Holiday Competition Featuring Cold Storage (Submissions go here)

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Not a Number

Halfway through recording the vocals on mine.
Have to redo the second part because a) the recording clips and b) I fucked up royally at one point. :D

Sacred Virgo

here's my entry, it is called "Angel Whisper". here's the link to the topic:

http://www.mtv-music-generator.com/index.php?topic=2144.msg14604


CoLD SToRAGE

Hi Guys,

I'm downloading the latest entries to post to BandCamp...

Someone asked if the prizes were for 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc? The plan is that all of the items in the photo
are for 1st Prize!

But...

I've got another spare MUSIC 3000 sampler (somewhere!), so I'll give that as a second prize, along
with anything else I can scoop up at the time - just so it's not just one person who wins a prize.

It's a shame that I don't have access to any MTVMG2 samplers. However, I will let you into a little
secret (which is of no real consequence now anyhow!). At the time we created the MTVMG2 samplers
there was another sampler that worked 100% with MTVMG2, and we sometimes used one as a spare
if we didn't have a 'genuine' one laying around. I am now going to (a) rack my brains to see if I can
recall the name of that sampler and (b) dig around in the cupboards to see if I have an old one laying
around... and if so, I can throw that into the mix too (please excuse the pun).

All the best!  ;D
Tim.

+++STOP THE PRESS+++
Apparently, Jester beat me to the punch in 2007, as they posted the USB Sampler 'secret' on their Forum.
Ah well, shows how close my finger is to the pulse(!) Hahaha!
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Quote from: Fear 2 Stop on December 11, 2009, 10:40:05 PM
I'd like that too! I realized something though...I can't use Music 3000 or the sampler kit, as I'm in the US and isn't it region specific?

Sadly yes, the software is SCEE (so Europe only) but the sampler will work anywhere as it's a non-regional device.
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Sacred Virgo

almost forgot to notify some relevant information about JCW's entry. as you can hear the song features some external samples including:

- 2 oldskool chords
- a hoover sample

this just in case you wonder why you can't find similar sounds in the MG games. :)

Master Dutch

Sorry I posted this in the wrong section. I will edit in the mp3 when I get home from work today...Thanks Virgo for telling me...



Happy Holidays!

Master Dutch

Quote from: .:.DJ Droppin.:. on November 30, 2009, 03:54:30 AM
Christmas Canon                   Christmas Canon                    Christmas Canon                    Christmas Canon           




Okay wasn't sure to upload this in the Christmas Competition thread, so I created a new topic. Here is my Christmas themed song "Christmas Canon"..... It's a variation of the popular classical masterpiece. I incorporated elements of breakbeat, freestyle, trance, classical, and bass music into this. Lots going on. Multiple strings, bells, chants as I aimed to give it an uplifting sound. Definite attention to detail and smooth panning was important to me. Sleigh bells and Winter winds too! I'm pleased with it and I hope you all will be too. Please comment. Thanks.  :)
:)



***DOWNLOAD THE MP3 BELOW***

Nice man. The bpm changeup is refreshing to it. Kinda sinister xmas tune...

Master Dutch

Quote from: J-MACHine on December 11, 2009, 09:15:04 PM
I'll make sure to go through the entries and check 'em all out, as well as showing Tim with a ungodly ammount of praise for being one of the factors that kept me in the music making game right after i'm done posting this.

I was struggling with an idea of what to do for the contest. I didn't want to do something sing-songy-christmas cheese that i'm sure that a lot of other entrants are going to be doing, and i didn't want to redo a christmas carol in (one of) my style(s). About an hour earlier, possibly less, i came up with a little idea as something to do for christmas; Write a peice of music, stick it on a number of CD's, sell them at school, and donate every last penny of it all to a charity of some kind. So, i get to work on a peice i'm calling "Million", and i notice about halfway through "hang on a minute, this sounds kinda winter-ish."; so i figured i'd submit it to the contest, too!

HOWEVER, I must stress, this is ONLY a demo so far. I plan for it to be a bit longer. But, hey, i figured i'd allow you to have a sneak peek at what i've got so far!

And holy sweet lord do i want the WipEout pure soundtrack. Like, you have no idea.

I really like this one man. Sounds real clean and the stars vocal is nice. Good job J!

DJ_Omnimaga

I really need to listen to some stuff here again someday, I wish I had some more time

Anyway, I decided to submit something for the contest. It is two months old but due to the style it seems to fit Christmas time pretty well. I am sure some of you heard it before, since it has been on Youtube, Omnimaga and Myspace for a while, but I don't remember if I submitted it here before. It is similar to Dreamland, Enter The Dream World and X-Mas Core in terms of samples used. Like these songs, it was done using Music 2000 for the Playstation 1 and its samples. Genre is Happy Hardcore ('90s style). Download is avaliable below (320K MP3):

Sacred Virgo

i'm pleased to see you around once again omni. now the competition is getting serious. nice, very nice indeed.

Casper AudioGhost

thx nak i appreciate it that's my last music series track for now-i'm using jeskola buzz now but i still got my music disc wanna teach someone else on it  casper
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Not a Number

Unsure whether I'll get the vocals for the second half done by the end date, so... as much as it pains me to hand in unfinished material, it'll have to do in case I don't get the final final version finished in time.

Here's mine so far. A complete note-for-note cover/remix of "Parabola" by Tool. Including the 3-minute intro "Parabol", with vocals, making the whole thing 9:18.
Made a minor change at one point (one riff should go in 15/8 but I added an extra half-beat because I wouldn't've been able to finish it otherwise.. that said, one bar of that same section had to have its tempo doubled because it was originally in 2/4. :D)

It's hardly Christmassy by any means (hell, I might end up switching this one for a remix of "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against The Machine... I hope some of you understand why I'd be doing that song for Christmas. :D)

If I do somehow get it completely finished by the 15th, I'll replace the unfinished with this one, mirror it on YouTube, and make a thread on it here. ;)

The guitar-replacement was a result of layering "choral" and "alternate" and panning them 50% opposite each other.
The bass was a result of layering "bowow" and "Fizzy Pop", the same samples from Phoenix (TIMGUL Hypermix Edit).
The drums were:
- Kick = Floor it 4
- Snare = Chunky
- Hats = Cheap Open/Close
I forget which ones the Crash and Ride Cymbals are.
- Toms = Dry & Acoustic.

The vocals were recorded by yours truly in Audacity.

J-MACHine

I'm still behind with my song, and i've got but an afternoon to finish it. D8 Drat!
On the plus side, the fact it's freezing frickin' cold around here at the moment is a nice little peice of inspiration. Hopefully i'll have the whole thing finished by tonight.

And darnit i WILL go through this thread at some stage and listen to all of the entries. I'm half tempted to make a quick mix-disc of the stuff for a little get together with some pal's i'm having this friday, acctually.

Unfortunetly, the original charity idea had to be pushed back until after new year; i'm not gonna be able to sort everything out 'til after christmas, nor will i get the stuff i need probebly before next week. It's a pity, 'cus the charity in question is one dealing about something kinda personal (It's a charity set up to help a couple of Romanian children born with Squints. I was born with a Squint myself; which eventually led to my Lazy Eye), but, hey, that's just the way thing's work. Pity, really...
Fabulous Pony Eurotrance™

CoLD SToRAGE

As it's getting close, I thought I'd pop in for a quick word!  ;D

Any entries need to be on here by 12 midnight GMT tomorrow ( gotta call a halt sometime! )

I will then retreat to the nearest swedish massage parlour to be pounded while I listen to all
the entries. I'll select the winners over the weekend and post the results here and on the
BandCamp page.

Once that's done, if the winners want to contact me via e-mail with their snail mail address
I'll make sure the prizes get out to them ASAP!

I'm uploading the latest entries to the BandCamp page over the next hour or so...

All the best!  :D
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Casper AudioGhost

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good luck to all-regardless of the outcome this is how i feel about every piece of music on the site-it comes from our hearts-we feel a need to create and that is passion and we are so passionate about what we do that we share it with others and generally we don't care about prizes or money or recognition as long as we feel that one person had been moved by our individual sound,we feel justified as artists-this is the prize                    casper
RIP Marna Patterson (1947-2009) i love you mom,my music is for you:)
my net label http://www.archive.org/details/white-trash-poptronica
www.showcaseyourmusic.com/audioghost 57 tracks
www.myspace.com/audioghost
www.jamwave.com/audioghost
www.youtube.com/casperr37
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Master Dutch

Quote from: Casper AudioGhost on December 16, 2009, 04:20:49 PM
good luck to all-regardless of the outcome this is how i feel about every piece of music on the site-it comes from our hearts-we feel a need to create and that is passion and we are so passionate about what we do that we share it with others and generally we don't care about prizes or money or recogintion as long as we feel that one person had been moved by our individual sound,we feel justified as artists-this is the prize                    casper

Word!

J-MACHine

Best of luck to all the remaining entrants! I took a listen to everything here, and i am THOROUGHLY Impressed. So much so i made a quick 2-CD set for whenever i may need it. XD Favorites of mine include Fear 2 Stop's entry (The intro cracks me up; but in the good way. I love the beat, too!), The Lyricist's Entry (Because i love me some trippy music), Omni's Entry (Oh, if i was a stereotypical-to-the-point-of-ludicrocy Pill=Poppin' Raver, Omni... If only...), casper audioghost's Entry (It's got a nice, simple charm to it), and Master Dutch's Entry (It reminds me a LOT of the work of an artist that goes by the name of Pogo. Or Faggottron on Youtube).

And whilst i'm at it; I'm in love with the Welsh version of that song you did for your old Primary school, Tim. I think it's the voice of the kid singing the Solo sections that sells it, for me. I'm a friggin' softy when it comes to kids. XD

Oh yes, and by the by, it was a tough job (And i had to suffer M2K crashing! Darn you memory restrictions!), but i finishedmy entry. I changed a few of the samples around, added in some falsified "chopped Piano" notes that are supposed to sound sort of samples (but are, in fact, not. Of course), because i've got a disturbing facination with "Chopped" loops. I did the same to the vocal loop towards the end, just to add a bit of flavour. I was going for something that was a mix between something Fatboy Slim or the Chemical Brothers would make, with a little flavour of Hideki Naganuma mixed in. (AKA, the man behind some of the Jet Set Radio/Jet Set Radio Future and some of the first Sonic Rush soundtrack). Keep your ears out, too; i'm working on a remix of it. Purely because i can.

As a heads up; i've only got tomorow and Friday to worry about (or possibly less, if the Snow keeps up), then i'm off for two weeks. If i get the time (and i probebly will), i'll happily do an 'Album Cover' for this contest over the weekend. I need an exscuse to stretch my drawing fingers anyway.

All that aside, i hope you enjoy this; I went through QUITE  a bit of trouble to finish it on time. XD

Tags-
Song: Million
Contributing Artist: J-MACHine
Composer: Jimmy Theed
Genre: Big Beat, Techno
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Quote from: J-MACHine on December 16, 2009, 06:42:05 PM


Tags-
Song: Million
Contributing Artist: J-MACHine
Composer: Jimmy Theed
Genre: Big Beat, Techno

Nice vocal sample and dreamy effects in the beginning. Really like the beat/old school sound to it.
2:00 really enjoying this part.
2:55 like that melody.... goes well with everything.
Really liked the overall flow/beat and use of pads.... I can envision seeing a million stars when I focus on the dreamy/pads.
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