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hakey · Post by **hakey** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:18 am

Urs wrote:
hakey wrote:maybe the authors could submit their patches to a public, or invite-only folder on one of the file sharing sites
I've been thinking that I could probably offer a similar service with a little php script. You can upload a patch or two and then you get an email with a confirmation link. All entries can be put in a zip and hosts for download, all in an automated process...

This needs a captcha though, otherwise the server will be full of crap.

Hmmmm... now I just need the time to dive into php...

Urs

That would be very good of you. But, as ever, don't put this ahead of other really useful stuff

(Besides, the deadline for submissions for the next contest - if it happens - will, of course, be some weeks away).

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:57 pm

Urs wrote:
hakey wrote:Michael Kastrup didn't submit a patch
WTF?!? I could have sworn...

Yeah no kidding, now I'm really really surprised. I won't say which one (at least until the contest was over) but I was fairly confident which one was Michael's.

very angry mobster · Post by **very angry mobster** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:00 pm

MCnoone wrote:I just noticed a mistake? In the preset "A Moment Dripping of Menace". Under Voice Mix tab the 1st row is turned "off" (red light is on), no lines are crossed to the 2nd channel row. No sound is getting through to the main on the 1st row. That might not have been the intention on this patch.

Thanks MCnoone.. for some reason Zebra has been acting strangely for me.

whiterabbit5000 · Post by **whiterabbit5000** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:00 pm

Awesome Stuff! I think i'll participate next time, although i'm still on the demo.

This synth gets more fun everyday!

very angry mobster · Post by **very angry mobster** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:29 am

hakey wrote:(Besides, the deadline for submissions for the next contest - if it happens - will, of course, be some weeks away).

I hope we don't have to wait too long!

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:35 am

very angry mobster wrote:
hakey wrote:(Besides, the deadline for submissions for the next contest - if it happens - will, of course, be some weeks away).
I hope we don't have to wait too long!

Well it's just a case of whether we wait until voting ends for this contest (which, I would think, shouldn't be any later than one week from Monday), or whether to announce it earlier?

I also need to think about how to collect the entries - the collaborative online folder option seems perfectly workable for now.

It might be a good idea to settle the questions around contest time format - time for submissions, time for voting, turnaround etc. - before the next comp; should it be once-fornightly, threeweekly, monthly? Do we announce the next task as voting is taking place? That kind of thing.

Anyway, I've got an idea for the next one that, I hope, will be slightly less specific (as the Metropolis theme has tended towards a certain type of patch, ie weird effects, which, as MC pointed out, may have put some people off), but at the same time force people to really think about, and explore, Zebra's nooks and crannies - basically a 'freestyle' (any type of patch), but with a set of 'architectural' restrictions

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hakey · Post by **hakey** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:40 am

Oh and thanks to everyone who's voted so far, and, of course, to everyone who submitted a patch!

As many have said it really is a difficult task to choose three out of the bunch (I'm glad I exempted myself from the vote), there are some really good patches in there and each one of them has got something going for it.

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 4:54 pm

Hmm.. the rate of voting seems to be dropping off now, though, going by the number of dls from the Box.net folder, there's a good many who haven't yet voted. So how long should we let it continue for? Should we wrap up on Monday and move on to the next contest, or let it go for another week?

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:26 pm

hakey wrote:Should we wrap up on Monday and move on to the next contest

Yep, that would be good!

bmrzycki · Post by **bmrzycki** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 5:48 pm

hakey wrote:Oh and thanks to everyone who's voted so far, and, of course, to everyone who submitted a patch!

I know I joked about Voltz!+ earlier but it really is a shame you didn't enter that as your preset. It's actually my favorite overall. I love the sound of sparks and electricity! You even did the V-wire with the electricity between it sound (whatever that thing is called). Awesome.

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:01 pm

Urs wrote:
hakey wrote:Should we wrap up on Monday and move on to the next contest
Yep, that would be good!

Agreed as well... Monday would be good.

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:14 pm

bmrzycki wrote:I know I joked about Voltz!+ earlier but it really is a shame you didn't enter that as your preset. It's actually my favorite overall. I love the sound of sparks and electricity! You even did the V-wire with the electricity between it sound (whatever that thing is called). Awesome.

Thanks! TBH, I wasn't 100% happy with it. I pretty much got the effect that I wanted (I was aiming for the sound that the spacecraft made in the 1930's Flash Gordon films), but I wasn't sure that it really justified the number of modules used, plus I couldn't get it quite loud enough without clipping (probably because there's an awful lot of harmonic content in there).

I might try having another look at it some time

hakey · Post by **hakey** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:25 pm

Ok, voting ends Monday night (midnight GMT), so can everyone who hasn't yet voted make their minds up sooner rather than later :wink . Those patch designers who haven't yet voted might also want to do so. And voting is, of course, open to anyone.

(Are you voting Urs, or would you rather remain neutral?)

Urs · Post by **Urs** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:51 pm

hakey wrote:(Are you voting Urs, or would you rather remain neutral?)

I'm having a really hard time here... I think I'd rather not vote, if I may...

I'd rather work a bit more on the prize so that I may have not only an AU prototype but also a VST Win version ready to go

elxsound · Post by **elxsound** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:14 pm

Urs wrote:
hakey wrote:(Are you voting Urs, or would you rather remain neutral?)
I'm having a really hard time here... I think I'd rather not vote, if I may...

I'd rather work a bit more on the prize so that I may have not only an AU prototype but also a VST Win version ready to go

You know you could just give a copy to the 11 entrants and then you'd have a solid group of Alpha/beta testers capable of providing a diverse range of presets....

Sorry, wishful thinking.

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