Mix Challenge Competitions in November 2025

The Mix Challenge competitions start off with two games this month.

The following challenges are currently open to compete in:

1. Songwriting Competition #099:
   • The theme being "Pulse Mechanic" (TECHNOvember).
   • Create a production in any (sub-) genre of Techno music (fitting to the given premise).
   • Deadline: 24th of November.

Prizes will be awarded to the Winners Podium. Among them (selection): Acon Digital, Audified, BLEASS, Cherry Audio, Ghostwave Audio, Hollow Sun, Hornet Plugins, IK Multimedia, JRR Sounds, Kilohearts, kv331 audio, Luftrum, Masterlab Audio, Metric Halo, Musiclab, NoiseWorks Audio, NUGEN Audio, Rekkerd Sounds, Satyatunes Graphic and Sound Design and Tone2.

Parallel to the game in November, the Mix Challenge audio community is collecting sounds and samples for the Songwriting Competition in January 2026 called "Community Scramble", in which participants are allowed to use only these community-sourced samples as the main starting point for their compositions.

Participants can modify the provided material using methods such as re-sampling, modulation, wavetable synthesis, or similar techniques. The use of additional instruments, like guitar or bass, is allowed, as long as the recordings are significantly altered as well:

1. Songwriting Competition - Community Scramble 2026:
   • Sound and sample collection for SWC101 / January 2026.
   • Deadline: 24th of November 2025.