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DMusic Cover Contest- The Assignments!!

DeadraveN	Date: March 28, 2006 @ 11:44 PM alright here it is.. these are all randomly generated, so don't ask me why "person a" got "person b" or any of that.. all complete luck of the draw... but remember, before you get too involved in anything.. this is a "temporary list".. someone will undoubtedly wuss out or "get too busy" or something... so I'll adjust the assignments as necessary if/when that happens.. and the FINAL list will be up Friday. that's just shy of one week to opt out if you so choose.. qithdrawals after that will monkey up the works, so please, just don't,.. k? anyway, on with the List!... the first name is assigned to the second here, before anyone asks.. just think of " -" as meaning "is supposed to cover a s ong by" ... get it? now, without further ado... 1)Gene Hilbert - AdNauseam 2)Koiulpoi- evansorchid 3)Evilpicnic- notserp 4)Israfel & Alexander Lindqvist- victorsskull 5)Sween- SimonWaldram 6)hate9wicket- Firefly/Inoxx 7)Victorsskull- Engine11RDenny Halaka- FourCalendarCafe 9)SimonWaldram- HRTeknoid 10)shadowself- Snoogans775 11)Snoogans775- Halaka 12)HRTeknoiD- Gene Hilbert 13)Flying apparatus- Aflunky 14)Firefly and Inoxx- Evilpicnic 15)pangtera- Sween 16)Chandler Ashari- Hate9wicket 17)AFlunky- Koiulpoi 1FourCalendarCafe- Israfel/Alexander Lindqvist 19)Evansorchid- Shadowself 20)notserp- pangtera 21)Engine11RDenny- orgasmatron 22)orgasmotron- Flying Apparatus 23)Adnaseum- Chandler Ashari for those of you who are covering one of the "collaboration" teams.. it's up to you to choose which artist you want to cover... ta da! well, there it is.. go check out your assigned artist and get to planning those tracks!
Israfel	Date: March 28, 2006 @ 11:47 PM Oh holy hell...I got vic!!
GeneHilbert	Date: March 28, 2006 @ 11:48 PM Kewl.......
victorsskull	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:01 AM
imemine	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:10 AM Number 8 is always SO cool! Snap to it folks! Ima waiting!!!!
Jennae	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:14 AM someone is doing david elon preston wow I can't wait love me some david preston! can I put in a request for the AWAY songlease this is gonna be a good contest
GeneHilbert	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:19 AM Hey meme - why aren't you doing this....?
shadowself	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:30 AM I am happy about who I was assigned to, and who was assigned to me. Life is good.
HenriRoger	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 3:28 AM very kewl ...
SimonWaldram	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 4:06 AM How the hell am I supposed to cover a song by an experimental jazz pianist? That's absolutely ridiculous.
AdNauseam	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 6:41 AM Never heard of my person. I guess i gotta do some listening!
AdNauseam	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 6:51 AM Let's have some fun with this! :evil:
kingo	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 7:25 AM Hot Sack!
shadowself	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 9:26 AM Simon: Johnny Cash covered Soundgarden. Put your own spin on it - it's a cover contest, not a "clone each other's music" contest. Do it on guitar. Or on kazoo! Or by slathering yourself with chocolate pudding, getting nekkid, and slapping various parts of your body.
kingo	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 9:27 AM well said.
evansorchid	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 10:08 AM Let the transmutations begin!!!!
EvilPicnic	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:43 PM hmmmm.... Your request might be granted, Jennae, Away is the on I've been considering. It has soooo many possibilities. Q: From the start-time how long do we have. A couple of weeks? A month?
K3VIN	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:45 PM is it jsut me or is it cool that kingo got a cool face besuide his name
K3VIN	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 12:46 PM and calander
kingo	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 1:51 PM That's because I'm awesome.
aflunky	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 2:58 PM YAY! I'M GOING TO COVER A SONG BY KOLLIPOLLI!
koiulpoi	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 3:30 PM Koiu. Lpoi.
DeadraveN	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 6:11 PM "Or by slathering yourself with chocolate pudding, getting nekkid, and slapping various parts of your body." if anyone was wondering, that'd be a good way to cover one of Egac's tracks... You'll have one month from when the final list goes up to get your tracks done.. 'course.. the sooner you post them the more chance they'll have to be heard and appreciated, and maybe earn some votes.
Israfel	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 8:09 PM ...oh the pressure....
orgasmotron	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 10:37 PM oh flying apparatus eh? this oughta be some typea fun.
GeneHilbert	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 11:02 PM Was there ever a time line to this....? Are just whenever.....? I don't remember ever seeing that defined. I know a few years are probably not a reasonable request, but I think a month or two would not be out of line.
hate9wicket	Date: March 29, 2006 @ 11:51 PM Well I'm ready whenever, pretty much picked out my tune, just waiting to hear back from Ms. Fly/Mr Inoxx. Can I go ahead and chart it out and stuff? Or should I just wait...somebody tell me what to do and I'll do it. More waiting, If only I had a poodle to wait with me.
Firefly	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 3:31 AM I'm here! i'm here!!! Though Inoxx has gone into hiding hehehe.. i shall have to seek him out!!! oh and i put a poodle in the post for you...
kingo	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 7:24 AM Gene, I think the time limit is a month from whenever the list is officially sanctioned as finalized by mister bird. Hate9:
GeneHilbert	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 10:35 AM That's kewl...... Thanks
EvilPicnic	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 11:39 AM Cheers Kingo
victorsskull	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 2:17 PM well Im getting my under way
AdNauseam	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 3:42 PM So do we note our coverees if we've got a song we want to do of theirs?
EchoMinor	Date: March 30, 2006 @ 3:53 PM well for anyone covering my tunes, sense most are collabs except a few instrumental, let the vocalist on my track know you are covering it.
Alstroph	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 8:39 AM So when should we get the song in? And it's just one song right? And when does that final list get out? And
Intergalacti...	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 9:39 AM Sorery you couldn't cover rock bottom in time alstroph my computer wasnt fixed in time feel free to make it your own anytime though
DeadraveN	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 11:15 AM Today is the last day for anyone who wants to opt out!! We'll still make fun of you if you do, but it will be nothing compared to the thorough taunting you'll get if you try to drop out later!!! oh, and yeah, as I stated before.. you'll all have one month from when the final list is up (tomorrow!!!) to get your songs done. then we'll open voting for a week or two (depending on how it goes...) what else did I miss?... oh right, yes, it's probably a good idea to note your "coveree".. some people are sensitive types, so just make sure you get their permission to cover the song. and yip.. just one song..
GeneHilbert	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 11:24 AM Get their permission.....? Hasn't that been done already.... by agreeing to be involved you grant your permission to your assignee permission to do A song.
kingo	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 11:52 AM Yeah, that's what I thought.
notserp	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 7:48 PM Arrrggh, the final list is up on April Fools Day? Is this some kind of irony??
EchoMinor	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 7:57 PM well for my case permission is needed sense my music is 90% collabs with many different vocalists. only one has signed up for the contest and thats israfel, the others have not. so if the person asigned to me decides to do one my tunes, they will need to get permission from the person who is responsible for writing the lyrics and singing etc.
DeadraveN	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 9:59 PM I'm not saying you have to get their permission, just that it might be a good idea. by no means is it necessary, as you're right, they DID sign up for the contest knowing it would happen...
DeadraveN	Date: March 31, 2006 @ 10:01 PM oh, and btw, no one has backed out as of yet, so the list looks like it won't change. I'll post again in the morning so you'll all know for sure, but it looks like you're all good to go with the assignments as they are.
DeadraveN	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 12:45 PM yay! no one backed out!!!! Everyone go ahead with the list as posted!! you have one month from today to get your tracks up, so we'll start the voting on may first. Engine11Rdenny's got the jumpstart on everyone, as his cover's already up!! I'll start a forum with links to the cover songs soon... when I'm not buzzing on absinthe like i am now. heheh Good Luck to all!!
victorsskull	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 8:52 PM Im done just got to get the guts to post it now
AdNauseam	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 9:49 PM I have the music to mine, and the synths all ready, so now its time to record!
evansorchid	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 10:20 PM Listen to the original ....then check out the new version... Here is the new version I hope Clarke likes it. :pray:" id="212449">I just finished. I had the privilege of covering Shadowself... Listen to the original ....then check out the new version... Here is the new version I hope Clarke likes it.
AdNauseam	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 10:20 PM Jeez... check out evansorchid's cover. It's really creepy.
hate9wicket	Date: April 1, 2006 @ 10:52 PM And swampy. yes.
shadowself	Date: April 2, 2006 @ 10:16 AM Strange to hear one of my songs being covered, and strange to hear it done in this style. But I enjoy it!
AdNauseam	Date: April 2, 2006 @ 11:47 AM I have a WIP up for mine. It is a pre-recording synth version. Check it out!
AdNauseam	Date: April 2, 2006 @ 2:34 PM Here
INoxx	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 5:50 PM I did'nt fin evilpicnic in the search enginge, where is he? where are his songs...I ve a contest to win
K3VIN	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 5:51 PM check this thread.. happy face.
EvilPicnic	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 6:09 PM
AdNauseam	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 6:29 PM The name of his artist account is 'JmP's Evil Picnic'
K3VIN	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 6:32 PM lol ur acting like evilpicnic isnt right above you?
notserp	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 7:25 PM this is going to take a little creative thinking cratchead:
notserp	Date: April 3, 2006 @ 7:28 PM er, I mean (not well versed in my emoticons)
EvilPicnic	Date: April 4, 2006 @ 3:24 AM Maybe I'm not really here?
sween	Date: April 4, 2006 @ 11:50 AM How long do we have to finish the song?
sween	Date: April 4, 2006 @ 4:45 PM Its ok, 1 month of course
hate9wicket	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 1:09 AM ok, I'm almost there, got loops, bass, 3 guitar parts....I'm thinking the only way I'm gonna get a proper vocal take is to mute everything but the bass, which is the only thing I've tracked that pretty much follows a chord progression. Sorry Firefly but I'm turning your quiet ballad into a noise storm.
DeadraveN	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 8:14 PM sound a trumpet for the first to fall... fourcalendarcafe has regretably dropped from the competetion.. I'll spare him the mockery though, as it is due to technical problems and not by his own choice. fortunately a quick solution has been reached.. halaka will now be covering israfel/alexander lindqvist, and all is well...
EchoMinor	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 8:39 PM sorry guys motherboard broke in pc i record with...this vaio
EchoMinor	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 8:39 PM aint working for recording
shadowself	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 8:59 PM Well, you do still have 3+ weeks!
EchoMinor	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 9:43 PM well im trying to get a hardware recorder but theirs no sure stance on that. cant afford a new PC desktop, wifes car is busted so that screws me over even more. sorry
shadowself	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 9:45 PM Man, do I ever feel guilty with my 3 PCs, 2 laptops, and one Mac.
EchoMinor	Date: April 6, 2006 @ 9:47 PM well it was working fine till one day things started getting worse and worse, oh and geeks on call put the finishing touch on broke though...vaio laptop is nice but still not strong enough.
shadowself	Date: April 7, 2006 @ 12:20 AM You might be able to get Audacity running on the laptop. I ran it on mine just to experiment... the built in sound card is crap, but I could still record.
AdNauseam	Date: April 7, 2006 @ 9:52 AM Do you want me to sound the trumpet? You'd all drop over dead!
EchoMinor	Date: April 7, 2006 @ 10:06 PM shadowself it works for a bit then a REALLY load noise cutts in as if the processor is getting murdered. its a duo processor but it still seems to have issues with recording... really am sorry, sense i have withdrawn someone downrated me so sorry people.
ChandlerAshari	Date: April 8, 2006 @ 1:34 PM finished demoing Harriet! yay!
HenriRoger	Date: April 8, 2006 @ 6:50 PM Hi I did a jazzy piano solo version of Gene Hilbert's wonderfull "As memory" http://hrteknoid.dmusic.com/
leedsquietman	Date: April 8, 2006 @ 9:56 PM Sony (and Dell, HP etc) load their computers with needless crap, try running task manager and system configuration and cut down on some programs that execute on boot and run services in the background. Try going to the audiocard manufacturers website and see if they have an updated driver. Try downloading ASIO4All driver, this increased performance in my laptop's onboard soundcard (admittedly it went from horrendous to poor, leading me to buy an Echo Indigo I/O pcmcia soundcard so still was not ideal) Set your system for priority for background services rather than programs in Control Panel System. Try turning off the dual processor option, for example Cubase SX 2 performance is adversely affected by HyperThreading (they addressed this in SX 3.1) A DuoCore processor should be able to do much more than what your VAIO is performing at but believe me, I'd rather have my single desktop P4 processor for performance even if it sucks the juice and runs super hot. Anyway, just a few suggestions and wish you luck, you've had some rough luck lately...
EchoMinor	Date: April 8, 2006 @ 11:20 PM well i found out how to record on it, i noticed it acted up when i had more than 3 tracks in the mix that if i tried to record another part it would be too much to handle, FX seems to mess it up bad too. basically im having to mix it into submixes etc, get the drums, and perhaps guitar part 1 and 2 the way i want them, mix them down together then in a new session record more parts against the new submix. its working so if i am allowed to continue i will. that is if kingo hasnt already started working on someone else etc.
shutyatrap	Date: April 9, 2006 @ 3:19 AM No one has told me what to cover and i didn't know that there were rules meant to be followed?? I guess i will hit delete on the Firefly cover I just did for unnamed.....lol Or will I?? Steve
leedsquietman	Date: April 9, 2006 @ 6:30 PM Try recording your project in 16 bit/44.1 Khz (even compared to 24/44.1 you'll get a lot more tracks), use effect freezing if your daw has it (I think Audition might have it, cubase, sonar etc do), try recording channels in mono wherever possible (ie vocals are better centred in mono, ditto bass etc. FX can add stereo spatialness if required) - what speed HDD is the Vaio laptop, if it's 4200 then you will have issues (my dell laptop has 7200 speed) - and the ASIO4ALL driver is a big help to many onoard cards, like Sigmatel.
kingo	Date: April 9, 2006 @ 7:21 PM shutyatrap: You won't know there are rules if you don't read the rules. FourCalender: It's up to DeadraveN. I'm not really started yet on anything, so I'll go back to covering you if that works for everyone else involved. It's quite conceivable that at the rate I'm going whatever comes out at the other end of my cover-contraption isn't going to be recognizable anyway.
pangtera	Date: April 11, 2006 @ 7:19 PM Sween Cover completed" id="214283">Sween Cover completed
GeneHilbert	Date: April 12, 2006 @ 2:39 PM That is jamming Dude....... So how are we standing? I see 3 unless I missed one. Mine is ready although I have not posted it yet.
AdNauseam	Date: April 12, 2006 @ 2:42 PM I'm gonna record tomorrow.
DeadraveN	Date: April 12, 2006 @ 11:06 PM hey, I'm gonna make this easy for us all.. I'll start another thread to post the links to the completed covers and/or originals... it's gettin' a bit tought to surf through this one picking out links...
shutyatrap	Date: April 13, 2006 @ 2:16 AM Well Kingo your not the boss of me now so fuck off!!! lol just kidding. Actually good point I mean!!! I guess I missed out on the concept of this being anything more than artists bowing down to show respect for others work that they enjoy. I mean whats the point of doing a cover of someone you don't even like. Sounds bloody stupid with all due respect! But seriously. Yes Kingo I guess its a catch 22 thing. Oh well. I'm still going to do a cover regardless. Steve
shutyatrap	Date: April 19, 2006 @ 6:41 AM Sorry about the last comment. I didn't mean to swear I swear!!! I did the cover by the way its on my page if anyone wants to listen...lol Steve
ChandlerAshari	Date: April 26, 2006 @ 8:08 PM My cover is up check it out yo! Ababil
shadowself	Date: May 2, 2006 @ 8:16 AM to those who didn't bother doing a cover... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
kingo	Date: May 2, 2006 @ 8:26 AM Hissss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alstroph	Date: May 2, 2006 @ 9:36 AM We just wanted some baking soda..