CMDR_Oso's avatar

This is a great idea. I understand the need to separate original human talent from AI and I wholly endorse and look forward to the content people place here. However, as a person sadly not blessed with musical talent, I'm hoping maybe an "AI allowed" version of this reward may arise in the future?

Alex Sinclair's avatar

Hey CMDR, for this particular reward and community, I'm afraid that's unlikely. But don't let that stop you making one anyway. o7

CMDR_Oso's avatar

Can you use a digital keyboard (eg Yamaha/Roland)?

Y0EMINENCE's avatar

I’m going to do freestyle, guess it will be one of the first recording posted to the internet for me. I’ve given myself the title of bard in elite dangerous! 😁

Alex Sinclair's avatar

Awesome. I'm currently playing a space bard in a Spelljammer campaign. I can confirm: it's fun!

ToCoSo's avatar

I have a song coming out with the High Wake today, I will submit it once it has premiered tonight!
Also am working on an album of new songs, so will aim to make a few videos too!

Osiliran's avatar

Hi Alex, do submissions need lyrics/voice or is an instrumental only track acceptable?

M

Here's a song I wrote and performed in the last couple of days about Elite Dangerous. I've titled the song "It's Dangerous" which I think is kind of self explanatory.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/IXDmMeGd9Pg?feature=oembed

Whenever I write a song I always write the chorus first. The main reason being, if the chorus is no good then song is no good and I should scrap it and start again. The chorus is the main part after all that gets sung over and over.

I played every instrument on the recording except for the drums which was a pattern I found. I tried to make everything sound as best I could with effects etc.

I used Cockos Reaper to record everything as well as mastering and creating the video, as I did it all at once:

I recently bought a personal license for it as I use that program heaps.

Lastly, I hope you enjoy the music!

Osiliran's avatar

I love this mate!! Enjoyed it very much, pretty catchy. I'm going to have this stuck in my head today haha :) Amazing you recorded and played almost everything. Well done!

B

Yes!!! Hurray! And we get to see it performed at the convention this weekend too !! ❤️ I love the hope in this song.

W

What an anthem!

Lovely that you found Raxxla Outpost too....

AuraxisAnimus's avatar

I've enjoyed the music video as much as the song itself. Very well done on both!

StarGoid's avatar
https://www.youtube.com/embed/56JUqcgvcYc?feature=oembed

The "StarGoid Shanty" ...an EliteDangerous twist on a classic!

Sturmer's avatar

Alex Sinclair quick question, it is purely about song (human words) or can it be any music? Let's say a music of the stars or dark matter

Alex Sinclair's avatar

Hey Sturmer - interesting question. We'd only envisaged songs with lyrics. However, we would allow purely instrumental entries if they were distinctly Elite Dangerous. That is to say, it couldn't just be a song that sounds vaguely space-themed. Something about the music itself, whether through sampling ship sounds or something else, would need to be tied to the game.

ENDERS's avatar

I created this track over the course of a few days, using more than 100 layered effects, foley recordings, and atmospheric sounds directly sampled from Elite: Dangerous. Even the kick drum and much of the percussion are crafted from ship and HUD audio!

From there, I built a quirky, original electro tune using a range of VST instruments and a careful arrangement in Ableton Live, all fully themed around the Elite universe.

My goal was simple: to create something that fans of the game would instantly recognize and enjoy BUT also create something out of left-field.

If you’ve played Elite: Dangerous, you’ll hear it in the textures, in the rhythms, in the wormholes of sound. It’s full of little earworms made from the galaxy itself.
;)

So here it is:
ENDERS – Interstellar Bounce

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FpCTdg--4ZE?feature=oembed




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