2024-MAY-01 Info: Check out our current running Songwriting Competition 081 - which offers an interesting twist and a focus on sound design.

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by gruskada
Sat Nov 14, 2020 20:53 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 53
Views: 28389

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC039 November 2020 - Submissions until 24-11-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET

I think that the ideal length for the tune I'm working on would be something like 2 minutes and 30 seconds (plus/minus 10 seconds). I don't want to repeat and repeat – people might get bored. A ska tune is often rather straight forward and not too sophisticated. Looking at Spotify's "Essential...
by gruskada
Wed Nov 04, 2020 19:08 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced

Are you saying that you're passing on your prize if Mister Fox doesn't give feedback? If so, how long are you going to wait? :lol: :lol: Noo. I mean no prize for me. I just ask if Mister Fox have time to post few words on our tracks that is all. It is your turn now. Sorry. No worries, I just misund...
by gruskada
Wed Nov 04, 2020 13:52 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced

Congrats Doc Jon. :tu: Too bad that TheNeverScene and Square do not post their feedback and were disqualified. Prize for me - well I would like to see some comments for our tracks from Mister Fox if he have a time, otherwise I'll pass. Are you saying that you're passing on your prize if Mister Fox ...
by gruskada
Tue Oct 27, 2020 02:14 CET
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Voting until 01-NOV-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Lots of really good submissions this month. I really wish everyone would have added the description of their story behind the song, though. I really wanted to judge the contest in part by listening to the song first, and trying to guess the story, then seeing how closely it matched. Doc Jon - Welcom...
by gruskada
Fri Oct 23, 2020 02:35 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Submissions until 24-10-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

I apologize for the ignorance, but what is RR? RR = round robin, which means that a different but similar sample fires every time you play a note (up to x times before it starts over again). Many libraries include it, though in some cases you need to make sure it's turned on, or the patch your usin...
by gruskada
Wed Oct 21, 2020 00:39 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Submissions until 24-10-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

This song was inspired by an early morning bike ride. It was very dark out - I had a light, but I nearly ran into some lady walking the other way, dressed in all black, who didn't have a light (??). I started thinking why she would be out like that, and for fun, I came up with a scenario where she w...
by gruskada
Sat Oct 17, 2020 16:25 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 66
Views: 37789

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC038 October 2020 - Submissions until 24-10-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Rough mix completed, will look at perhaps adding a few more elements and fine tuning the arrangement before closing date https://soundcloud.com/docjon/welcome-home I like this overall - the buildup is really cool, the choirs sound amazing, and I like how the theme carries through. What bothers me i...
by gruskada
Wed Sep 30, 2020 19:31 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 83
Views: 43511

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020- Voting until 01-OCT-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

On the other hand the piano feels too repetitive and robotic. Agree. I ran out of time. I was planning on doing things like adding grace notes, and varying the velocity at the very least. I wonder if the sax sound's a bit midi. Yeah, though I was impressed that SaxLab had aftertouch growl. I though...
by gruskada
Wed Sep 30, 2020 13:11 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 83
Views: 43511

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020- Voting until 01-OCT-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Canese - In sepia swell I'm feeling the hip-hop vibe here. I like the modern reverb wash effect. The bassline is great, and pulls everything together. The end doesn't match the mood of the song, though. Square - Finding my Footing This is an odd one. I love it (especially the stereo effects at :50,...
by gruskada
Thu Sep 24, 2020 01:47 CEST
Forum: Songwriting Competition
Topic: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020 - Winners announced
Replies: 83
Views: 43511

Re: SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC037 September 2020 - Submissions until 24-09-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST

Just a simple song about being relaxed, but having some background mental tension as well. I tried not to overthink things, and just play what I was feeling. The name comes from the Internet term, TTL (Time To Live), which is a setting that governs how long data exists. https://soundcloud.com/gruska...