December Contest: Submissions

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Free-for-all

As long as it follows the rules below, your submission this month can be whatever you'd like it to be.
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Submissions MUST follow these rules:

1 - Encoded in either .mp3 or .ogg format.

2 - A STRICT MAXIMUM of four minutes in length. If it shows up as 4:01 in my player, it's getting the boot.

3 - entered into the contest by posting a DIRECT LINK (note: THIS MEANS A DOWNLOAD LINK) in this RULES & SUBMISSIONS thread (use the GOSSIP thread for everything else). If you cant provide a direct link, please contact one of the following people listed below, they will be happy to help you out. These people provide free hosting for the purpose of this contest only! They are not a hosting service. When contacting these people, please take the effort to understand the terms and conditions they provide.

Providers:
1 - knockman
2 - watto
3 - slartibartfast

In addition...
Kara at http://www.kara-moon.com/forum has offered "self service" space. Log into the forum to find out more.

But wait! There's more! If you use SoundCloud to host your entry, you might find this tutorial by kryptonaut helpful. Bear in mind that SoundCloud's free accounts have a limit (per track) of 100 downloads.

4 - Submitted by early a.m. (US Central Time) Thursday, December 25, 2014.

5 - Your entry must be composed specifically for this contest (or, if a cover, arranged/recorded specifically for this contest).

6 - Your entry must be created using at least some audio plugins, virtual synths, or software studio.

7 - Your entry should have the FILE named in a format of "yearmonth_artistname_tracktitle" (eg "1412_TheYoungPioneers_TheExecutionerDreamsofHisFather.mp3"), where the artistname is the same as your KVR name. Please do not use spaces and special characters in the filename. Special considerations will be given to those that have the hosting agent change the file name.

8 - If you are going to tag your mp3--and you should--the artist name is to be the same as your KVR name, and the title tag is to be the name of your tune.

9 - One person can participate either with one entry, with one entry and one collaborative effort or with two collaborative efforts.

10 - Every submission has to be tagged with:
a) used instruments (virtual and 'real')
b) players' and singers' names (if other than entrant; collabs are allowed, sometimes encouraged, but they must be credited)
c) origin of loops and samples, if they're not free of copyright (this includes CreativeCommons material; please read and follow the license of the samples and loops you use); naming the origin of copyright free loops is also encouraged, but not mandatory. Please only use samples you are legally entitled to use.
d) name(s) of composer(s) -- if an entry is a cover this should be noted in the file name and/or the mp3 "Title" tag as well as the submission post (not everyone reads the submission posts).

11 - If there are strong doubts about the origin of the composition or parts of it, the participant should have the possibility to send a project file to the moderator, who could give it to a trustworthy person with the right host to examine it. Important: the participant should not be forced to do it.

12 - No resubmissions without permission from the moderator, INCLUDING for time-overage correction. Please PM me for permission.

13 - Any tracks not adhering to these guidelines will be very naughty indeed. Possibly disqualified upon peer review. And at least mocked for all to point and giggle.

14 - Voting (members must have at least 20 posts to vote ... although contest entrants are exempt from this ruling) will run from the submission deadline until early a.m Thursday, January 1st. Anyone voting for themselves will find ALL their votes disqualified; any entrants not voting will also be disqualified.

If you have questions, send a private message to D.H. Miltz or ask in the gossip thread.
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PRIZES

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Ben from Camel Audio has been so kind as to donate a prize of ANY of their
products this month (and later months until further notice).

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Quinto from SKNote Software Sound Synthesis has donated any one of his plugins for the contest this month. (and later months until further notice). Thank you Quinto.

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Michel Rouzic the developer of Photosounder has donated a copy (with noncommercial license) of Photosounder or a copy of SplineEQ for the October contest (and later months until further notice).

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Dave Hoskins from QuikQuak has donated a copy of Fusion Field (full license) for December's contest (and later months until further notice). Thanks, Dave Hoskins.

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Varazuvi has donated a copy of Acoustic Guitar Pro for this March's contest (and later months until further notice. Thanks, Varazuvi.

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Uncle E from JRR Shop has donated any one of the following: UVI Mello, UVI Digital Synsations, SONiVOX Pulse, SONiVOX Vocalizer, SONiVOX Wobble, SONiVOX Twist for July's contest (and later months until further notice).
No longer a moderator.

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Since things will probably get pretty busy later on this month, I decided to submit my entry early this time around. Plus I got some new orchestral FX at those Black Friday sales, so this seemed like a good time to try them out a bit.

Welcome to Interstellar Space

https://soundcloud.com/davidstiles/welc ... llar-space

Stuff I used:

DAW - MuLab 5

VSTs:
Sonokinetic Vivace Orchestral Textures and FX
8Dio Adagio Violas, Adagietto,Trypack Grandioso Violins, and Claire Alto Flute
Cinesamples Hollywoodwinds
Impact Soundworks Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion Essentials
Embertone Chapman Trumpet

Effects: QuikQuak Fusion Field

Mp3 conversion by Audacity

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Big Bang "Feel It"

LIVE9
CM magazine samples
Stratocaster>Boogex2(very nice)
Bass>M-Audio BlkBox
Korg Keys
Operator x 2
Geist
LIVE efx
ValhallaVintageVerb
Ozone5

https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/big-bang-feel-it
peace
expert only on what it feels like to be me
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks

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A few things I don't do:

Experimental
Drones
Unusual Scales
Percussion

My entry is an experiment starting with a drone (that spans the entire piece). The lead melody is on a sort of pentatonic scale. After the first couple of phrases a steady soft drum enters. This also continues for the rest of the piece (with some additions along the way). Some of the counter melodies are on the same scale, a few deviate slightly and fill in the gaps.

So please enjoy Celts

edit - fings wot I ewesd
Rosegarden Seqencer
Yoshimi soft synth with the following patches (in order):
Smooth
Post Horn
Ultra Bass
Ethereal (for the deep chimes)
Moor Drums (for the soft bass drum)
Sharp Reed
Drums Kit 2 (for the rest of the percussion)
Breathy Ahh
Full Choir
Silver Bell
Far Reed

Recorded and light trimming in Audacity
Last edited by folderol on Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.
It wasn't me! (well, actually, it probably was) - apparently now an 'elderly' so maybe I forgot!

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Ok, haven't had a compulsion to change the mix for a couple of days, which means it's time to enter. :)

https://soundcloud.com/erikgyle/igod-mini

Or, here's the Mp3

Instruments used:
Sampletank 3
Fabfilter Twin
Kontakt 5
* Factory library
* Evolve
* VI.one
NI Razor
Halion 5
FM8
EiklangCM
Kore Player (Still works!)
EnzymeCM
Dimension Pro
Padshop
... anyone getting the impression that I'm a plugin slut yet?
UVI Synth Legacy
UVI Digital Synthsations
UVI Mello (Wicked instrument!)
EWQL Solo Violin
Alchemy Player (with a patch from Computer Music, go Camel Audio!)

Thanks for listening! Cheers!

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Mood Blu Notte

Take a solitary stroll in the city during a foggy autumn night


MP3 | OGG


Used: REAPER, Kontakt, RC24, Driver, UltraChannel, Alchemy, Tascam DR-40

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Dog Day Afternoon
The senseless butchering of more than 80 children in Pakistan is a big tragedy. This is a response of some sort. I don't know how apt or suitable it is. Did it at one stretch without any corrections except for the fade in and outs. It was a day of the Dogs. Humans seem to have lost all balance. Can we claim to have a rightful place on the planet ?
Synth 1,Mini Dizi, Piano One, Ableton and Akai Mpk 25 used.

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http://www.kara-moon.com/forum/index.ph ... ttach=6580

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Yes, I'm still around, sometimes.

I had two inspirations here.
First was seeing a concert recently by Scottish singer Dougie Maclean. I noticed he was using an unusual guitar tune which, on investigation, turns out to be an open C tuning of CGCGCE. When I tried it out it is a very sweet and melodic sound which perfectly matched the second inspiration.
This was an evocative set of lyrics I got from my internet friend, Joel Sattler.
I put the words together with this new tuning and this song came out.
TheTightropeWalker

Bedell Discovery acoustic guitar,
ReaFir, HUE-X-2.0, ThrillseekerLA, MixControl, OldSkoolVerb. REAPER.

THE TIGHTROPE WALKER song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

At high noon oh
A drunk in black like Charlie Chaplin
Reminded me of what could happen
If things got too loco

The moon looked
Like the madam of a bawdy house
And as every customer came out
they took a shine or went without

And the rain clouds raining
Back in the black hole of the night
Sucked all the air out of the daylight
until we felt like suffocating

The drunkard in the bowler hat he laughed
He laughed and then he tipped his hat
he disappeared and that was that
just like a smiling Cheshire cat

We waited
we waited up there on the hill
So many people out there still
we'll won't forget them till until
Our homeland is our Mother still

You know,
The heartbreak can't go on forever
We must believe things will get better
just keep on hoping now and ever
the wheel will turn not or whether

lady dancer
high on the wire with umbrella
And with each step sing a capella
Be brave but don't fall off there

just hang on!
Oh optimistic tightrope walker
Remember that whatever happens
The show must still go on.....


:wink:
James.
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New Updated music site at - http://www.fraserology.com/music/

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Welcome to Arakis

Arrakis is the desert planet from Frank Herbert's "Dune" series.

Welcome to Arrakis (download)
Welcome to Arrakis (soundcloud)



Synths:
Plucked String 4 (5 instances)
Magix Vita (perc)
Magix Atmos (evening sounds)

FX:
Melda MAutopan
ReverberateCM

DAW:
Magix Samplitude Music Studio 2014

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Hi all, I'm ballacr75 (Emanuele Ballasina from Cremona, Italy) this is my first entry @ music cafe!
http://www.acadballa.com/2mp3/1cmp/2014 ... nATime.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/ballacr75/ballac ... euponatime
Once Upon A Time, 2'32", 3.6 MB, 192 kbps, made in Renoise 3.0.1, short but funny track!
9 tracks
5 instances of ansine2 by venuc
1 instance of dr-fusion 2 by odo synth
6 KarmaFX Equalizer
Renoise native effects: mixer eq, signal follower, hydra, gainer.
Hope you like it!
Enjoy!
Good luck all!
Last edited by ballacr75 on Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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https://soundcloud.com/bojan-kerkez/into-the-cold

MP3 via Dropbox.

Made in Presonus Studio One Producer

Key: F minor
Tempo: 118 bpm
Time signature: 4/4

Instruments:
NI Kontakt Elements, NI Alicia's Keys, NI Vintage Drummer, Spectrasonics Trilian, u-he Zebra CM, u-he Zebralette, Camel Audio Alchemy Player

Effects:
S1 native - Compressor, Pro EQ, Binaural Pan, Room Reverb, Mixtool, Beat Delay, Limiter
3rd party - NI Guitar Rig 5 Pro, PanCake2, PM-Analoger, Klanghelm IVGI, TDR Kotelnikov, TDR Feedback Compressor II, TDR VOS SlickEQ, TAL-Dub-3, GDelay, Elysia Niveau, lkjb Luftikus

Field recordings by Hans Timmermans:
http://www.hanstimmermans.eu
http://www.freesound.org/people/hanstimm/

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Twitchin'

An ambient piece, inspired by the following:
- my own growing interest in bird photography
- a certain broadcaster on the BBC
- Chris Morris' Blue Jam
- the documentary film, "The Man Who Eats Badgers and Other Strange Tales"

If anyone wishes to read the script, you can do so here.
It's only partially autobiographical...I intend to remain vegetarian.

Tools:
DAW: Sonar LE, with Dasample Glaceverb and Variety of Sound Baxter EQ
VSTi: Korg Polysix & LazySnake
External hardware sounds from PAiA 9200 modular (MIDI triggered by energyXT 1.4) plus a Trio signal generator into a Roland V66 echo
A field recording from a local wood - recorded on an iPad with a Tascam iM2 mic
Voice narration recorded with a Studio Projects B1 mic and SMPro Audio TB101 preamp. 'Attenborough' processing with Kjaerhus Classic Compressor & EQ
A cheap pair of binoculars the wrong way round

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https://soundcloud.com/nahkaorava/1412- ... indian-spa

https://soundcloud.com/nahkaorava/1412- ... a/download

Edit: Re-uploaded the file and updated the file name.

Back after a long break, I guess it's been two years since I particapated last time. Got some free time now as the holidays are here (FINALLY) so I was able to write something. I visited a spa in September and got inspired of the background music they played there. Now I finally wrote a track in that "spa style"... :D


VST: ReaEq, ValhallaRoom, T-RacksS CS Bus Comp, TRacks S3 Opto Comp,
T-Racks CS White Channel, VC 160, TAL-DUB-II, Thrillseeker VBL, Transient Master,
Guitar Rig 5, Sausage Fattener

Mastering: T-RacksS CS Master EQ 432, Izotope Ozone 5

VSTi: Kontakt 5, EZdrummer (latin percussion),
Battery 4, Reaktor 5, Absynth 5, Massive,

Kontakt libaries: The Giant, Scarbee A-200, Plektra Series 2 - Highland Harps,
Plektra Series 1 - 8-string Acoustic Bouzuki, Sitar Nation
Last edited by nahkaorava on Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Nails
https://soundcloud.com/clauderagonnet/nails


Electric Guitars : Shreddage II + NI Guitar Rig
Everything else comes out of free samples and instruments designed by Afro DJ Mac.
Recorded , mixed and mastered (Ozone 5) in Ableton Live

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https://soundcloud.com/ambeant-1/1412-ambeant-ana-droid

https://soundcloud.com/ambeant-1/1412-a ... d/download

DAW - Reason 8.0
Synth & Bass - Synapse Antidote

Drums - Redrum samples.


Mastered in Reason 8, encoded to mp3 with Audacity

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