Fade to Grey Work in progress (cover)

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https://soundcloud.com/user586365033/fade-to-grey

The note slight is clearly not right yet, but I am happy with this start. It does not seem to end at the right note yet though.

For those that do not know the original, Visage - Fade To grey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZiJQL9OLqI

Also not sure if the part were they start to sing is right yet at 0.38, but very happy with this start.
:)

I hope I am making musibear (and the other devs) proud.
Gps wrote:
Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:40 pm
The note slight is clearly not right yet, but I am happy with this start. It does not seem to end at the right note yet though.
You really nailed the instruments! I hear this as a interpretation of FTG, some extended work on the chords, that is more yours, than it is the original song. I like that! It is more than making a carbon copy, and it add something interesting. Production is perfect.
Thank you and, I had some "help" with that basssline.

There is a vid on you tube, of they guy who made it. He explains he used a brass preset on a polymoog.
He also plays it. He also made a chord progression, and later others added stuff and turned into the fade to grey we know.

So I dove into zynaddsubfx and picked a brass preset, and as you can hear it omg so close.
(Spiced it up as bit with the monstro synth)

Strings are also zasf, and I might be able to get even closer on the strings but do I want too ?
(Jarre strings layered with an organ preset now)

Christopher Payne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmF_jeokUX8

I like how it sounds, now need to add more and try to add some of my own.
If I want to do an one ocatave slight.

Range = 12 ?
Gps wrote:
Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:08 pm
If I want to do an one ocatave slight.

Range = 12 ?
you have 100 cent between each semitone so one octave is 1200 cents. You can achieve that slide from a lot of ranges, but a range of 12 will give you 1200 cents from 0..max
So will a slide from -600..+600 with range 6
The speed of the slide can of cause be controlled with the steepness of the automation curve. Finest graduated control will be with range 6
I do not hear a linear progression. So experiment with cubic
Thank you.

For reason I don't get yet, I cant seem to get it right.

Last nite before falling asleep though, I had an idea, I am gonna try a single note instead of a chord. :P

I have tried every note in the minor scale, and it does not sound right, when I use a chord.

I even had the slight automation off, just to find the right position, were it should end.

Never give up never surrender. :)
Hi there ! i'm not sure what you are trying to do and I wish I could help.

Maybe it has to do with the vst's tuning?

This interesting video explains in a simple way, something very weird about the foundations of music .

It's about symmetry and imperfection of the music scale . I dont know how this applies to each one of the vst's we use :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT9CPoe ... tevenJacks
https://soundcloud.com/user586365033/fade-to-grey

At 015, is were I have a problem, but will get it fixed.

Just need to find the right note, that slide ends at.
Ok ! First I want to say that you change the song a bit , is that because of copyright issues ?
is it illegal to make it lets say 90 percent similar ? If you make it just for fun or If I just post only the LMMS file here? I have never uploaded a song anywhere haha I dont know much .

I see what you mean with that effect on the beginning of the song .
I made an effort which you can download ,

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wObYYS ... sp=sharing

I want to say I used the nescaline synth with no adjustments and no chords , but I used some effects on the channel . Its pretty close to my ears ! Also added some drums and some keys for fun ! you can use it if you like it , I dont plan to make it a song its just for fun and possibly helping you ! :D
I am not worried about copy right for a few reasons.

I do not claim I wrote the original track and when I make a cover I always point at the original.

As long as we don't make money from it, the changes of getting into trouble are small.

Just start by admitting you are covering something. Give credit to the original authors.


Track not being he same depends on which version your talking about, mine is the same as an MP3 I imported into LMMS as an ogg file. :)

I also have a chord progression that is not in the original. ;)


I finally got the slight working. What I changed mostly is just when it plays.

I now have it reach full pitch ( which should be an A ) when another tracks of the song also plays an A.

Finally that slight sounds at least very close to the original.

Thank you for the file, I just downloaded it and will have a look at it.

If your interested I can share my version, but its work in progress, and for now keeps changing each day.