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deetsay
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 36 |
Event id #3070 : Techno Compo 2021
Hey musicians!
You are about to enter the TECHNO COMPO 2021!
The theme is old-school underground techno. Sometimes repetitive, but always evolving. The kind that you would ordinarily do with a simplistic drum machine and no more than a handful of synthesizers. Obviously the SID and C64 are too powerful in comparison, but let's try to constrain ourselves for once and concentrate on pulsating percussive arrangements with melodic elements perfected into their bare essence!
Deadline: 31 July 2021
Minimum length: 2 bars. Maximum length: 22 minutes.
Single executable, single SID chip, no other limitations!
As seems to be the norm: Max 2 entries per contestant.
You are expected to provide an executable to keep things cleanly as "C64 music". BUT let's also do something different than usual:
You are encouraged to also provide your perfect recording as a sound file, meaning that you can tweak your filters and anything in your track live!
On top of that, even some editing and effects are *allowed*. In fact, anything goes as long as it feels like it's essential to your track, but you will obviously get a better csdb score and comments (leaving a permanent mark on your legacy) if you keep your music C64 compatible and your executable enjoyable too.
CSDB prrrobably doesn't want to host the sound files (I guess -- we're talking about bigger files than usual C64 productions), so please link
somewhere outside. (dropbox, google drive, soundcloud, youtube...)
If you just want to make a regular prg/sid as always, and don't provide a recording, then one will be made for you. I will do my best to follow any instructions if you provide them, and of course try to find the best SID individual for your track.
Every entry is already declared AWESOME in advance, but there can be only one WINNER that will be decided by extremely appropriate celebrity judges:
MONO JUNK (DUM RECORDS) and MESAK (MR VELCRO FASTENER)!
These guys are legitimate legends with solid non-compromising discographies stretching all the way from the 90s into the future!
*Naturally* I will also try to make a mix of the entries with DS/DJ-2000, if they are compatible and sound good directly from the machine... Non-compatible entries could be played in executable form or in digital sound form using your recording. Or something. We'll see what you come up with! |
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deetsay
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 36 |
Yes, THE Mono Junk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN8FaqxcVHo and that Mesak! ;-) |
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vincenzo
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 78 |
Thanks for the compo Deetsay.
I hope this qualifies as techno: Quantized Galaxy |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1031 |
I <3 this compo! |
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deetsay
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 36 |
I am beyond excited seeing all these entries dropping from the usual suspects, some scene legends, AND then also so much killer awesomeness coming from (relatively) new names! What is there still coming on the last weekend?? |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1031 |
There are still a few usual suspects missing, I'm still keeping my hopes up for entries from Wacek, Linus, Stinsen, Surgeon, Randy, Isildur, Encore, Psych858o, Jason Page and Mibri :)
(just to call out a few;) |
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Mibri
Registered: Feb 2018
Posts: 197 |
Quote: There are still a few usual suspects missing, I'm still keeping my hopes up for entries from Wacek, Linus, Stinsen, Surgeon, Randy, Isildur, Encore, Psych858o, Jason Page and Mibri :)
(just to call out a few;)
I won't be entering this one, but I'm very happy to be a spectator as this is turning out to be an absolutely killer event! My sincere compliments and thanks to deetsay for kicking it off - a well-defined compo that is satisfying a real appetite shared among musicians. |
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Mixer
Registered: Apr 2008
Posts: 422 |
Great competition. Perhaps the first one for a while, which makes any sense at all :)
I cannot differentiate between blues genres or metal genres, or modern pop altogether, but I guess they're as real and absolute as alledged dance music genres - one having busier drummer than the other or something like that. |
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deetsay
Registered: Aug 2005
Posts: 36 |
Quote: I won't be entering this one, but I'm very happy to be a spectator as this is turning out to be an absolutely killer event! My sincere compliments and thanks to deetsay for kicking it off - a well-defined compo that is satisfying a real appetite shared among musicians.
Hehe, I don't know if anyone noticed, but it didn't go at all like I planned. As far as I can tell, nobody did any live C64 tweaking in recordings (so I didn't either). At least there were some mastering and effects! I don't know if the concept of taking the running song and tweaking the filters and ringmods "live" is too strange, dontcha guys know that that's the fastest way to make some vivid C64 techno?
Anyway whatever! With these entries, I'm not complaining! The participants just took the compo and made it theirs, and it was GOOD!
So next time (same'ish bat-time next bat-year?) none of this live tweaking or recording business, just a regular C64 compo. |
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Jammer
Registered: Nov 2002
Posts: 1289 |
Well, not everybody hes setup and knowledge for this ;) And it takes time to prepare live controls so take that into account ;) Bare SID is just fastest to make and 'tick off' the compo :D Regardless, event definitely spawned a number of really awesome entries - with or without live tweaking ;) |
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Burglar
Registered: Dec 2004
Posts: 1031 |
This was an awesome compo, thanks for organizing it, deetsay!
Looking forward to hear what the jury will conclude :) |
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