This month you are asked to submit an entry interpreting or inspired by the above photo.

For a larger version, click photo or this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fastcrawl/4594549927/

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Submissions MUST follow these rules:

1 - Encoded in either .mp3 (192kbps or lower if fixed rate ... average of 192kbps or lower if VBR) or .ogg format (quality level 6.00 or lower)

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 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 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) Monday, June 25th, 2012.

5 - Your entry must be composed 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" (ie "1206_artistname_tracktitle.mp3"), where the artistname is the same as your KVR name. Please do not use spaces and special characters in the filename. I will be booting for improperly named comps (this will not be a DQ, just a little reminder that you didn't tag your comp correctly). 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(help us out, okay? it's easier to sift through labelled entries).

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. 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 I get out of bed, Sunday, July 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


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).


Ugo at Ugo Audio has donated a copy of M-theory + Dualism bundle, Ironhead + Tunguska bundle, Metallurgy, or Disturbance, for this month (and later months until further notice).Thanks UGO


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 for the September contest (and later months until further notice).


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.
Last edited by D.H. Miltz on Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:29 am; edited 2 times in total

A quickie because I'm lazy.

Ohdear

>> ogg vorbis << | >> mp3 <<

Sound source: image → photosounder
Sound manipulators: pocket limiter, repsycho!, truc, oldskoolverb

Surrender or Die

evo2slo - Surrender or Die
Hut, tup, thrup, fo
Hut, tup, thrup, fo
Death, doom, desolation
Come to every Earthling nation
Earth on fire, Earth in chains
Break Earth's spirit, spill Earth brains
Scream, bleed, surrender, or die
Brown man, white man, yellow man
Surrender or die
Hut, tup, thrup, fo
Scream, tup, thrup, fo
Bleed, tup, thrup, fo
Die, tup, thrup, fo
Here to destroy you
Surrender or die
(lyrics inspired by/stolen from: Kurt Vonnegut, 'The Sirens of Titan')

Instruments: Camel Audio Alchemy, u-he Diva, FXpansion Tremor, FXpansion Cypher, Agile Telecaster, Vocals

Gear: Apogee Duet, Steinberg Cubase, Sovtek amp, Russian Big Muff, sm57, sm7, ValhallaÜberMod, PSP N2O, PSP EasyVerb, Klanghelm DC8C, Slate FG-X, Nomad PulseTec

http://soundcloud.com/evo2slo/surrender-or-die

Could be You



LIVE environment - Strat - DimensionPro - Z3ta+ - Operator - Voice - uTonic - Geist - CamleSpace - LIVE efx & mastering
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Evidence of waltz


just what hear in it


Made with VSTis HarpTime and Linplug Alpha

Endless Time Of Victims


Omnisphere - Trilian - Maschine - Voice by Hellfog
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3rd July 1947

This was the first thought that came into my mind when I saw the photo. It seems I was not alone.

MP3 (soundcloud)

Used:
Camel Audio Alchemy x 4
Synapse Audio Plucked String
UGO Ironhead x 2
UGO Tunguska
Magix Vita x 2
Zoom H1 Mic
EQ, Reverb, Echo, Pitch adjustment - Magix built-in
DAW - Magix Samplitude Music Studio 16

The friendly crowd, led by her proud but tearful father had cheered as she had left for the big city. Soon after her arrival there though, whether to garner friends or favour, she had begun to criticize those same good people and their 'backward' ways and to even deny her connection to the town.

Ten years later, her money and favours in the city all used up, she returned, hoping to somehow reconnect with those she had ridiculed. As soon as she alighted from the train carriage though, she knew that coming back had been a mistake. "Walking round I'm seeing faces, places that I know I just don't have the right to see. I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't have come back here" she thought.

She was soon noticed and they sneered, then jeered at her. She found her house empty, her father long since driven away. Hiding her face in shame, she stumbled back towards the station to get away, far away, in the hope of somehow beginning again…


betray

Omnisphere and Stylus RMX.
Sonar 8.5 and a couple of its FX.
Crappy mic

I think that the contest of this month is a nice idea. Nice.
Mystery. Blur.
Where's this girl now ? Died ?
She hides his face, why ?
... and a lot of questions, but I don't want the answers, it's better to create and listen a romantic piece

Tes mains sur tes yeux
(Your hands on your eyes)

Daw : Reaper
Real instruments : Electric Guitar Aria Pro II, Fretless Bass Aria Pro II XRB, Classical acoustic guitar.
Virtual instruments : a lot of Sf2, Alchemy.
Virtual effects : Reaper plugs, Reverberate LE, Sweep delay, Roomreverb, JS6 Equalizer, etc...
Computer : notebook HP G72
Mic : Audio-technica AT 4041
USB audio interface : Alesis IO/2
Midi keyboard : M-audio Oxygen 61
Outdoors : rain and 63°F

Sepheritoh and offthewall

This old town

As promised. I'm back!!!!

From the lyrics and the picture given, it should not be too difficult guessing where I got the inspiration

The wall of truth:
Vocals and guitar: offthewall
Epiphone Les Paul Special thru Greenmachine.
Adam Black acoustic guitar with ReaFir, ReaEQ and BackStageEQone.
Vocals with ReaFir, ReaEQ.
All in Reaper V4.22

Words and music: Sepheritoh
Orchestral arrangements: Notion 3
Additional instruments (acoustic & slide guitar, drums and bass): RealBand
Piano: True piano
Mixed and mastered with Sonar 8.5 and Izotope Ozone 2 at the Dog-on-blues studio

Words
This old town is not so bad
Here I have all I would ever need
In this old town is all I had
All of my life

This old town was build with love
From the sand and from the grace above
There is a place for everyone
In this old town

I wake up every morning
To the sound of the raging wind
And every day I just pray
That the dust won't drive us insane

Here I was born and here I'll die
And here I spent every day of my life
I'd say living free is all I need
I'm living free in this old town

This old town ain't not so sad
Here I have all that I ever had
In this old town is all I knew
All of my life

I know this is the time for me to make up my mind
If I will take the chance that's given to me
My dream is calling me
There is only one thing that I do know
There is no yellow brick road at the end of that rainbow
To make my dream come true
Just this old town

Hot on the heels of the last entry ... I apologise for a surplus of my croaky old voice

My solo entry is a very simple song. Don't have time, this month, for anything more elaborate.

The Girl
The girl in the photograph I took that day
Was frightened to see I was going away
She stood there and hid her face behind her hand
Then suddenly turned and ran off down the sand.

But it wasn't the last time for us
As I took my seat on that bus
I knew as I went on my way
That we'd be together one day.

We had been best of friends since we were in school
What I did not know then was that I was the fool
To be going away for so long, and so far
That she waited was all down to my lucky star.

But it wasn't the last time for us
As I took my seat on that bus
I knew as I went on my way
That we'd be together one day.

As I travelled the country just making my way
I looked at that photograph every day
When I earned enough, maybe, to give her a life
I'd return to that picture and make her my wife.

But it wasn't the last time for us
As I took my seat on that bus
I knew as I went on my way
That we'd be together one day.

Ibanez AEL20 acoustic guitar,
Encore nylon classical guitar,
ReaFir, ReaEq, BackStageEQone, GlaceVerb, Reaper V4.22.


James

Hi, here's my submission:

Memories II

Made with Cubase Audio 4 with:
- u-he Zebra, ACE
- UVIWorkstation VST + Plugsound PRO
- Z3ta+2
- Alchemy player

Fx on send: Tal Dub II
Fx on insert: Cubase's dual filter, Melda Autopan
On Master bus: Sheppi Free Spatial Enhancer, Ferric TDS, TLs_maximizer

Some percussion samples from g-town, and freesound.org:
- herbertboland (forestbirds)
- sagetyrtle (0524laugh)
- noisecollector (barks)
- cmusounddesign (fp-diesel-tractor-driving)

photomomento


http://soundcloud.com/mrspiller88/1206-broodkillphill


broodkillphill - photomomento
equipment used: vintage and worn starter guitar from montgomery ward, addictive drums vsti, korg padkontrol, m-audio fast track pro, fruity loops daw, fruity reverb 1 and 2.

inspired by the photo of the op.
Thanks for listening. Have a good day.

elegy for strings


Recorded in Cubase.
Instruments used: Clavia Nord wave, Subfreak VST, EQs in Cubase

Sorry for some minor crackles in the audio. Already removed a bunch..


Thanks for listening,
forw

I Am All Hers

She hides her face
Convinced she's commonplace
But I'm possessed
By her self-conciousness

I am all hers

Behind those hands
A beauty that commands
My heart outright
And sets my soul alight

I am all hers


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Tanglewood Palour Acoustic/Fender Telecaster/EZ Drummer/VB3/Tambourine/Poppyhead/SE Electronics & Groove Tube Mics/Sonar