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Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:56 am

The Andrew Duke--Consumer vs. User remix contest is now officially "live" on http://andrew-duke.com and http://stratagem-musik.com and running until August 31, 2006. The best resulting remixes will be released on Stratagem Musik and 16 great prizes are up for grabs including software, magazine subscriptions, books, CDs-ROMs, and CDs.

Even if you decide not to enter the contest, there are 385 WAV samples (available as 24bit and 16bit) from my Consumer vs. User album (http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40) available for free download on http://andrew-duke.com as well as a full preview of the album's lead track.

I do hope, though, that some of you music-makers here will enter the contest. And please spread the word to any producers and composers and sound designers you think might be interested in entering the contest and in playing with the samples.

Thanks.
Take care.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 3:38 pm

Grand prize is a copy of Reaktor 5 kindly donated by Native Instruments.
Andrew

mckenic · Post by **mckenic** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:02 pm

Thanks for the heads up Andrew... wonderful samples to use for the comp...

Working on my entry now

Thanks again!!!

Dave

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:11 pm

Looking forward to hearing what you come up with, Dave. And please spread the word to your producing friends about the competition.
Take care.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 2:49 am

Also up for grabs in the prize list is a copy of FXpansion's GURU.
Andrew

Canned Heat · Post by **Canned Heat** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:16 am

Thank you for arranging such a great contest

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Polite Company · Post by **Polite Company** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:38 am

I'm in.

Can't get enough of remix contests.

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:01 am

Can you share with us the judging criteria? Would you say that remixes that only use the samples in the pack have a much better chance of winning?

Even if you decide not to enter the contest, there are 385 WAV samples (available as 24bit and 16bit) from my Consumer vs. User album (http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40) available for free download on http://andrew-duke.com as well as a full preview of the album's lead track.

What are people allowed to do with the samples if they don't enter? Can they use them in their own songs?

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:56 am

Mr. Tunes wrote:Can you share with us the judging criteria? Would you say that remixes that only use the samples in the pack have a much better chance of winning?

Even if you decide not to enter the contest, there are 385 WAV samples (available as 24bit and 16bit) from my Consumer vs. User album (http://www.phthalo.com/cat.php?cat=phth40) available for free download on http://andrew-duke.com as well as a full preview of the album's lead track.
What are people allowed to do with the samples if they don't enter? Can they use them in their own songs?

re: judging criteria: we're looking for production quality and "vibe"; I wouldn't say that remixes that use only samples in the pack have a better chance of winning, just that for me a remix has the "vibe" of the source material--so if I listen to a track that has absolutely no "vibe" in common with the samples and just sounds like a song with a sample or two slapped on top for the sake of it it won't be as good as a song that imaginatively uses the samples--with or without using other things--and comes up with a new thing with a "vibe" that makes sense.

Producers can make their own songs with the samples if they don't enter, I'd just like to hear what producers come up with, same as with other free samples I've made available.

Andrew

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:01 am

Ok great. I don't usually enter contests but i'm going to whittle away at this one this summer cause it's interesting. I also like how you've given everyone a fair amount of time to put something together. Good luck to everyone entering. Here's to Reaktor!

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 3:48 pm

mnml.nl put together a contest with some of my samples earlier this year, but there wasn't a lot of time before the entries were due, so we decided this time to give people a good 10 weeks.
andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 2:31 pm

FXpansion has also donated 2 copies of their DR-008 as prizes.
Andrew

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:01 am

here's a direct link to the contest page:
http://andrew-duke.com/contests.html

Lunch Money · Post by **Lunch Money** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:53 am

I'm not much of a remixer and won't likely enter (though you never know), but good on ya for arranging such a thing, and big up to the companies that have furnished the winnings!

Andrew Duke · Post by **Andrew Duke** » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:14 pm

Thanks, Lunch Money. You can, however, download and use the samples without entering the remix competition.
Andrew