end up using it in final","toolsUsed":"Ableton, guitar, Spitfire Labs","happyAccidents":"Ran out of tracks so I recorded some of the guitar with my vocal effects chain and liked it","didntWork":"Vocals in original key were a no go"}