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pHz · Post by **pHz** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 6:10 pm

following the themed METEL month i think we can relax a bit and go ...

FREE-FOR-ALL

... for this august contest ... so any style (except jaaath obviously) ... any genre ... any theme ... anything goes ...

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the technical rules for this month are as follows -

1 - your track MUST be -

(a) encoded in .mp3 or .ogg format at 128kbps or lower
(b) no longer than 2 minutes running time
(c) named in the format month-year-artistname-tracktitle (ie - 08-04-artistname---tracktitle.mp3) with AT LEAST the artist and title fields of the ID tag completed (untagged entries will be disqualified)
(d) composed using at least some plugin instruments or effects
(e) entered into the contest by posting a DIRECT link in the RULES & SUBMISIONS thread (use the GOSSIP thread for everything else)
(f) submitted before the deadline (6pm BST (GMT+1) on tuesday 24th august)

2 - your track SHOULD be -

(a) composed specifically for this contest
(b) original material / remix / or hybrid in any style

3 - only one entry per person - no resubmissions without permission from the moderator

4 - any tracks not adhering to these rules will be strictly disqualified

5 - voting (members must have at least 20 posts to vote) will run from the submission deadline until 6pm BST (GMT+1) on tuesday 31st august - anyone voting for themselves will find ALL their votes disqualified - any entrants not voting will also be disqualified

6 - prizes so far this month ...

(a) a long-time (and recently returned) member has donated a copy of voxengo elephant to the prize pot (thanks bob !!! )

(b) peter (Spe3D) from ...

... has kindly donated one of his topshot hosting packages AND a .net / .com / .org domain name of the winners choice

... nothing else so far but as ever im working on it ...

(IF YOU ARE A DEVELOPER OR RETAILER who would like to contribute something please email or PM me with your offer - anything gratefully considered)

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:53 pm

Hmm, 6 hours gone, and still you're all sat there with your thynthethythers playing jaath.......

Ahhh well, might as well enter this contest....

12 foot lizard

A sort of poor mans ELO (Oasis?

) thingy. I'm sure I've ripped off some Rainbow song or summat in the middle 8!

One has tried to capture the prevailing zeitgeist (hmm, too much time talking to griels in the chat....

), of KvR with the lyrics......

maybe baby, seems about the time
lady lady ,have you lost your mind?
12 foot lizards, blizzards of confused
lead us now please don’t bide your time

paranoia, mania, up and down, round and round
claptrap, catflap, old hat, heard it all before, daft bat

how's it feel to be the biggest and the best?
rock star, nice car, go far, superstar, in your dreams
looking down at us from your ivory tower
don't even know what day it is, don't even know the hour

freeztar · Post by **freeztar** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 2:39 am

I started this one during the voting last month in hopes of a latin theme, but I guess a free for all will work

. This is a bossa/samba combo and the beginning is somewhat jazzy, but I don't have a lisp so it's all good

.

Beleza

Please excuse the pronunciations, portuguese is not my native tongue.

(MOD EDIT - fixed the link)
EDIT: Link fixed to be direct.

duncanparsons · Post by **duncanparsons** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 8:57 am

Becker & Fagen wrote:Five names that I can hardly stand to hear
Including yours and mine and one more chimp who isn't here
ecce hic

DSP wrote:I'm The Chimp who wasn't there

I realise that saying that I've been influenced by Steely Dan is a sure way of getting my head blown off with 'How Dare You' (but since that was 10cc, the argument rather falls down...), so I will state at the outset that I have also had the following going around my head lately:
'Birdhouse in your soul' They might be Giants
'Europe on a Dollar a day' & 'Starbright Park' Quantum Jump
Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark' LP (esp. 'Help Me', and 'Car on a Hill')

So there ya go!

I used mda epiano and piano, TickyClav (thru mda combo), a brass section of Darkesword Tenor and Alto Saxes and 2*PapelMedia Trumpet each in it's own sfz, another couple of sfzs for the guitars, my warbly voice, loopazoid, 4front gsyn bass, mastered using SlimSlowSlider's Linear Phase EQ, T-Sledge and TLS-Maximizer, all in NTrack.

Oh, and I just noticed the caveat in the theme - since this is influenced by Steely Dan (amongst others) it's not strictly jaath, since it has a bit of wok and woll, and fnuk too...

DSP

Wopelka · Post by **Wopelka** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 3:25 pm

i know i should wait some days before submitting...
i know i should rest my ears before judging the mix...

but, as usual, i can't wait
so here is my entry:

Rain Dance

lyrics: Remco - and as my english isn't the most orthodox, you can read the original words here.

thank you, Remco, and all the providers of the Lyrics collaboration thread.

mr.me · Post by **mr.me** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:28 pm

after Eve

Instrumental piece with Eve, Waldorf PPG Wave and ErsDrum banging it out.

Pleasantly sinful, yet calming.

(MOD EDIT - to sort URL out - should work now)

Beardedone · Post by **Beardedone** » Mon Aug 02, 2004 11:19 pm

Here's mine:

JUBWHA

Just a little bit of Jaath soul for y'all

SampleTank 2
TubiLeSAx
z3ta+
DR008
Slicy and Fillin Drummers
PSP MixPack
Firium
VintageWarmer

Blue Days · Post by **Blue Days** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:08 am

This month's entry, a remix of Donkey Tuggers track, Loosing.

http://www.zebvirtual.com/08-04_dt-loos ... _2min).mp3

This is the 2 minute abrupt ending compo version.

For the full version, check this topic:

http://www.kvr-vst.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 036#638036

farlukar · Post by **farlukar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:59 pm

fst · Post by **fst** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 10:22 pm

Undoubtedly cheesy as hell, but it was damm good fun

Upturn

TII, Crystal, CM101, DS404, CMuzys, 4ish hrs, way heavy on the limiter etc..

bastien · Post by **bastien** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 1:04 pm

Ninety-Four

A good, old fashioned bit of electronicness - I reckon this is what I wanted to sound like ten years ago, and might have done given today's resources...

The usual suspects were involved: Tracktion, Attack, impOscar, Oddity, SFZ & NSKit, Kjaerehus Classic things, SIR & Spectral Relativity Impulses - plus the latest band members, Cameleon and SuperCamelPhat!

RichieBee · Post by **RichieBee** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 7:43 pm

Here's mine...
Get on your disco shoes for the 50 Second Getaway

http://www.richiebee.ca/08-04-richiebee ... etaway.mp3

Cubase VST 5.2
Drums - Technics WSA1R
Bass, Horns - Roland SC88vl
Organ - ORGANized Trio
Guitars - Virtual Guitarist Electric Edition
Reverb - kjaerhus Classic Reverb
Chorus - kjaerhus Classic Chorus
Mastering (such that it is) - Sound Forge (with all built in plugs.

Wish I had some monitors, but I don't. Used headphones.

Rich

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Wed Aug 04, 2004 9:41 pm

Yep, im back! Havent entered for about 9 months, but just threw this together.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kriminal68 ... -Alive.mp3

Using:

Tau2, impOSCar, Monobass, Astrobelt.

Thanks to Bluedad for the impOSCar preset, and my apologies to Cypher One

Spyro · Post by **Spyro** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 12:39 am

This is our entry:

El futuro de la humanidad (The future of humanity)

Remco you did a great job with your lyrics and superb funky voice. I didn't used any tuner, you really have a privileged voice.

Soft used:

FL Studio
Sfz+
Trackplug
Masterverb
Deelay micro
SPITFISH
Suppatriga

Master chain:

Fruity Param eQ
MDA multiband
Voxengo TubeAmp
Classic Master Limiter

ianweb123 · Post by **ianweb123** » Thu Aug 05, 2004 1:15 am

I must say, I do enjoy these little 2 minute experiments..

http://www.krakli.co.uk/music/08-04-IanWeb-Ceycal.mp3

august contest - RULES & SUBMISSIONS