August Contest: RULES and SUBMISSIONS
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- DASH Guy
- 8155 posts since 20 Sep, 2001
Liqih was lazy and tried to make a song in FL Studio,
only with its plugins
http://www.dashsignature.com/mp3/08_06_ ... Lesson.mp3
only with its plugins
http://www.dashsignature.com/mp3/08_06_ ... Lesson.mp3
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oddbods finger oddbods finger https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=55496
- KVRian
- 779 posts since 21 Jan, 2005 from The Vale of Eden
A small lesson for aspiring superpowers everywhere....

Lets Make An Atomic Bomb
Let's all make an atomic bomb
What we need is plutonium
About 50 pounds of weapons grade
Sounds complicated but don't be afraid
To make it into two hemispheres
I'll need a couple of volunteers
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Enclose the core with gelignite
Wrap it round with tape so it's nice and tight
The duct tape makes a neutron deflector
Keep it nice and safe from the UN inspector
Now all we need is a detonator
And we're off to meet our maker
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Sonar
Pettinhouse Brush Kit
Koestler Rigoletto samples
NS Jazz Bass soundfont
Little Tike Xylophone
RAW Tin Whistle samples
Guitars

Let's all make an atomic bomb
What we need is plutonium
About 50 pounds of weapons grade
Sounds complicated but don't be afraid
To make it into two hemispheres
I'll need a couple of volunteers
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Enclose the core with gelignite
Wrap it round with tape so it's nice and tight
The duct tape makes a neutron deflector
Keep it nice and safe from the UN inspector
Now all we need is a detonator
And we're off to meet our maker
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Let's all make an atomic bomb
Sonar
Pettinhouse Brush Kit
Koestler Rigoletto samples
NS Jazz Bass soundfont
Little Tike Xylophone
RAW Tin Whistle samples
Guitars
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- KVRian
- 718 posts since 17 Jan, 2004 from Vesta, Earth, Moon, Titan, Enceladus and Gliese 581d
this >>>
MARCH OF THE BACKPACKS
a sad intro marking the end of summer
then a terrible MARCH to SCHOOL
then more pleasant things happen once school begins.....
made within:
allen
MARCH OF THE BACKPACKS
a sad intro marking the end of summer
then a terrible MARCH to SCHOOL
then more pleasant things happen once school begins.....
made within:
allen
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- KVRAF
- 10170 posts since 2 Jan, 2005 from somewhere in the woods
SCHOOL OF MIDGETS
Midgets: Reason 3.04; Sonar 2.2
Dwarfs: Classic Reverb, Compressor, EQ, Limiter; XPressor; PSP Springverb
Voices: G.W. Bush; E. Stoiber; unknown woman; Mello
Thanks to Birrbits for the midget-idea.
It's here:(a very big thanks and a hug to Xander
)
http://72.19.240.194/Song/Mellotronaut- ... idgets.mp3
and here
http://the-auditorium.net/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
Have fun!
Midgets: Reason 3.04; Sonar 2.2
Dwarfs: Classic Reverb, Compressor, EQ, Limiter; XPressor; PSP Springverb
Voices: G.W. Bush; E. Stoiber; unknown woman; Mello
Thanks to Birrbits for the midget-idea.
It's here:(a very big thanks and a hug to Xander
http://72.19.240.194/Song/Mellotronaut- ... idgets.mp3
and here
http://the-auditorium.net/viewtopic.php ... highlight=
Have fun!
"It dreamed itself along"
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- KVRAF
- 2083 posts since 8 Apr, 2004
It's been a long time since I've entered the competition... So it's about time I came back...
A bit of a philosophy / Math lecture for you with the music of education, Jaath (done Glooper style), providing the funky backdrop...
Zeno's Paradox
Ben
A bit of a philosophy / Math lecture for you with the music of education, Jaath (done Glooper style), providing the funky backdrop...
Zeno's Paradox
Ben
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 2166 posts since 22 Jan, 2005 from For me to know, for you to find out
I have a really fast computer, some good mics, vintage musical instruments, and lots of fancy software. Just need some talent
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- KVRAF
- 2097 posts since 8 Feb, 2003 from Nearish Detroit, MI
As a boy I had some difficulty learning my own shoelaces. This condescending and rather useless song wouldn't have helped me back then, but it was very helpful now in allowing me to come to terms with my prior inability.
How To Tie Your Shoes
And yes, in both Media Monkey and Windows Media Player (v11) it shows up as exactly 2 minutes in length.
Instruments: Beta Monkey drum loops, Many Guitar and UBK (guitars and bass), Wusik Station (synth), Peti (accordian), and me and my son on vocals.
Approximate lyric can be found here.
EDIT: Since some have found the instructions in this tune to be confusing, I thought I'd include here a little statement as to what this song is trying to accomplish, namely: that's the whole point of my tune, of course: it's a statement on our culture's obsession with teaching everything didactically, as a set of instructions, instead of teaching by showing or doing (which is how all of us learned to tie our shoes). It attempts to show the frustration on the part of the instructor when the pupil can't follow the confusing instructions (though they are technically accurate) and the defiant resignation of the student (my son, at the end) in both asserting and conceding that he'll never tie his shoes, provided with that method of instruction.
How To Tie Your Shoes
And yes, in both Media Monkey and Windows Media Player (v11) it shows up as exactly 2 minutes in length.
Instruments: Beta Monkey drum loops, Many Guitar and UBK (guitars and bass), Wusik Station (synth), Peti (accordian), and me and my son on vocals.
Approximate lyric can be found here.
EDIT: Since some have found the instructions in this tune to be confusing, I thought I'd include here a little statement as to what this song is trying to accomplish, namely: that's the whole point of my tune, of course: it's a statement on our culture's obsession with teaching everything didactically, as a set of instructions, instead of teaching by showing or doing (which is how all of us learned to tie our shoes). It attempts to show the frustration on the part of the instructor when the pupil can't follow the confusing instructions (though they are technically accurate) and the defiant resignation of the student (my son, at the end) in both asserting and conceding that he'll never tie his shoes, provided with that method of instruction.
Last edited by DrApostropheX on Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
GLHF! (Gandalf Lives, Hobbits Forever!)
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- KVRist
- 53 posts since 23 Mar, 2005 from Suburban D.C., Maryland
Everyone needs to learn Shakespeare! And what better way to learn it than with techno bluegrass?
With a Bare Bodkin
Loops (banjo, drums): Apple Soundtrack
Bass: GPO double bass pizz solo
Pedal tone: SampleTank
Voices: Lots of ProTools flanging and reverb...
It originally had the whole "To be or not to be" speech (from the Bad Quarto, no less), but now, the only lyrics that remain are:
With a bare bodkin
Lady, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered.
(I studied Shakespeare for years, and I still don't really know what a "bodkin" is...)
With a Bare Bodkin
Loops (banjo, drums): Apple Soundtrack
Bass: GPO double bass pizz solo
Pedal tone: SampleTank
Voices: Lots of ProTools flanging and reverb...
It originally had the whole "To be or not to be" speech (from the Bad Quarto, no less), but now, the only lyrics that remain are:
With a bare bodkin
Lady, in thy orisons be all my sins remembered.
(I studied Shakespeare for years, and I still don't really know what a "bodkin" is...)
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- KVRAF
- 8369 posts since 18 Apr, 2004
What's with Schrödingers vurtkitten... is he alive or dead?

Anyhoo, there's a tune that in one universe is available as Ogg Vorbis, and in another as mp3.
Stuff used:
energyXT | TLs Maximizer | Optik | Pudding | LFX-1310 | TLs-Pocket Limiter | Mr. Alias | Multilens | ASynth | Synth1 | Cheeze machine | Bouncy
[EDIT]
The voice parts were nicked from Luis Reynoso and Ian Peacock.

Anyhoo, there's a tune that in one universe is available as Ogg Vorbis, and in another as mp3.
Stuff used:
energyXT | TLs Maximizer | Optik | Pudding | LFX-1310 | TLs-Pocket Limiter | Mr. Alias | Multilens | ASynth | Synth1 | Cheeze machine | Bouncy
[EDIT]
The voice parts were nicked from Luis Reynoso and Ian Peacock.
Last edited by farlukar on Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRist
- 289 posts since 6 Jan, 2003 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada
What could I teach you? Maybe how to repair a stripped hole in a chair? Maybe a neat chord progression? Maybe how to use a Mac app?
Bah! There's one thing I want to teach everyone who knows me. And those who don't know but want to know me. And those who don't want to know me but want to sell me something.
So I set this to a nice jazz groove inspired by Lyle Lovett - and I forced myself to sing...
How To Spell My Last Name
Many years now no one spells my name right
When they attempt it, it's quite a fright
The letters in the wrong place, or missing, I'm not here to blame
So now is the time, in this little jazz song,
I'm gonna show you cats where you've gone wrong,
Yeah sit right down, I'll show you how to spell my name
D-r-e-i B-e-l B-i-s spells Dry-bell-bis
It's not drabble, or dribble, or drayble, or dreebel,
And don't make a fuss, it's not drive a bus!
It's really quite simple if you put your mind to it,
Don't need Hooked On Phonics, I'll show you how to do it,
All I ask is for you to spell my name....
(scat solo with funky organ)
Back in Germany, where it all began,
It was pronounced "Trivelpiece"
Then somewhere between Switzerland and America
The spelling became quite a beast.
So now that you know, write it down ten times,
I've spent several stanzas getting this thing to rhyme
I hope now that you've learned how to spell it,
I hope now that you've learned how to tell it,
Don't wear it out, but learn how to spell my name!
(short little bluesy guitar solo)
Host: Cubase SE on Power Mac G4
jazz drums: Groove Agent 2
jazz bass: Dreibelbass through Johnson J-Station
jazz organ - Halion Player through NI Twang Combo
jazz guitar - Peavey Wolfgang (neck pickup) through J-Station
bluesy jazz guitar solo - Peavey Predator Plus through Peavey Classic 50
vocals - me though Apex 435 Condensor mike/ART Tube MP/Alto compressor
various VST effects plug-ins.
Bah! There's one thing I want to teach everyone who knows me. And those who don't know but want to know me. And those who don't want to know me but want to sell me something.
So I set this to a nice jazz groove inspired by Lyle Lovett - and I forced myself to sing...
How To Spell My Last Name
Many years now no one spells my name right
When they attempt it, it's quite a fright
The letters in the wrong place, or missing, I'm not here to blame
So now is the time, in this little jazz song,
I'm gonna show you cats where you've gone wrong,
Yeah sit right down, I'll show you how to spell my name
D-r-e-i B-e-l B-i-s spells Dry-bell-bis
It's not drabble, or dribble, or drayble, or dreebel,
And don't make a fuss, it's not drive a bus!
It's really quite simple if you put your mind to it,
Don't need Hooked On Phonics, I'll show you how to do it,
All I ask is for you to spell my name....
(scat solo with funky organ)
Back in Germany, where it all began,
It was pronounced "Trivelpiece"
Then somewhere between Switzerland and America
The spelling became quite a beast.
So now that you know, write it down ten times,
I've spent several stanzas getting this thing to rhyme
I hope now that you've learned how to spell it,
I hope now that you've learned how to tell it,
Don't wear it out, but learn how to spell my name!
(short little bluesy guitar solo)
Host: Cubase SE on Power Mac G4
jazz drums: Groove Agent 2
jazz bass: Dreibelbass through Johnson J-Station
jazz organ - Halion Player through NI Twang Combo
jazz guitar - Peavey Wolfgang (neck pickup) through J-Station
bluesy jazz guitar solo - Peavey Predator Plus through Peavey Classic 50
vocals - me though Apex 435 Condensor mike/ART Tube MP/Alto compressor
various VST effects plug-ins.
"Ooo, look at me, I'm making people HAPPY! I'm the Magical Man from Happyland! In a gumdrop house on Lollypop Laaaaaaane!" - Homer Simpson
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
My kids made some rainsticks this year at Vacation Bible School a couple of weeks ago that actually sounded pretty cool.
So, I thought, why not record them?
While they were having fun with that, I asked if there was anything else they wanted to record.
So, they pulled out their 'Bee Bop Band' that's just like this one:

and their toy native american drum (basically a cardboard cylinder with rubber stretched over the open ends) and appropriate native american scenery painted on the sides of the cylinder.
and we started recording their rainsticks and toys.
What you will hear is them getting a first hand experience at recording into microphones, then eventually putting sounds into the sampler in Tracktion, making some kid beats, then messing up the beats with dblue's Glitch.
I just took various snippets from our 'session', where they said interesting or funny stuff and where I was giving them some instruction, and clipped it all together. I didn't pay particular attention to levels because it was kind of an organic process. So there's some high-pitched humming here and there, and the kick drum (the toy indian drum) has some pretty bad modulation in it because of closely spaced modes on the rubber drum heads, but it was really satisfying for them to get an idea what Dad does with music on the computer. I couldn't get all the automation to behave on Glitch (don't know if it was due to glitch being beta release or not) but I'm not going to be able to record/mix for the rest of the month, so here it is.
Plugins used:
Tracktion's sampler and 4 band EQ and Final Mix and delay
dblue's Glitch
George Yohng's W1 limiter
Emma, Ben and Lydia contributed to this recording besides their dad. Emma played the 'beats' at the last half or so of the song.
How to get your kids interested in sampling
-Scott
So, I thought, why not record them?
While they were having fun with that, I asked if there was anything else they wanted to record.
So, they pulled out their 'Bee Bop Band' that's just like this one:

and their toy native american drum (basically a cardboard cylinder with rubber stretched over the open ends) and appropriate native american scenery painted on the sides of the cylinder.
and we started recording their rainsticks and toys.
What you will hear is them getting a first hand experience at recording into microphones, then eventually putting sounds into the sampler in Tracktion, making some kid beats, then messing up the beats with dblue's Glitch.
I just took various snippets from our 'session', where they said interesting or funny stuff and where I was giving them some instruction, and clipped it all together. I didn't pay particular attention to levels because it was kind of an organic process. So there's some high-pitched humming here and there, and the kick drum (the toy indian drum) has some pretty bad modulation in it because of closely spaced modes on the rubber drum heads, but it was really satisfying for them to get an idea what Dad does with music on the computer. I couldn't get all the automation to behave on Glitch (don't know if it was due to glitch being beta release or not) but I'm not going to be able to record/mix for the rest of the month, so here it is.
Plugins used:
Tracktion's sampler and 4 band EQ and Final Mix and delay
dblue's Glitch
George Yohng's W1 limiter
Emma, Ben and Lydia contributed to this recording besides their dad. Emma played the 'beats' at the last half or so of the song.
How to get your kids interested in sampling
-Scott
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- KVRAF
- 4878 posts since 13 Jun, 2002 from Montreal
Because it took me a while to learn how to use the wonderful Ohmforce VSTi I offer this track as an example of what can be done with Symptohm Mehloman's keyswitch-based patch morphing function. The bass lead is the stock evil bass patch and the crazy morphing crying sound is a Sympohm patch (whose name I cannot recall since this VSTi does not display the patch name after saving). These symptohm patches are modified using the Mehloman morpher by means of keyswitches, i.e. midi notes. The morphing speed can programmed on a time axis in ms. This creates moving and what find at least to be thrilling sounds.
The two other instruments are FXpansion BFD and Camel Audio Cameleon 5000.
SympMotion
I wanted to show how the morphing works with a set of screenshots but I can't remember how to do that. So. I have decided that I will make the FLS project or the midi file available to anyone who wants it.
Host: FL Studio 6.3 beta 3
Instruments: Symptohm meloman x 2, Cameleon 5000 x 1, BFD x 1
Effects: EAS Neodynium, EAS Equium, Camelspace
Monitoring EAS Inspector XL
Editing and Mastering : Adobe Audition 1.5 & PSP Audio Vintage Warmer
Cheers,
Gordon
The two other instruments are FXpansion BFD and Camel Audio Cameleon 5000.
SympMotion
I wanted to show how the morphing works with a set of screenshots but I can't remember how to do that. So. I have decided that I will make the FLS project or the midi file available to anyone who wants it.
Host: FL Studio 6.3 beta 3
Instruments: Symptohm meloman x 2, Cameleon 5000 x 1, BFD x 1
Effects: EAS Neodynium, EAS Equium, Camelspace
Monitoring EAS Inspector XL
Editing and Mastering : Adobe Audition 1.5 & PSP Audio Vintage Warmer
Cheers,
Gordon
- KVRAF
- 7270 posts since 4 Apr, 2005 from here and there
Traveling in the pacific area for the entire month of august, all I can do is this crappish laptop-only thing, I don't have speakers just headphone. Anyway no bass, no guitar.
I tried to :
A) express the sad feeling of going back to school
B) mix the iwato scale with common western stuff
C) learn the lesson of the previous months : Hybrid, odd time sig, (every month an ugly baby...
)
Rude Awakening

hope you enjoy the flavour
Cheers
I tried to :
A) express the sad feeling of going back to school
B) mix the iwato scale with common western stuff
C) learn the lesson of the previous months : Hybrid, odd time sig, (every month an ugly baby...
Rude Awakening

hope you enjoy the flavour
Cheers
- KVRAF
- 4845 posts since 2 Sep, 2005 from city of lights (nl)
I don't know if ioio'tens (you can figure out what that means in the track), but I hope some of you will enjoy it.
Lessons in Mohawk
Weapons used
- Odo Purple 2.1
- GTG NK 1001
- Krakli Gargoyle
- E-Phonic Drumatic v3
- Andreas Ersson PolyIblit
- Digitalfishphones Blockfish & FLoorfish
- Magnus@Smartelectronix Ambience
- Kjaerhus Classis Reverb
- Tone2 BiFilter
- dblue Glitch 1.3
Lessons in Mohawk
Weapons used
- Odo Purple 2.1
- GTG NK 1001
- Krakli Gargoyle
- E-Phonic Drumatic v3
- Andreas Ersson PolyIblit
- Digitalfishphones Blockfish & FLoorfish
- Magnus@Smartelectronix Ambience
- Kjaerhus Classis Reverb
- Tone2 BiFilter
- dblue Glitch 1.3
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- KVRian
- 562 posts since 1 Jun, 2004 from Berlin
I had a hard time to settle for sth. this month.
First try, was called 'how to mount a heatsink' and was just crap,
second try was called 'wholetone world' only using the wholetone scale, boy it was ugly
So, I finally settled for this simple pop-rock tune. It has all the annoying qualities you love so much in my entries: pretentious, cheesy, out-of-tune vocals, lame uninspired lyrics loaded with germanisms and grammatical errors, no synths, a bad mix and especially for Barnadine I even included some guitar wankery
So here it is:
how to secretly fart in public
First try, was called 'how to mount a heatsink' and was just crap,
second try was called 'wholetone world' only using the wholetone scale, boy it was ugly
So, I finally settled for this simple pop-rock tune. It has all the annoying qualities you love so much in my entries: pretentious, cheesy, out-of-tune vocals, lame uninspired lyrics loaded with germanisms and grammatical errors, no synths, a bad mix and especially for Barnadine I even included some guitar wankery
So here it is:
how to secretly fart in public



