OHMYGODIFORGOTABOUTTHIS!!
SORRYSORRYSORRY!!
I was at a festival yesterday, and I completely forgot I was supposed to host this..
To make up for it, here's my suggestion: (1))We have the hoursong 2 hours before the hourgame, this way people can still use the songs for the hourgame OR (2)) We have the hoursong on friday instead OR (3)) We have the hoursong Saturday at the same time as the hourgame.
1, 2 or 3? First one to reply gets to decide :D
Anyway, rules:
I will host on the irc the very second hoursong competition!
Time to shamelessly rip the rules from the last thread! :D
What's an Hoursong competition?
The purpose of Hoursong is to encourage composers and test them under a trial of fire. In this activity your task is to make a song within a strict and very short deadline (i.e. one hour).
When will it take place?
This Hoursong session will take place on Satutday at 17:00 BST. Participants will have an hour to make their song + 15 minutes to put in finishing touches (maybe mix) / upload.
How do I participate?
A theme is set by the previous hoursong's winner and by the contest's host in event of his/her absence. It will be announced on IRC (3 simple steps to IRC (http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=39361.msg518585#msg518585)) and here.
Why should I participate?
Because it's FUN!
The more the merrier, and it's great pactice for the ol' music-making skills.
Additional info:
- While it is not forbidden for the theme-setters to participate in the activity, their songs cannot be voted for (to prevent accusations of cheating and to discourage regular participation).
- Instead, theme-setters are encouraged to draw trophies for the contest's winners.
- Making your song from scratch is strongly encouraged. Cover songs will not be accepted. However, participants are allowed to use one (1) element maximum that has been used already by other artists (like a riff). Just don't steal a whole chorus or something like that.
- You cannot use stuff you've made earlier, because this competition is about making something new.
Camwhoring:
If you have Camtasia or Camtasia-esque software, it would be great to see your "Making of"! Or blog about it, or just open Notepad, do something! No twittering.
Uploading:
Suggested hosts to upload your entry to are:
Recommended:
TerranRich's ShutUpload (http://shutupload.com/)
Your Newgrounds account (http://www.newgrounds.com)
http://www.mediafire.com/ (http://www.mediafire.com/)
http://www.box.net/ (http://www.box.net/)
Not recommended:
http://www.sendspace.com/ (http://www.sendspace.com/)
http://www.rapidshare.com/ (http://www.rapidshare.com/)
Or your own place.
Song formats:
Please use .ogg or .mp3. Given the fact that you must create something pretty fast, MIDI is allowed, but not quite recommended, since the result may vary from listener to listener. If a participant doesn't have time to convert the tune in either ogg or mp3, they are allowed to post it in whatever format they have, just make sure that the format can be played with either Windows Media Player or Winamp. This is to ensure that absolutely anyone can hear the tune.
Voting:
Just tell us your favourite tune. You don't have to enter to vote!
(If you want to tell us what you liked and disliked about all the entries, that would be super nice of you!)
The voting will end when all the entrants have voted, or on Wednesday, whichever comes sooner.
Please post below if you're interested in participating, if the change in time will/won't work for you, or if you have any other questions.
Cool, I´ll defenitly try to enter.
Concerning time, I don´t care as long as it´s saturday.
Great, because I couldn't do it today :P
Alright, the official time is 17:00 BST (for comparison, it's 16:05 BST when I'm posting this)
I'll edit the first post now, hope to see y'all tomorrow :)
Announcing the theme in 17 minutes :)
Alrighty, here's the theme:
Car chase soundtrack! :D
Get cracking!
In pursuit
http://wyz.agser.me/dl/music/hour/In%20pursuit.zip
Edit:
I've a bit more dyslexia as usual ;)
You can say "Pursuit" again! This sounds soooo like Police Quest!
okay, it's absolute crap. but people. one friggin' hour. it's not like i really had the chance to polish anything. *sigh*
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wfdies (http://www.sendspace.com/file/wfdies)
http://www.box.net/shared/j3rsfox7ak
Surf-chasing Dr.Doom... At least I tried.
Did you ever make a track with audacity?
Damn, two minutes late. Will you forgive me Bulba?
Excellent! 3 entries!
Thank you so much for participating guys :)
Now; Let the voting commence
My vote goes to MrWhite's Surf-chasing Dr. Doom.
Oh, thanks.
Very extra-super contest, cause normally I´m a very (veryveryvery) slow-working music-maker.
I like Sir Wyz´s midi - pursuit, so my vote goes to him.
My vote also goes to Surf-chasing Dr. Doom.
My vote goes to Wyz's "in pursuit" as I feel it followed the theme best.
This means that we have a tie between Wyz and DrWhite.
As I'm supposed to close this today I'm giving it a couple more hours and will close it later. If you haven't voted yet, please do.
Otherwise you'll have to compromise somehow.
Wyz, Nemo, & White all deserve applause.
I found that "In Pursuit" does something great which is building up to the chase. All great car chases begin with moments of tension and uncertainty!
However "Surf-Chasing Dr. Doom" was so catchy and had a bass line that reminded me of Axel F. It's a more casual car chase, the wind blowing through your hair as you drive. And it has great build up as well!
"Car chase" has some great themes that it could build off of to expand to an awesome song, but it might be too short to judge as a song. It doesn't get into a rhythm, which is crucial for a car chase. Serious potential.
So between "In Pursuit" and "Surf-Chasing" I decided to judge on the following criteria: Which one is cinematic? Which can I imagine in a movie?
And "Surf-Chasing Dr. Doom" totally wins my vote!
All right that settles it!
Congratulations DrWhite! You win :D
Once again a big thanks to all who participated, amazing songs! Looking forward to the next one (even though I can't participate)
Oh wow! Thanks a lot :)
Bulbapuck, gonna pm you the next theme. And thanks for hosting this very fine contest.
Congrats! ;D
well done all around!
Oh damn, now I realized I´m supposed to host today´s contest. Well, that should be in 30 mins, so I´d offer to do it next week (as I need to watch football right now). Sorry for that.
Argh, come on! Host the contest, now - anyone participating? I'm in!