August Contest: ?

[blommberg]

Unfortunately I don't understand the challenge:
- Can I use ANY Note I like?
- Only ONE note means for example E' - or E'' and E''' and ... as well?
- Is an 1/8 note in E the same as a 1/8 note in A?
- And acustic plugins / VSTi like MDrummer - can I use it?
Please explain the challenge for me. As it seems I am too stupid

[akeia]

Is harmonizing different pitches allowed?

Automating pitch shifting plugins?

[jmg8]

I need help too!
If I choose G, can I use that in more than one octave?
Can we use pitch controls in MPS to transpose?

[masitito]

As I understand it you create one note in a pitch of your choosing. Other pitches must be created by pitch shifting, frequency shifting or perhaps ring modulation of the original note. Or you use a harmonizer or any other effect that alters the pitch (eg by adding harmonics while removing the root note).

Then there is the note length. This is a probablly a bit more tricky. You'll have to find ways to elongate (eg by delays or granular synthesis) or shorten (eg by gates) the notes.

I guess it is ok too have a single half note repeated again and again. So this would be my take on that: to get the note starting on other beats than 1 and 3 (assuming 4/4) you have to route the note to different tracks using various delays (1/16th, 1/8th, 3/16th etc). The rest would be more routiong and lotss of volume automation.

Masi

[blommberg]

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The rest would be more routiong and lotss of volume automation.
Masi

Okay, thanks a lot.

Main problem to me: What is a note? Is a recorded 1/4 note coming from MOscillator still a note? It should be - as long as you don't load it to a sampler (?).

What about automation, especially volume - is it allowed, for example for a smooth fade-in? I'm not sure, as they write:
"You can use gain and panorama in your DAW of course, but that's about it, anything more complex needs to be from us."

[MeldaProduction]

Ha! I'd never think this could be not obvious .

Ok, so, you are allowed to use literally one note. I don't mean A, or E or anything, that would be pitch. I mean literally one single note - one single note-on MIDI event and one single note-off MIDI event . And sure you can use any effects, automate them etc., but no more MIDI .