SynthMaster Song Contest with $2000 cash prize(s) + software licenses

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Diego_C wrote:...I mean...folks..really...folks...c'mon..
- you had 2 preset banks for free
- you were allowed to do thecontest even only using the player and not investing a single penny on purchasing anything from them
- they would have taken in the track anyway
- they are so kind to bring in also people a bit in delay
- doing music is fun
- sharing music with others is fun
- joining a contest for free is fun (in this world the most of music contests with cash prices are with submission fees, if you are not aware, and here is for free...)
- You gain some more visit to your music making on souncloud
- the free player of Synthmaster is anyway a very nice one with quite a bunch of nice presets. Again, all for free
- you are peacefully sitting in your room doing your music track with food in your stomach and electricity and internet and no one dropping bombs on your block of flats just because they like.

.and still...there are people complaining?...I don't get it...
Well, I actually payed for the player just to enter :shrug: Not complaining, just correcting you

I actually don't mind that the developers let a couple of folk slip in after the deadline. I think that's in good spirit (though I perfectly understand other's may not share the same opinion)

However, don't get all 'first world problems' on us. There were rules put in place, but the minute people ask that the process be taken seriously, others come in to make them out as spoiling the fun, and that we should be grateful that we even have the means to make music

..."We used to dream of living in a corridor"...


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Diego_C wrote:...I mean...folks..really...folks...c'mon..
- you had 2 preset banks for free
- you were allowed to do thecontest even only using the player and not investing a single penny on purchasing anything from them
- they would have taken in the track anyway
- they are so kind to bring in also people a bit in delay
- doing music is fun
- sharing music with others is fun
- joining a contest for free is fun (in this world the most of music contests with cash prices are with submission fees, if you are not aware, and here is for free...)
- You gain some more visit to your music making on souncloud
- the free player of Synthmaster is anyway a very nice one with quite a bunch of nice presets. Again, all for free
- you are peacefully sitting in your room doing your music track with food in your stomach and electricity and internet and no one dropping bombs on your block of flats just because they like.

.and still...there are people complaining?...I don't get it...
I'm a man of principle, which is why I'm complaining.
I didn't enter this contest to win, or to get attention (even if can be nice sometimes of course, and I'm obviously getting some now), but to learn, as I have only manage to finish 4 tracks in about 16 years or so. I'm not really a top producer :)

But as a man of principle, following rules myself, I also expect others to follow them as well. A deadline at 23.59 PST means nothing else than 23.59 PST, sharp, to me. Letting people play by their own rules is like spitting in the face of those who actually are following the rules.

And about what I mentioned about vote fishing, voting for yourself and convincing friends and family to vote for you... to me there are also unwritten rules that should apply, out of principle.

But yes, making music is fun, and should be fun, but how fun is it to win if you "cheat" in a voting?
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i did attach my track in 17.12.2016 23:45 and i thought i will miss deadline and they will ask me am i serious sound designer songwriter or just want two banks for free hahahahha :):):)

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I also voted for my song :P .. for convenience, to appear in my "liked" playlist... I'm sure it won't get counted when things get tight during the judging aspect.

I'm also NOT a fan of contests based on public votes (who is?!? ) , I usually don't join them if they don't at least seem interesting in a way... since this was only 30% public votes... I though I'd give it a shot :D

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don't thing so much about it - what Synthmaster team likes it will be finalist - i'm not gonna even try to convince somebody to vote for me - with 3 likes on Facebook i doubt to win more hearts here hahahahha.Peace out :)

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"No no fake by Manfred Lang" this won't play (song 80 atm)
"this track cannot be played right now"

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3ee wrote:"No no fake by Manfred Lang" this won't play (song 80 atm)
"this track cannot be played right now"
I'm getting, "This track is being processed"

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Here comes some more complaining...

https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster ... ng-contest

700+ plays, 140 likes, 20 comments

This track really stands out comparing to the other tracks in the contest.

Is it just to me votes like these are suspicious? What do the profiles below have in common?

hxxps://soundcloud.com/deman-kolter
hxxps://soundcloud.com/norman-salting
hxxps://soundcloud.com/nick-darren-804086625
hxxps://soundcloud.com/fred-albert-672148002
hxxps://soundcloud.com/eddy-exam
hxxps://soundcloud.com/tim-markovski
hxxps://soundcloud.com/natalie-lazickov
hxxps://soundcloud.com/nicolas-andy
hxxps://soundcloud.com/tony-montean
hxxps://soundcloud.com/tracey-kollick
hxxps://soundcloud.com/kewin-kayle
hxxps://soundcloud.com/ruslan-maylova
hxxps://soundcloud.com/elen-preafer
hxxps://soundcloud.com/meron-mellot
hxxps://soundcloud.com/karem-freu
hxxps://soundcloud.com/frey-gert
hxxps://soundcloud.com/yuno-kum
hxxps://soundcloud.com/hernan-soez
hxxps://soundcloud.com/pole-mag

Answer: They have all liked only ONE song, Labyrinth by Ozan Sarisoy.

Almost as suspcicios are the accounts that have liked 2000-3000 tracks, and even more, on SoundCloud, or those following more than 1000 artists.

And when there are sites like the one below, it's easy to understand that a contest like this could never get honest.

https://www.soundcloudviral.com/
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Should have kept the voting private, you just can't trust some people when there is money involved. Completely average track too.

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balasco wrote:Should have kept the voting private, you just can't trust some people when there is money involved.
Hate to say it, but I kinda feel the same.
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At this moment, this track has now reached 2,092 plays and 191 likes, continuously increasing.
About 4 times more plays and more than 11 times more likes than the closest ones.
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kv331, please pay attention to the crash report I've submitted in your forum. It's systematic and easy to reproduce.

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i think this must be the winner - the guy even don't have soundcloud account.i am sorry that couldn't image such a topic - it fit perfectly the purpose of competition as sound and idea :
https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster ... ng-contest

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VELLISLAV wrote:i think this must be the winner - the guy even don't have soundcloud account.i am sorry that couldn't image such a topic - it fit perfectly the purpose of competition as sound and idea :
https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster ... ng-contest
+1
surely is one of my fav, let say in the top 5 :tu:

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VELLISLAV wrote:i think this must be the winner - the guy even don't have soundcloud account.i am sorry that couldn't image such a topic - it fit perfectly the purpose of competition as sound and idea :
https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster ... ng-contest
Good finding!

I like the retro/chip influences in this track:

https://soundcloud.com/kv331synthmaster ... ng-contest
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