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Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submission Period has ended

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 06:08 CEST
by Mister Fox
Hello and welcome to the Special Songwriting Competition - Community Scramble (2023)


This thread covers the first part of our yearly recurring challenge - collecting samples - which are then used in the actual Songwriting Competition in January 2023 (SWC065) as basis for every participant. And that also marks the biggest twist of this game - you are only allowed to use the provided samples to create music out of it.

How, is completely up to you. You can use sampling/re-sampling techniques, granular synthesis, wavetable synthesis, you can mangle the sounds through time stretching, distortion, modulation, etc. As long as you only use what has been provided by the community in form of sound snippets and/or samples.

As of SWC053 / January 2022, you can even add a guitar or bass, as long as your recording is mangled in some shape or form. The focus is on sound design! Not just guitar > DI > amp suite preset. You can also add vocals and ad-libs (your own voice or a collaborating singer), or sound effects created from your voice (think: breathing, shouts, grunts, robot voice, etc).



You can read up more about this idea, and find the last "Community Scramble(s)" here:
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:arrow: GENERAL INFORMATION

Time Frames:
Sample Collection: Tuesday, 01st November 2022 to Saturday, 24th December 2022 (54 days)
Songwriting Competition: Sunday, 01st January 2023 to Tuesday, 24th January 2023 (24 days)

Sample submission will end on Saturday, 24-12-2022, 23:59 UTC+1/CET (Germany) - until further notice.


The deadline is the same as for SWC064 / December 2022. Please check in with the Global Countdown on it's dedicated page or the countdown on the home page. There will be reminders via the Newsletter, Social Media accounts, and Discord.

Overall rules: The rules of the Songwriting Competition apply, with the main difference that you're (currently) not allowed to use any other sound source than the ones provided from this sample collection thread.

Staff (Mister Fox) wrote:How to submit sample content:
  • each community member shall ideally provide no less than three (number: 3), but also no more than five (number: 5) self-created sounds
  • the provided samples must not be from free sample packages, but created by yourself. The content can be synthetic in nature or a Foley type recording (please keep things appropriate!), anything from single hits and stabs, to loops
  • the material must be in 44/24 WAV bar minimum, and 96/24 WAV absolute maximum
  • the material shall ideally not peak higher than -1.00 dBFS to prevent clipping
  • IMPORTANT: bundle the following filled out TXT, which adds full credits to your work (download TXT)
  • the samples and TXT must be packed in a ZIP or RAR, then uploaded to any file storage to your liking (recommended systems that store longer than 7 days, like Google Drive, DropBox, etc)
  • Link to the file in this thread, with some short info what you recorded (basically mirroring what has been written in the TXT)

From all entries, around 30 samples (maybe more) will be selected to be a "starter bundle" for the SWC in question. In order for this endeavor to be successful, we need 10 entries with three to five samples per participant each. If there is not enough material, or not of enough variety, the challenge can not happen as designed. If there is too much or overlapping content, things will be trimmed down or used for future games of similar nature.

Once the material has been prepared, the game starts on time on 01st January 2023. It is highly recommended to provide audio content early on, which makes it easier for me to set things up. Thanks in advance.

An important note:
If you only want to provide content, please feel free to do so. If you rather only join the game and not have the pressure to be asked to "create source material" as well, that's just as fine. You do not need to join both the Sample Collection thread and the follow-up Songwriting Competition.



Let's get creative! :phones:

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - collection starts November 2022

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 06:15 CEST
by Mister Fox
 ! Bonus Info
I am posting this thread half a month in advance to generate some interest.

The sample collection officially starts on Tuesday, 01st November 2022.

However, you can already read up on previous games, the general concept, and start recording / creating material so that things can progress in a timely manner. Please remember: you, as sample provider in this case, can shape the game's general tone. So please keep that in mind.

Although, depending on your creativity, even an abundance of "industrial based samples" can turn into a more pop oriented electronic production, or any other genre you feel like. This will be your challenge for January 2023-

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2022 00:44 CET
by Mister Fox
:arrow: The sample collection has officially started.



Time Frames:
Sample Collection: Tuesday, 01st November 2022 to Saturday, 24th December 2022 (54 days)
Songwriting Competition: Sunday, 01st January 2023 to Tuesday, 24th January 2023 (24 days)

Sample submission will end on Saturday, 24-12-2022, 23:59 UTC+1/CET (Germany) - until further notice.


The deadline is the same as for SWC064 / December 2022. Please check in with the Global Countdown on it's dedicated page or the countdown on the home page. There will be reminders via the Newsletter, Social Media accounts, and Discord.

Overall rules: The rules of the Songwriting Competition apply, with the main difference that you're (currently) not allowed to use any other sound source than the ones provided from this sample collection thread.




Please post your ZIP/RAR files as regular post.
Please check in with post #01 regarding how to submit content.

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2022 02:25 CET
by Mister Fox
:arrow: PRO TIP:

You can influence the overall "tone" of SWC065 by providing source material for a genre you would like to hear/work in. For example: if you provide a self-created acoustic drum loop, this can be used for Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, Lounge, etc. But with clever sound design, also Electronic or Industrial.

You set the initial stage, what you make out of it, is up to your personal creativity.

Re: Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 13:50 CET
by A Future in Noise
This would be my contribution, five samples: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rRLBBj ... share_link

Re: Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 19:33 CET
by A Future in Noise
There isn't exactly an abundance of samples here. So I top up with two more. Useful, maybe, with these regular oscillations.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gzlwkx ... share_link

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2022 04:22 CET
by Mister Fox
:arrow: AN IMPORTANT NOTE:
If you only want to provide content, please feel free to do so. If you rather only join the game and not have the pressure to be asked to "create source material" as well, that's just as fine. You do not need to join both the Sample Collection thread and the follow-up Songwriting Competition.


If you want to join the Sample Collection endeavor, including today, there are still 12 days left to contribute something.

Re: Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:42 CET
by Tj Shredder
If I want to throw some samples in here, its not at all clear how to do that. Please explain... Where do I upload them? In which format?

Never mind, I found it:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=184

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:52 CET
by Mister Fox
Tj Shredder wrote:
Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:42 CET
Where do I upload them? In which format?
Everything is explained in post #01 (see middle section).

No need to post in your linked thread (which is actually from 2018, for SWC017 in 2019)

Community Scramble (SWC065 January 2023) - Sample Collection Thread - Submissions until 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:57 CET
by Mister Fox
A friendly reminder:
Including today, 7 days left for submitting your samples. So far, we have 2 entries.


Remember: You set the stage for Songwriting Competition 065 "Community Scramble" / January 2023!

In order for the "Community Scramble" Songwriting Competition to work, we need at least 5-10 mini-sample packages. So if you've been sitting on the fence so far, now is the time to get involved.


Please spread the word!