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DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Sat Oct 01, 2016 3:11 pm

Meditation

Call it relaxation, mindfulness, contemplation, prayer, mantra, what have you... this month's contest is intended to promote tranquility and well-being. How you choose to represent that musically is entirely up to you (maybe you find nothing so relaxing and centering as heavy metal guitar riffs layered over trap samples, I don't judge). For the true bodhisattvas among you this will basically be a free-for-all, but for the rest of us, we'll try to keep the theme of meditation and contemplation in mind.

Since total enlightenment can't often be reached in under three minutes (yes, there's a perfectly good joke laying right there, just leave it), we'll be dispensing with the normal three minute time limit for this month only BUT BE ADVISED if you go well over three minutes you run the risk of losing your audience, provided they're not on the same cosmic wavelength as you (so that 45-minute layering of asynchronous polyrhythmic loops may be risky, within the context of the contest).

Anyway, we'll try it and see how it works.
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Submissions MUST follow these rules:

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

2 - A STRICT MAXIMUM of three minutes in length. If it shows up as 3:01 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...
http://www.kara-moon.com/forum has offered "self service" space. Log into the forum to find out more.

4 - Submitted by early a.m. (US Central Time) Wednesday, October 26th, 2016.

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 "1610_Festus_DefenestrationTango.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 Sunday, May 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 drapostrophex (that's me, Victor!) or ask in the gossip thread.
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PRIZES

Trying it without prizes this month. Again, this might be a compete disaster. We'll see.

ablaut · Post by **ablaut** » Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:45 am

https://soundcloud.com/ablauto/vintage-meditation

made in reaper

virtual instrument used: audiothing vinyl strip

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Mon Oct 03, 2016 9:07 pm

Dammit, beaten to it, getting slow in me old age...

Some (mostly, couldn't resist adding a chorus) in essence two chord based thing. Ok, there's three chords and some over the top string orchestra. Been listening to too much Neil Diamond again...

Lyrically it's about the act of creativity and how it's a kind of meditative state you shouldn't be distracted from. Blimey, a bit deep that, nah -it's about farmers..

I recall it was de rigeuer 'back in the day' to list some of the pluggies used (this being a music production site and all that), so some of the main stuff;

Me new Drumdrops Ludwig Drums
Amplesound free bass thing
Amplesound free acoustic guitar thing
Satantank strings
Organized Trio
Some weird xylophone type thing I downloaded for sforzando
My poor electric guitar playing
Some 'crooning'.

Enough waffle;

http://www.bennyleeds7.myfreeola.uk/10- ... ditate.mp3

ClaRago · Post by **ClaRago** » Wed Oct 05, 2016 8:31 pm

https://soundcloud.com/clauderagonnet/s ... akanishtha

PRS SE Soapbar II
Guitar Rig
Soundtoys Echoboy, Crystalliser, Filter Freak
Zebra2
Sampletank
Hybrid
Cinematique Instruments Fabrique
EZ Drummer
Mastered with Ozone 5 Iin Live 9

ballacr75 · Post by **ballacr75** » Thu Oct 06, 2016 12:10 pm

Here my track:
http://www.acadballa.com/2mp3/1cmp/2016 ... _Light.mp3
https://soundcloud.com/ballacr75/mc1610-ballacr75-light
Round: KVR Music Cafe 2016/10
Date: 2016/10/06
Artist: ballacr75 (Emanuele Ballasina 1975 Cremona Italy)
Art: acadballa (http://www.acadballa.com)
Title: Light (Soundtrack, Ambient, Relax, Meditation)
Duration: 3'00" (105bpm, 4/4, A- C D- E- F G)
Daw: SunVox 1.9
Tracks: 7
-Metamodule: Space Synth 2
-Metamodule: Analog Bass
-Metamodule: Space Pad
-DrumSynth: Bassdrum
-DrumSynth: Snare
-DrumSynth: HH
-Sampler: bass03.xi
Effects: Echo,EQ,Reverb,Dist,Vibrato,Comp,Amp

Hope you enjoy!
Ballacr75

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 3:34 pm

Chakra Clearing on a Spaceship

Be advised that you need headphones for Binaural effects

(...and I'm not sure it works anyway...).

SW : Sound Forge, SBaGen, Minimogue VA, NI Bandstand, String theory, Glaceverb, Camel space, Camel Phat, LFX-1310, Kjarehus classic bundle, Fusion Field, Nuclear cranium, metallurgy
Samples : Windbells from my porch recorded with my smartphone

skipscada · Post by **skipscada** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 8:53 pm

The Cow Says Oom

EDIT: Same file, but moved to another location to make it playable, not just downloadable.

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Tue Oct 18, 2016 10:47 am

This is my take on meditation. Music simply to get you in the right frame on mind by invoking images of tranquillity.

Drifting

Uses:
Rosegarden
Yoshimi
Audacity
Patches:
Rushes
Angel Piano {cough} new in my Companion patch set here on KVR {cough}
Slow Strings
Solo

bluerobot · Post by **bluerobot** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:18 pm

The theme was not a problem for me this month because my first thought was that the act of making music is meditation for me (or as close as I probably come to it). The goal then was simply to do something that was immersive. Immersive in the making of it, and hopefully also in the listening.

So, here is...

The Sea and the Sky

Hardware used: Eurorack modules including Braids and Telharmonic (the bells!), Moog Mother 32 & Slim Phatty, DSI Pro 2.

Software used: Ableton Live 9 and various included compressor, EQ, reverb and delay, plus Eventide Blackhole plugin, and iZotope Ozone 6.

https://soundcloud.com/bluerobotmusic/t ... nd-the-sky

rollasoc · Post by **rollasoc** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:35 pm

Been far too long since I last entered.
Gave myself 2 hours to do this challenge, but got sidetracked in the middle cooking a full English breakfast.

"Meditate on this"

https://soundcloud.com/sineglider/meditate-on-this

Written and recorded by me (rollasoc (under my Sineglider moniker)) using Cubase Pro 8.5
(The mp3, when downloaded should have rollasoc in the artist name to comply with the competition rules).
I'll let someone else work out where I got the basic chord structure from.

Plugins used
Izotope Neutron
PSP BussPressor
PSP Vintage Warmer 2
IK Multimedia TRacks - CS Stealth Limiter
IK Multimedia CSR Hall
Kontakt 5.6.1
Kontakt Instruments used
Retcon
Kinetic Metal
Sonicouture Absrtakt Vol 1
Imogen Heap Box of tricks

beanpole · Post by **beanpole** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 1:52 pm

Broken Dreams

DAWs
Tracktion 7
Reason 3

Instruments
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Peavey electric guitar
Shure SM57 mic

Plug-Ins
Tracktion 4-Band Equaliser & Compressor
OldSkoolVerb
Blue Cat Gain & Chorus

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:20 pm

download : https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/28950 ... YYO50NUGpJ
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/1016 ... -decisions

LIVE9 environment
Strat (with new pickups:=)
UltraAnalog2
Max4Live
Alchemy
lots of efx
Ozone5

Jazzaria · Post by **Jazzaria** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:14 pm

Rumination

Rumination

Chew on this - suspension of disbelief is not simply a neutral state. Sophisticated as our minds may be, much of our acts are still determined by our gut. Growing to accept and accommodate our nature allows us to better understand the reality around us.

Drums, bass, and guitar generated by Band in a Box "Bossa with Guitar" style
Clarinet played by me
FX - ReaEQ, ReaVerbate, T-RackS (EQ 1A, Model 670, TR CLIP), MLoudnessAnalyzer

This piece is a contrafact (same chords, different melody) of Meditation by Tom Jobim.

Hellfog · Post by **Hellfog** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:47 am

Beginning of life
https://soundcloud.com/psyerichybrid/16 ... fe/s-gRXQ8

Reaper: Omnisphere, Alchemy,
Guitar sound scrape, Water sample
Sound toys effect rackt

Yeager · Post by **Yeager** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 5:31 pm

Old Trick.

1610_Yeager_Old Trick.jpg

Made in FLStudio :
Plugins used :
Ample Bass P Lite II
Fruity SoundfondPlayer: (Ultimate guitar, 5 congas, xylophone, FS Gibson)
VB3
FL Keys
Sforzando: (Shiny Guitar).

Official DR value: DR8.

Enjoy.

Old Trick

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