I'm no keyboarder (although I am tempted by it tbh), but surely half the fun is in trying to create the sounds yourself? Covers aren't about sounding the same, you could make a completely awesome version of Milliontown that doesn't sound anything like Jem's, patch wise.
Especially with someone like Jem who layers sounds like rich tea's for dunking, it sounds like a lot of fun trying to come up with your own interpretations (that you then send to us :mrgreen: )
Well I typed out a huge response and the internets ate it. Damn.
Okay -
1) Hadn't thought about making my own version of this, although certainly I would like to. Maybe an all piano/vocals cover of this would be interesting. I would probably have to cut some parts out but it would be interesting to see how this goes turned into a simpler/shorter song. Or maybe not. :-P Who knows!
2) My classical inclination is to learn the original and then create my own cover. If I can go through and make approximations of what he is playing on keyboards and play with the recording, then from there I can start thinking about how to transfer that onto solo piano. That's just what I'm used to.
3) Try the keyboards. Go. They're powerful. They will consume you till your dear dead days. (Okay corny, sorry!)
4) This could turn out to be a fun summer project. I should probably work on transcribing the song itself first before I start creating patches. That way I have a visual reference for what part of the song I'm in. Seeing as how some of you have transcribed some parts already, it makes that portion of the job a tad easier.