KVR Audio

DrApostropheX · Post by **DrApostropheX** » Wed Aug 01, 2018 12:56 pm

Free For All!
But note the time limit!

We haven't done a Free For All in a few months, so let's do one of those! For this month's contest, there is a 3-minute time limit for submissions, however. Besides that, though, there are NO rules.

....other than the following:
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Submissions MUST follow these rules:

1 - Encoded in either .mp3 or .ogg format.

2 - 3-minute time limit for all tracks submitted this month!

3 - Entered into the contest by posting a DIRECT LINK (note: THIS MEANS A DOWNLOAD LINK) in this RULES & SUBMISSIONS thread (use the GOSSIP thread for everything else). If you cant provide a direct link, please contact one of the following people listed below, they will be happy to help you out. These people provide free hosting for the purpose of this contest only! They are not a hosting service. When contacting these people, please take the effort to understand the terms and conditions they provide.

Providers:
1 - knockman
2 - watto
3 - slartibartfast

In addition...
http://www.kara-moon.com/forum has offered "self service" space. Log into the forum to find out more.

4 - Submitted by early a.m. (US Central Time) Tuesday, August 28, 2018.

5 - Your entry must be composed specifically for this contest (or, if a cover, arranged/recorded specifically for this contest).

6 - Your entry must be created with audio plugins or software studio.

7 - Your entry should have the FILE named in a format of "yearmonth_artistname_tracktitle" (eg "1808_WhyTheHeckNot_Free.mp3"), where the artistname is the same as your KVR name. Please do not use spaces and special characters in the filename. Special considerations will be given to those that have the hosting agent change the file name.

8 - If you are going to tag your mp3--and you should--the artist name is to be the same as your KVR name, and the title tag is to be the name of your tune.

9 - One person can participate either with one entry, with one entry and one collaborative effort or with two collaborative efforts.

10 - Every submission has to be tagged with:
a) used instruments (virtual and 'real')
b) players' and singers' names (if other than entrant; collabs are allowed, sometimes encouraged, but they must be credited)
c) origin of loops and samples, if they're not free of copyright (this includes CreativeCommons material; please read and follow the license of the samples and loops you use); naming the origin of copyright free loops is also encouraged, but not mandatory. Please only use samples you are legally entitled to use.
d) name(s) of composer(s) -- if an entry is a cover this should be noted in the file name and/or the mp3 "Title" tag as well as the submission post (not everyone reads the submission posts).

11 - If there are strong doubts about the origin of the composition or parts of it, the participant should have the possibility to send a project file to the moderator, who could give it to a trustworthy person with the right host to examine it. Important: the participant should not be forced to do it.

12 - No resubmissions without permission from the moderator, INCLUDING for time-overage correction. Please PM me for permission.

13 - Any tracks not adhering to these guidelines will be very naughty indeed. Possibly disqualified upon peer review. And at least mocked for all to point and giggle.

14 - Voting (members must have at least 20 posts to vote ... although contest entrants are exempt from this ruling) will run from the submission deadline until early a.m, September 1st. Anyone voting for themselves will find ALL their votes disqualified; any entrants not voting will also be disqualified.

If you have questions, send a private message to drapostrophex (that's me, Victor!) or ask in the gossip thread. There's a good chance I'll answer eventually!

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 7:15 pm

Sleeping on the beach

rough mix, I'll be gone in a few hours...

HW:
Charvel guitar, Std-D DIY 'Fire' strat, 'Swamp' DIY Strat Alesis solo tube pre, Shure beta58, H&K Tubemeister 5, Alesis Nanoverb, Rocktron Chameleon, Electro Harmonix Soul Food, DigiTech FreqOut, Waldorf Rocket
SW :
Minimogue VA into-Rocket VCF in, NI Bandstand, NI Battery, NI Massive, Trilogy, Glaceverb, Camel space, KeFir, LFX-1310, Kjarehus classic bundle, Fusion Field, Nuclear Cranium

Tbase2000 · Post by **Tbase2000** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:13 am

Metal Monster called DirtyBass150BPM. Original and dirty.

https://soundcloud.com/user-399989808/1 ... tybass150b

Still figuring out SoundCloud.

Fender Squire and an extra noisy channel I couldn't get to sound good for anything on a make-shift lead.
Rode NT1-A mic
SGR Bass running through a RP100 distortion pedal mic with an SM57 on a Ampeg SVT Classic 8x10 rig.
Little bit of Cubase 9 Keyboards in there too for flavor.

Under 3 minutes.

Hellfog · Post by **Hellfog** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:01 pm

I was struggling a bit with this one at first, but after a while and going through different types of genres, I finally landing on this piano tune.

https://soundcloud.com/psyerichybrid/open-road/s-e8r2r

PianoTeq, Birds internet, EQ, Kramer Tape.

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:56 pm

Never mix when you're tired, never record vocals when you've got a cold...blah,blah,blah, and more blah...

Bit of a mess (ludicrously long middle bit, some parts sound like a bad Oa..s B-side etc, etc..), tuning is a bit wonky in parts, but I'm bored of it now, so f**k it..

http://www.bennyleeds7.myfreeola.uk/08- ... e-road.mp3

The accoutrements;

Variax electric geetar
Epiphone acoustic geetar (really, really should have changed the strings..)
TC Electronic Aeon (ebow thingy...niiice)
Amplesound AG12S
NI Scarbee Rickenbacker Bass
Addictive Drums (nice cowbell..)
Kontakt Factory Mellotron Violins
Some organ thing from Kontakt Factory library
Some poor nasal singing through various effects
Probably some other stuff

..and a special mention for my new little dinky, cheapy 'Subzero' 15 watt guitar amp which I bought just to monitor through while recording DI, but ended up mic'ing up for some of the parts.

wagtunes · Post by **wagtunes** » Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:45 pm

Well, I wasn't going to submit a track this month but I figured since I write stuff anyway, what the heck.

Anyway, even though it was a free for all, due to the 3 minute time limit, I wanted to do something special for it. After last month's joke entry I figured it was the least I could do.

Here's the technical info.

Title - Three Minutes To The End
DAW - Cubase 7
OS - Windows 7 64 Bit
Musicians - Me, myself and I

No animals were harmed during the recording of this song. Human beings, not so much.

VSTs

Pianoteq
MODO Bass
EZ Drummer
Synthmaster 2
Real LPC
Vocaloid 4
Realitone Ladies

FX

Fabfilter Q2
Fabfilter C
Fabfilter L
Neutron 2
Valhalla Plate
Valhalla Vintage Reverb
Soundtoys MicroShift
Waves Schepes Omni Channel
Kramer Tape

Lyrics

Three Minutes To The End

When the sands of time run out
When there's nothing left to shout
When the twinkle in your eye is all but gone
When the ravages of time
They start playing with your mind
When there's nothing left to fight for or go on
Don't go looking for a friend
When it's three minutes to the end

When the birds all fly away
When there's nothing left to say
When the past is just a vision from the grave
When the seagulls leave the shore
When the oceans are no more
When there's no one left around who can be saved
Don't go looking for a friend
When it's three minutes to the end

When you're running from the past
And you know that you can't last
And the thoughts are racing wildly in your mind
When the final day is here
And you're drowning in your fear
And the angel of sweet death is so unkind
Don't go looking for a friend
When it's three minutes to the end

Three minutes to the end

https://soundcloud.com/steven-wagenheim ... lead-vocal

kovacs · Post by **kovacs** » Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:53 pm

I have no idea when I last submitted an entry. Must be years ago now.

Anyway, this is an experimental piece on all levels. I built a more or less random chord structure in EZKeys and imported it into Logic Pro X. I then experimented with Xfer Chtulhu and Logic Pro's built-in arpeggiator. (So the harmonic structure is a bit weird and even falls apart in places, but it's "intentional".) Genre is a kind of Fusion, I guess.

Spoken words:
It was a time of loss, it was a time of despair
It was time to change, time to care.
We only shared a need to answer the call.
And at the end of the day, that was all we had.
And all that we had, was free for all.

Plugins used:
EZKeys
Dmitry's Tantra
Xfer Chtulhu
Logic Pro X ESX 24, Sculpture, Drummer, Alchemy, Pedalboard
Various FX from Logic
Voxengo Elephant for good measure

Hardware:
1990 Ibanez 540S (plugged directly into my iConnectivity 4Audio)
Røde NT-1A

https://soundcloud.com/turbotobben/all-we-had

Jonny Quest · Post by **Jonny Quest** » Tue Aug 14, 2018 5:44 am

https://soundcloud.com/jonny-632235726/agent-august

EzDrummer
Project Sam Swing
Spitfire Audio Percussion
Gibson es175
Cubase 9.5

Thanks for listening

beanpole · Post by **beanpole** » Sun Aug 19, 2018 2:56 pm

Last Generation

DAW
Tracktion 7

Instruments
Peavey electric guitar
SM57 mic

Plug-Ins
Addictive Drums 2
TAL Noisemaker & Reverb 2
TDR Feedback Compressor & Nova
Traction Low/High Pass Filter, 4-Band EQ, Reverb & Compressor
PhreePhuzz
Sampletank 3
OldSkoolVerb

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Wed Aug 22, 2018 1:12 am

Air & Peace
ooops - didn't see the 3 minute restriction - I'll post this one elsewhere . . .

OUT

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:44 pm

Well this is my best effort at the moment

I'm so lacking in inspiration these days I had to dig through the old* mines for ideas, so sorry if this is a bit twee. Anyway download link for Polytone

* That's not a typo - they really are {very} old.

P.S. I have no clue where I got that title

Forgot:
Uses, Rosegarden, Yoshimi, Audacity.
Patches:
Soft Ahh
Solo
Ethereal
Silver Bell
Vibraphone
Steel Wire
Wind Pipes
Far Reed

IncarnateX · Post by **IncarnateX** » Sat Aug 25, 2018 6:07 pm

Periphery · Post by **Periphery** » Sun Aug 26, 2018 6:31 pm

https://soundcloud.com/ichaeljberg/echoes

This is Echoes, my submission for this cool contest!

I'm on guitar, bass, tamburine, organ and vocals. The rest is MIDI!

Instrument VSTs:
Kontakt 5
Serum
Absynth 5
XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2

FX:
Compressor (Cubase plugin) for tamburine
Built in Cubase 4-band EQ on all tracks
Frequency (Cubase plugin) for notching harshness
Quadrafuzz (Cubase plugin) for vocals
Built in Pitch Correction tool Cubase for vox
Replika XT (All delays)
Verbsuite & RC48 (All reverbs except from Helix)
Line 6 Helix VST for all guitars and bass
Slate complete bundle on several tracks, mostly buses.
JST Clip on vox and guitar bus
Sidewidener on vocals bus
Phasis on guitar
GEM EQ550
Driver (Native instruments) Before main reverb on FX-Channel
Gain Reduction on main vocals

Mastering:
EQuivocate
Slate
Waves L1

Oh! And two samples from Splice, one riser and one impact connecting to the hook!

Lyrics:

Moments pass so distantly
This fire burns inside me

Swallowing my pride and coming home with you
It's not the first time doin' something stupid for ya'
Why is it so hard to realize
That we're not meant to be

Three minutes goes on repeat
Could I've done something differently?

The echoes of your voice
It lingers on and on
Even though I've tried it all
It still remains
The echoes of your voice
It clings into my dreams
And latches in my mind
Until it breaks

You sad, sad man

Time for me to go under surgery
Let's even not pretend that wasn't going to happen
They'll remove one bit of me but all of you

You take it all
And never give back
I'll fall again

The echoes of your voice
It lingers on and on
Even though I've tried it all
It still remains
The echoes of your voice
It clings into my dreams
And latches in my mind
Until it breaks

Jay F. · Post by **Jay F.** » Mon Aug 27, 2018 9:01 am

Hi,

Here is my submission for this month.

I took the opportunity of this month's contest to put the last upgrade on my small modular synth to good use.

https://soundcloud.com/jay-f-2/venus-cloud-city

DAW : Reaper
Synth : Modular Synth Suitcase, Korg Legacy Collection Wavestation, NI Kontakt 808 kit
Effects : ReaEQ, ReaXComp, NI Supercharger, TAL Dub II, TAL Filter 2, TAL Chorus-60, Voxengo OldSkoolVerb, Thomas Mundt LoudMax,

Principal melody is played by the Korg SQ-1 in random mode.

Photo : HAVOC project NASA / SACD

[edit:

I just remembered the filename rule. I changed the file just now.]

Mister Natural · Post by **Mister Natural** » Tue Aug 28, 2018 12:14 am

All I Need is Air & Peace
https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/49158 ... ACspQlXg2P
https://soundcloud.com/mrnatural-1/0818 ... -and-peace
LIVE10
UltraAnalog2
Operator
DimensionPro
Thorn
Geist2
Stratocaster > virtual clean amps > EchoBode
2nd Strats also > Tantra
vocals > Shure sm27 > Melodyne > compressors & multiple verbs & EchoBoy - geez, vocals are so difficult to produce . . .
various other efx and my own modest little ableton native master rack

peace

August Contest: Submissions "Free For All"