KVR Audio

Hellfog · Post by **Hellfog** » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:04 pm

Black keys only and maybe white too.

Do a song only playing with black keys only on Piano. Do you want to do a second song then you must play with only white keys.

Do it in any genre, and instrument Piano, Synth, organ etc

Time limit per song 3 min.
Deadline 27 Feb 22:00 CET

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Submissions MUST follow these rules:

1 - Encoded in either .mp3 .ogg (.Wav .Flac) format.
In use of Wav or Flac, you need to offer Mp3 also, so people can choose.

2 - Time Limit: 3 min
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:
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

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

6 - Your entry(s) 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 "1909_MonDieu_OxygeneXVII.mp3"), where the artist name 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 - Resubmission of your track is allowed in the same post, so long you do it before the voting begins.

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. 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 hellfog

3lu5iv3 · Post by **3lu5iv3** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:08 am

here's mine. only black keys were used.

https://soundcloud.com/3lu5iv3/2302-3lu5iv3-china

DAW = Reaper 6.75
Instruments = Sitala, Vital, Warlock, Surge XT
Samples = None
Effects = StereoTool, ReaEQ, SPAN, 4U+ ProjectTime, ReaLimit

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 7:52 pm

Here is my black notes one:
https://www.kara-moon.com/forum/index.p ... ttach=7379

The bass drum was automated to give me a stable timing. Everything else was played track at time on a USB keyboard

I'm still working on the white notes one.

Uses:
Audacity
Rosegarden
Yoshimi instruments (as they appear):
- Moor drums
- Tinkle bell
- Natural Drumkit
- Rushes
- Far Reed
- Ethereal
- Prophesy
- Accordian
- Yet Another Flute
- Pad Chimes
- Solo
- Bassoon
- Wood Block
- Soft Ahh

Yadrichik_Chaya · Post by **Yadrichik_Chaya** » Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:27 pm

MOODS = Only Black Keys

FEELINGS = Only White Keys

Cubase Pro 12: Kontakt, Pure Synth Platinum, Sampletank 4, Addictive Drums 2, Modo Drums 2, Synthwave Drums 2, Modo Bass 2, Augmented Voices, Plogue Chipspeech, Sine Player, Apache Native American Flute, Bohemian Violin.
I'm also playing both live tambourine and live hi-hat on both tracks!

https://soundcloud.com/yadrichik-chaya/ ... haya-moods

https://soundcloud.com/yadrichik-chaya/ ... a-feelings

harvon · Post by **harvon** » Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:07 pm

I wrote black keys, black man, civil rights movement in gossip but alas, Sam Cooke just don't sound good when I transpose down to C#. Instead you get a cover of Been in the Storm by Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights era activist and much more.

2302_harvon_Been_in_the_Storm_cover.mp3

Studio One
Background Sound Effect from Pixabay.com

Fixed Error · Post by **Fixed Error** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 7:39 am

Been awhile since I've done one of these. "Blech" in black keys. Was rather enjoyable - a slow atmospheric jam with a halftime feel, clicky crunchy drums and wafting synths. Actually that's making me hungry.

https://samply.app/p/EvvmSfoc7QUCDiDDTZQc

Used:
Cubase 12 Pro
Omnisphere
Podolski
SubLab XL
Spitfire LABS
Emergent Drums
Vocoder V
Steinberg Stock FX Plugs
No extra samples

harvon · Post by **harvon** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 4:04 pm

For white keys only

2302_harvon_Seven_keys_are_less_than_twelve.mp3

MuseScore, Studio One
Synthmaster player, Massive

folderol · Post by **folderol** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 4:27 pm

Here is my 'white notes' entry. I expected it to take most of the month, but once started it came together much faster than I expected - maybe a sign of the times, like a lot of my recent work.
https://www.kara-moon.com/forum/index.p ... ttach=7380

Similar setup to the other track, but all 'free-form' playing.

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Sat Feb 18, 2023 7:45 pm

"Black Keys" entry :

Lemuria

HW:
Fender 'Fire' Strat, Nux MG-30, Eventide H9
SW :
NI B4, NI Bandstand, Battery, Truepianos, Glaceverb, Diva, Camel space, KeFir, LFX-1310, Kjarehus classic bundle, Fusion Field, Vocaloid Amy

beanpole · Post by **beanpole** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:42 pm

Black Notes entry

Black Bird

DAW
Tracktion 7

Instruments
Fender Telecaster

Plug-Ins
Addictive Drums 2
Tracktion 4-Band EQ & Low/High Pass Filter
TDR Feedback Compressor & Nova
OrilRiver
PhreePhuzz
Valhalla Supermassive
Surge
Dead Duck Filter
PG-8X
Synth 1
Sampletank 3
HaNonB701
mdaEPiano
VinKEY
Master Mix

beanpole · Post by **beanpole** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 4:48 pm

White Notes entry

White Wash

DAW
Tracktion 7

Instruments
Fender Telecaster
Squier bass

Plug-Ins
Addictive Drums 2
Tracktion 4-Band EQ & Low/High Pass Filter
TDR Feedback Compressor & Nova
OrilRiver
PhreePhuzz
Valhalla Supermassive
Surge
Wider
OldSkoolVerb
FiltR
Master Mix

Laguna Rising · Post by **Laguna Rising** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:54 pm

"White Keys" entry :

Her Sultry Mood

HW:
Fender 'Blue Sky' Strat, Nux MG-30, Eventide H9
SW :
NI B4, NI Bandstand, Battery, B4, Glaceverb, Camel space, KeFir, LFX-1310, Kjarehus classic bundle, Fusion Field

silverpants · Post by **silverpants** » Mon Feb 20, 2023 11:14 pm

White Notes Entry: "The Binary Abyss"

https://soundcloud.com/slugnest/the-bin ... al_sharing

Rather than playing major chords from the key of C major, I went for a darker satanic Locrian mode starting in B.

DAW: Reaper
Steven Slate Drums, Ample Guitar & Bass, Surge Synth, BBC Symphony Orch Tubular Bells, vocals: me!

violator_alba · Post by **violator_alba** » Sat Feb 25, 2023 5:35 pm

Here's my black notes entry:
https://soundcloud.com/violator-alba-99 ... al_sharing

DAW: Tracktion Waveform Pro 12
Instruments: Kit built ukulele recorded with Behringer SL 75 and Focusrite 8i6; MODO Drum; bx_oberhausen; Roland's Jupiter 8 vst
Effects: Amplitube; SplitEQ; dpMeter5; KClip3; Blue Cat Gain 3; Waves H-Comp; Decimort2; Faturator; Mastering the Mix Animate; TR5 Master EQ-432; TR5 Opto-Comp; TR5 Stealth Limiter; TR5 Metering
Vocal: Me

Babylon420 · Post by **Babylon420** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 8:48 am

Black Keys
https://soundcloud.com/user-118005903/e ... al_sharing

AGML2
MT-PowerDrumkit
Sakura
SonatinaBasson
MetalGTXLight

GuitarRig
MCompressor
MSaturator
Fruity Reeverb2
Fruity parametric EQ2
Fruity Stereo Enhancer

White Keys
https://soundcloud.com/user-118005903/c ... al_sharing

AGML2
MT-PowerDrumkit
Sakura
MetalGTXLight
Sample from Text to speech
Text by OpenAI...the aaaa parts i wrote by myselfe

GuitarRig
MCompressor
MSaturator
Fruity Reeverb2
Fruity parametric EQ2
Fruity Stereo Enhancer

Contest Feb: "Submission" is CLOSED