September Contest: Submissions
-
- D.H. MOD
- Topic Starter
- 16394 posts since 21 Jun, 2008
Autumn
This month you are asked to submit an entry about or suggestive of autumn.
________________________________________
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...
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) Friday, September 25th, 2015.
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 "1509_TheGoodLordShutUpAlreadyOrchestra_YeahNoTotally.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, October 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.
______
PRIZES
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.
Michel Rouzic the developer of Photosounder has donated a copy (with noncommercial license) of Photosounder, a copy of SplineEQ, or a copy of Spiral (until further notice).
Varazuvi has donated a copy of Acoustic Guitar Pro for this March's contest (and later months until further notice). Thanks, Varazuvi.
Uncle E from JRR Shop has donated a copy of UVI Mello for May's contest (and later months until further notice).
This month you are asked to submit an entry about or suggestive of autumn.
________________________________________
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...
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) Friday, September 25th, 2015.
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 "1509_TheGoodLordShutUpAlreadyOrchestra_YeahNoTotally.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, October 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.
______
PRIZES
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.
Michel Rouzic the developer of Photosounder has donated a copy (with noncommercial license) of Photosounder, a copy of SplineEQ, or a copy of Spiral (until further notice).
Varazuvi has donated a copy of Acoustic Guitar Pro for this March's contest (and later months until further notice). Thanks, Varazuvi.
Uncle E from JRR Shop has donated a copy of UVI Mello for May's contest (and later months until further notice).
No longer a moderator.
-
- KVRian
- 645 posts since 4 Nov, 2013 from Vancouver, Canada
I finished my entry early this month. In an attempt to convey the somewhat unsettling feel of autumn and the coming of winter, I constructed as much of this piece as possible around the C Locrian mode scale. Hopefully it was successful!
Autumn Dusk in the Forest
https://soundcloud.com/davidstiles/1509 ... ntheforest
Stuff I used:
DAW: Mulab 6
VSTs: (via Kontakt 5)
Native Instruments The Giant
8Dio Adagietto, Adagio Violas, Agitato Grandioso Sordino Strings, Claire Alto Flute and Claire Bassoon
Impact Soundworks Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion Essentials
Embertone Chapman Trumpet
Cinesamples Hollywoodwinds
FX by QuikQuak's Fusion Field
Amplification and mp3 conversion by Audacity
Autumn Dusk in the Forest
https://soundcloud.com/davidstiles/1509 ... ntheforest
Stuff I used:
DAW: Mulab 6
VSTs: (via Kontakt 5)
Native Instruments The Giant
8Dio Adagietto, Adagio Violas, Agitato Grandioso Sordino Strings, Claire Alto Flute and Claire Bassoon
Impact Soundworks Rhapsody Orchestral Percussion Essentials
Embertone Chapman Trumpet
Cinesamples Hollywoodwinds
FX by QuikQuak's Fusion Field
Amplification and mp3 conversion by Audacity
- KVRAF
- 3265 posts since 22 Sep, 2003 from under the sun
OK I won't be in a position to record the song again before the deadline. Here it is, as rough as it is.
Chanson d'Automne
https://soundcloud.com/wopelka/chansondautomne
Chanson d'Automne
Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l’automne
Blessent mon coeur
D’une langueur
Monotone.
Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l’heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
Et je pleure
Et je m’en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m’emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille morte.
Paul Verlaine, Poèmes saturniens (1866)
***
Host : FL Studio
Nature : Best Service Red Box
Instruments: Violins : NI Session Strings Pro - Piano : PMI Emperor MkII - Drums : BFD3 - Choir : SampleTank 3 - Bells : Harmor - Synths : Massive, Blue2, Sawer
FX : FL Parametric EQ2, FL Stereo Enhancer, Presswerk, Uhbik-D, Uhbik-F, Uhbik-P, Uhbik-S, iZotope Nectar 2, VahallaShimmer, VahallaRoom
Chanson d'Automne
https://soundcloud.com/wopelka/chansondautomne
Chanson d'Automne
Les sanglots longs
Des violons
De l’automne
Blessent mon coeur
D’une langueur
Monotone.
Tout suffocant
Et blême, quand
Sonne l’heure,
Je me souviens
Des jours anciens
Et je pleure
Et je m’en vais
Au vent mauvais
Qui m’emporte
Deçà, delà,
Pareil à la
Feuille morte.
Paul Verlaine, Poèmes saturniens (1866)
***
Host : FL Studio
Nature : Best Service Red Box
Instruments: Violins : NI Session Strings Pro - Piano : PMI Emperor MkII - Drums : BFD3 - Choir : SampleTank 3 - Bells : Harmor - Synths : Massive, Blue2, Sawer
FX : FL Parametric EQ2, FL Stereo Enhancer, Presswerk, Uhbik-D, Uhbik-F, Uhbik-P, Uhbik-S, iZotope Nectar 2, VahallaShimmer, VahallaRoom
-
Mister Natural Mister Natural https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=164174
- KVRAF
- 2834 posts since 28 Oct, 2007 from michigan
Chill in the Air
LIVE9 Environment
Korg EPiano
Alchemy2 (x2 voices)
Telecaster
CM Magazine Percussion Samples
uTonic
Z3ta2 (bass)
Hybrid3
LIVE native efx
M-Audio BlkBox (Matchless Emulation)
EchoBode
CamelSpace
CamelPhat
Ozone5
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/0915 ... ill-in-the
LIVE9 Environment
Korg EPiano
Alchemy2 (x2 voices)
Telecaster
CM Magazine Percussion Samples
uTonic
Z3ta2 (bass)
Hybrid3
LIVE native efx
M-Audio BlkBox (Matchless Emulation)
EchoBode
CamelSpace
CamelPhat
Ozone5
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/0915 ... ill-in-the
expert only on what it feels like to be me
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/tracks
-
- KVRist
- 63 posts since 3 Jan, 2015
Black Tail River Anthem
When the weather turns cold and the leaves change color, I like to leave the lights of the city and go to the Poconos. After the sun goes down you can barely see your hand before your face as you walk through the country. Oddly, there are no crickets. You must be alert not to slide down into a creek or a river. You must use your ears to hear the water, whether it's only a trickle or a fast moving current. When you find the river, there may be the imprint of a moon on its surface refracted into shards of light. A cold wind comes and goes and the image is formed and reformed, over and over. Summer is gone. But sometimes there is no moon. There is only your imagination. So here is this river in the darkness, in the beautiful dying season of autumn as I imagine it. Quiet and majestic.
Eastwest are the strings and brass, MOTU is the DAW.
https://soundcloud.com/nickel-smith/?15 ... m/download
When the weather turns cold and the leaves change color, I like to leave the lights of the city and go to the Poconos. After the sun goes down you can barely see your hand before your face as you walk through the country. Oddly, there are no crickets. You must be alert not to slide down into a creek or a river. You must use your ears to hear the water, whether it's only a trickle or a fast moving current. When you find the river, there may be the imprint of a moon on its surface refracted into shards of light. A cold wind comes and goes and the image is formed and reformed, over and over. Summer is gone. But sometimes there is no moon. There is only your imagination. So here is this river in the darkness, in the beautiful dying season of autumn as I imagine it. Quiet and majestic.
Eastwest are the strings and brass, MOTU is the DAW.
https://soundcloud.com/nickel-smith/?15 ... m/download
Last edited by Nickel Smith on Wed Sep 16, 2015 1:51 am, edited 1 time in total.
-
- KVRist
- 452 posts since 1 Dec, 2011
Marshland
https://soundcloud.com/clauderagonnet/marshland
Gladiator
Blade
Alchemy
Battery
Kontakt for strings & piano
Sample Tank 3 for winds
Mastering with Ozone 5 in Live 9
https://soundcloud.com/clauderagonnet/marshland
Gladiator
Blade
Alchemy
Battery
Kontakt for strings & piano
Sample Tank 3 for winds
Mastering with Ozone 5 in Live 9
- KVRAF
- 5527 posts since 5 Aug, 2006 from UK - The Mudway Towns
A (fairly) seasonal tune.
Autumn Mist
Wot I used:
Rosegarden
Yoshimi
Audacity
Patches:
Solo
Rushes
Ethereal
Clarinet
Prophesy
Ghost Ensemble
Another Choir (but added some reverb)
Autumn Mist
Wot I used:
Rosegarden
Yoshimi
Audacity
Patches:
Solo
Rushes
Ethereal
Clarinet
Prophesy
Ghost Ensemble
Another Choir (but added some reverb)
Last edited by folderol on Mon Sep 14, 2015 4:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.
It wasn't me! (well, actually, it probably was) - apparently now an 'elderly' so maybe I forgot!
-
Daniel Pompougnac Daniel Pompougnac https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=51754
- KVRian
- 1432 posts since 15 Dec, 2004 from In a forest , France
Translated with "Google Translate"
Comment est l'automne, ailleurs ? / How is autumn, elsewhere ?
I like to imagine autumns in places that I will never probably know...
This piece is build with valleys and mountains.
J'aime imaginer les automnes dans des endroits que je ne connaîtrai sans doute jamais...
Ce morceau est fait de vallons et de montagnes.
It's here >
Click here >
Comment est l'automne, ailleurs ?
... or here >
https://soundcloud.com/danielpompougnac ... e-ailleurs
Toolbox :
- Reaper,
- plugs : Reverberate LE, VB audio Striptools, Classic Delay, etc,
- a lot of Sf2,
- Alchemy (it was a very great synth),
- real instruments : classical guitar and fretless bass,
- all the birds are flying in Freesound
- chocolate.
Comment est l'automne, ailleurs ? / How is autumn, elsewhere ?
I like to imagine autumns in places that I will never probably know...
This piece is build with valleys and mountains.
J'aime imaginer les automnes dans des endroits que je ne connaîtrai sans doute jamais...
Ce morceau est fait de vallons et de montagnes.
It's here >
Click here >
Comment est l'automne, ailleurs ?
... or here >
https://soundcloud.com/danielpompougnac ... e-ailleurs
Toolbox :
- Reaper,
- plugs : Reverberate LE, VB audio Striptools, Classic Delay, etc,
- a lot of Sf2,
- Alchemy (it was a very great synth),
- real instruments : classical guitar and fretless bass,
- all the birds are flying in Freesound
- chocolate.
- KVRian
- 687 posts since 21 Aug, 2010 from Cagliari - (Sardinia)
Here's my entry:
Rain
Made on Cubase 6.5 with:
Kontakt - 99sounds "Rain and Thunder" - free lib, Audiobro LASS Lite
Alchemy
Omnisphere 2
ezdrummer
fx:
Ambience
Bitcrusher
Tal Chorus-LX
host eq & comp
on master bus:
Melda audio DC blocker (MUtility)
SHEPPi Free Spatial Enhancer
FerricTDS
Cubase Maximizer
https://soundcloud.com/bzur/rain-1
Original photo by Steve Davidson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51928417@N00/12778169754/), modified with Photogramio (amazing free online tool!)
Rain
Made on Cubase 6.5 with:
Kontakt - 99sounds "Rain and Thunder" - free lib, Audiobro LASS Lite
Alchemy
Omnisphere 2
ezdrummer
fx:
Ambience
Bitcrusher
Tal Chorus-LX
host eq & comp
on master bus:
Melda audio DC blocker (MUtility)
SHEPPi Free Spatial Enhancer
FerricTDS
Cubase Maximizer
https://soundcloud.com/bzur/rain-1
Original photo by Steve Davidson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/51928417@N00/12778169754/), modified with Photogramio (amazing free online tool!)
- KVRAF
- 7152 posts since 4 Apr, 2005 from here and there
Leaves'Afterlife
a fuzzy mix
The intro is freely inspired to the standard "Summertime" composed by George Gershwin in '34
HW:
Alesis solo tube pre, Shure beta58, Rocktron Gainiac II, Vantage bass, Custom made cabinet, Art VLAII, Behringer bass OVD, (borrowed) Eventide H3000SE
SW :
Crystal, NI Bandstand, Dr.Fusion 2, Ironhead 1.5, NI Battery, MT-PowerDrum, PrearationP, Lounge Lizard Session, DSK Elektrik Keyz, PI Elektro piano, Stringz2, String theory, Glaceverb, Camel space, KeFir, LFX-1310, Kjarehus classic bundle, Fusion Field
Samples :
(Under CC0 free use license)
212064__robertwulfman__raking-leaves-12-27-13-part-1
http://www.freesound.org/people/RobertW ... ds/212064/
213350__mycompasstv__school-children-playing
http://www.freesound.org/people/mycompa ... ds/213350/
-
- KVRist
- 468 posts since 6 May, 2005 from Somewhere In Scotland
Summer's Gone
DAWs
Tracktion 2
Reason 3
Instruments
Peavey electric guitar
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Shure SM57 mic
Plug-Ins
Tracktion Compressor & 4-Band Equaliser
Kjaerhaus Classic Chorus & Reverb
DAWs
Tracktion 2
Reason 3
Instruments
Peavey electric guitar
Epiphone acoustic guitar
Shure SM57 mic
Plug-Ins
Tracktion Compressor & 4-Band Equaliser
Kjaerhaus Classic Chorus & Reverb
can't sing, can't play, looks awful.....
- KVRAF
- 1581 posts since 22 Oct, 2004 from Schmocation
The grapes are ripe, and in a couple of months the first bottles of this year's wine will be ready. Listen to this little tune, and your friends will admire your perfect french pronunciation when the Beaujolais Noveau hits the shops in your nearest middle class neighbourhood in November.
Les 10 Crus de Beaujolais
Host: Tracktion 6
Drums: EZdrummer2
Bass: El Cheapo > Studio Devil VBA Pro
Guitar (3 tracks): Epiphone Sheraton > S-Gear 2
Keys: Korg Polysix VSTi
Sound effects: Aalto VSTi
Reverb and comp on master channel: Variety of Sound epicVerb & Density mkII
Vocals nicked from: h t t p s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw9FJBOX7BE
Les 10 Crus de Beaujolais
Host: Tracktion 6
Drums: EZdrummer2
Bass: El Cheapo > Studio Devil VBA Pro
Guitar (3 tracks): Epiphone Sheraton > S-Gear 2
Keys: Korg Polysix VSTi
Sound effects: Aalto VSTi
Reverb and comp on master channel: Variety of Sound epicVerb & Density mkII
Vocals nicked from: h t t p s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw9FJBOX7BE
Last edited by skipscada on Wed Sep 23, 2015 12:17 pm, edited 1 time in total.