[Shroud]

[updated 04.06.2020] NEW CUSTOMS Annie Lennox – Walking on Broken Glass (RELEASED)done: multitrack audio, tempo map, pro keys, vocals, harmonies, guitar, bass, drums, reductions, animations, basic keysmissing: – Roxy Music – More Than This (RELEASED)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/more-than-this-r26144 Crash Test Dummies – Afternoons and Coffeespoons (RELEASED)lnk: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/afternoons-coffeespoons-r26143 Crash Test Dummies – The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (RELEASED)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/the-ballad-of-peter-pumpkin-r25646 Jamiroquai – Cosmic Girl (RELEASED)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/cosmic-girl-r24224possible future upgrades: multitrack audio, manual venue UPGRADES Hi all, as I am just starting to learn charting, I have decided to set my first targets to upgrading some existing customs which are missing parts, rather than go straight into authoring a full song by myself. I am currently planning to work on the following customs. I’ve already sent some messages to the original authors to ask for permission (one already responded and agreed), but I am also telling publicly in case someone else wants to comment. Queen – My Melancholy Blues (DONE, ready for release)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/my-melancholy-blues-r11096author: farottonemissing: Keys (done), Pro Keys (done)also needs: practice sections (done)optional upgrades: multitrack audio (done) Jamiroquai – Cosmic Girl (REMADE AS NEW CUSTOM)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/cosmic-girl-r17767author: @bostengaablemissing: Vocals, Bass, Pro Keys, all reductionsalso needs: tempo map fixes Deep Purple – Woman from Tokyo (ON HOLD)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/woman-from-tokyo-r8943author: @oscarj08missing: pitch for vocals, Keys, Pro Keys Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb (ON HOLD)link: http://customscreators.com/index.php?/page/index.html/_/comfortably-numb-r19808author: @MaybeToweliemissing: Pro Keys, all reductionsalso needs: guitar chart fixes PROSPECTS Annie Lennox Little BirdWhy Crash Test Dummies God Shuffled his FeetWhen I go out with Artists Eighth Wonder Wild Love Elvis Costello Accidents will HappenGreen ShirtSenior Service Steve Lukather The Bomber Sting I Hung my Head Tears for Fears The Hurting

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[TheSheepQueen]

Just some quick advice: Unless the person has been inactive for months, you’re really better off waiting for all the authors’ answers, as far as I’ve seen upgrading without authorization is sometimes not very well received ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_wink.gif” />

[Shroud]

Of course!

 

bostengaable has already agreed so I can start with his custom, even though it might be the most challenging one.

[Shroud]

All right, so I made my decision and my first custom ever is going to be:

Jamiroquai – Cosmic Girl

I owe it to my wife since it’s possibly her favourite song ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” />

But in an interesting turn of events this will be an entirely NEW custom, not an upgrade. Honestly I was having so much difficulty upgrading, and I was foreseeing to change so much of it, that I decided to start from scratch. Sorry to bostengaable for breaking my original promise!

On the bright side, beta version (expert only) is almost ready, if someone is interested in being a tester let me know!

Here’s the project status:

Tempo map: done
Drums: done
Guitar: done
Bass: done
Keys: missing done
Pro Keys: done
Vocals: done
Overdrives & unisons: missing done
Animations (basic): done
Practice sections: done
Beats/Events: done

The following will wait until after beta testing, because most of them depend on the expert charts or they require in-game verification:

Audio equalization/compression: missing done
Reductions: missing done
Harmonies: missing done
Animations (advanced): missing done (drums and keys, skipping guitar/bass LH)
Dryvox: missing done
Venue: missing skipping because the autogen is good enough

Given that the minimum content is almost there, I am very confident I can complete this first project ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” />

update: first version completed and built in Magma

update: tested, fixed, tested…

update: applying the last fixes

[Atruejedi]

Smart idea, upgrading existing customs. This’ll wade you into the authoring waters. Good luck!

[Shroud]

I am having problems trying to figure out the harmonies… in fact I am not even sure the background singer(s) are harmonizing at all or merely doubling the main vocals in the chorus!

 

Is there a harmonies expert around I can ask for suggestions?

[Shroud]

Well it’s uploaded now, I’ve done my best in something close to 60 hours of work… “the rest is up to God” ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_biggrin.gif” />

[a2dmusic]

I do hope that My Woman from Tokyo gets a look later though!

[Shroud]

I do hope that My Woman from Tokyo gets a look later though!

 

We shall see… I also would like to see keys and pitched vocals added to that song because I’d like to play it myself, but I have learned that upgrading an existing custom is harder than I thought.

[a2dmusic]

Cheers for your efforts — customs are a lot harder than one thinks til we’re in the thick of it (as a newb myself), so I get it

[Shroud]

I want to start charting a second custom. At the moment I am considering songs from the following artists, so I would like to know if anyone already has something in the works:

 

Annie Lennox

 

Little Bird

Walking on Broken Glass

Why

 

Crash Test Dummies

 

God Shuffled his Feet

When I go out with Artists

(something else from the same album…)

The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead

 

Eighth Wonder

 

Wild Love

 

Elvis Costello

 

Accidents will Happen

Green Shirt

Senior Service

 

Steve Lukather

 

The Bomber

 

Sting

 

I Hung my Head

 

Tears for Fears

 

The Hurting

 

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I’ve been experimenting with spleeter to create DIY multitracks, so which song I will decide to chart next depends on a few factors:

 

– spleeter results quality

– general presumed difficulty of all instruments

– availability of keyboard transcriptions to spare me from insanity

– encouragement and requests

[Shroud]

Updated first post, currently working on my second custom but now on hold in order to first complete keys upgrades for Queen – My Melancholy Blues.

[Atruejedi]

Would love to help out with God Shuffled His Feet if you need any guidance!

[Shroud]

Would love to help out with God Shuffled His Feet if you need any guidance!

 

Thanks! Let’s see, I might do this song next after I finish the current one so I’ll let you know. I have taken the music score of the whole album from the local library, it ain’t great but it makes charting vocals and keys much easier.

[Shroud]

I have finished “Crash Test Dummies – The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead” and uploaded it to the database. It’s only my second custom, and it’s also my first with DIY multitrack ” src=”/wp-content/uploads/invision_emoticons/default_SA_smile.gif” />

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