http://www.sinthetic.biz/
So the task for this contest is simply to design a percussive rhythm patch.
It need not be, say, a multi part drum kit rhythm, it could equally something like a conga rhythm, or a just sequence of percussive hits of some kind - the two elements that must be present are percussion and rhythm (i.e. the patch must contain it's own rhythmic sequence). It need not necessarily be a 'one finger rhythm' - a drum kit patch might, say, map the kick, snare and hihat rhythms to different parts of the keyboard.
You can, if you like, suggest a BPM in your patchname - do this in the form: "Patchname xxx BPM". A suggested BPM is neither mandatory, or even particularly recommended (for my money a good rhythmic patch will work through a range of tempi). Further patch information can, of course, also be included under the "Info" tab and in the XY view.
In the factory bank "Lupins" (HS) Drippy Drums, Handpots, Kitchen Space, Percolator and Titanium Hits are all good examples of the kind of thing being asked after here (and good patches to look at for inspiration too
).For now I think it is best to make sure that patches are Zebra 2.3 compatible - it would be nice to use the extra features of 2.5, but it's still only a public beta, so some people will not yet be using it.
Now for some RULES! and stuff.
1. You must take part in voting, but....
2. No voting for your own patch!
3. You may submit two patches.
4. Patches should be Zebra 2.3 compatible - please check that your patches sound okay in the latest official 2.3 build Zebra (some patches built in the 2.5 beta using 2.3 mode are not backwards compatible with the 2.3 build.)
The NEW* deadline for submissions is midnight - 24:00 GMT - Sunday 11th October (AKA 00:00 GMT Mon 12th).
PM a link to your patches to bmrzycki.
*The deadline has been put back a week because of compatibility issues between patches built with the 2.5beta and 2.3. See the end of this thread - page 7 onwards.
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Mr Bit has very kindly offered a copy of his Z-Drums percussion sound bank as a prize for the next contest - take a look over at:
http://www.sinthetic.biz/
He suggested something like a single patch rhythm or drum machine task would fit nicely with the prize and I think it's an excellent idea.
That's the good news, however I have a couple of reservations:
1. The numbers were down for the last contest and I kind of think that with such small numbers taking part it's almost not worth bothering - not to say that it does not do justice to the fantastic prizes that have been offered (Bazille!).
2. I'm sure that some people will find the idea of making a single patch drum machine quite daunting (tbh, that was my first reaction too) and this might lead to even less people taking part than last time - and then it really wouldn't be worth bothering.
So, this is what I propose:
The contest will only run if eleven people, other than myself, commit to making at least one patch (why eleven? well it's one more than ten, it just sounds like a nice number and with me it brings it up to a dirty dozen).
If we can make up the numbers, I'll put up some easy percussion tutorials with example patches that people can modify or adapt into their own patches (this bit was bmrzycki's suggestion, not mine).
And I'm not making myself out to be any kind of an expert here, rather I've been looking at percussion patches in Zebra (Howard's, Michael K's and the free Mr Bit ones) and the good news is that making basic electronic percussion sounds is really, really easy.
In fact I've now come around to thinking that it makes for a very nice task, one that is potentially a good learning experience for anyone new to patching in Zebra and one that is lot of fun too! (I've just made my first drum machine type patch - kick, hats, and a clap with an arp/mseg rhythm - in half an hour.)
So, that's the score. If you're up for it, or if you think that these contests are worthwhile and you'd like them to continue, please show your support by taking part.
If there isn't enough interest, well, we'll leave it for a month and then it's over to Urs and Wonshu - hopefully their new website will inspire more people to participate.
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