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Challenge: make a track in ten hours or less
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
The challenge:
Write a track in ten hours or less. You can spread out these hours any way you want -- it doesn't have to be ten hours straight, or ten hours on one day. You can work on it one hour today and nine tomorrow, or one hour each day for ten days in a row, or whatever. But once you've had your sequencer or audio editor open to the track for ten hours, you have to upload whatever you've put together. Use your time wisely.
;)
Reasoning behind this:
I've seen a lot of people complain about how having lots of options tends to make them less musically productive, and I've made this complaint myself. I thought it would be good to set myself the challenge of writing a complete track in ten hours or less, perhaps as a way of "forcing" myself to come up with ideas and go with my gut impulses rather than agonizing over every little choice.
Anyone want to try this out with me? :) |
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| Prototrance |
'The Dancer & The Darkness' on my myspace page took about 8 hours cumulative over 3 weeks 'ish. Click link in my sig if you're interested, nowhere to upload to.
All started with the lead riff I made on Sylenth, the other musical elements didn't take too long to make. It was the arrangement that took the time, and getting the automation just right. |
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| cronodevir |
Sonic Landscapes Over Mozambique
Was done in like 2 hours or something, I don't remmeber. |
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| G-Con |
I like the idea of this and its something I've considered trying myself for a while. But is 10hrs too long? If the ideas are flowing and come together quicly, 10 hrs is quite generous.
Of course, if the ideas aren't coming, and creativity is waning, 10 days can not be enough :eyes:
I've also thought about making a track but limiting my tools. For instance, not allowing myself to use any synths/romplers at all. Instead build a track entirely from samples I mangle myself... |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by G-Con
I've also thought about making a track but limiting my tools. For instance, not allowing myself to use any synths/romplers at all. Instead build a track entirely from samples I mangle myself... |
My other idea for a challenge was "make a track with just one synth and five drum samples." |
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| Subtle |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
My other idea for a challenge was "make a track with just one synth and five drum samples." |
if so id suggest you provide the 5 samples, for example a 909 kick, clap, open, closed. |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
My other idea for a challenge was "make a track with just one synth and five drum samples." |
That would be a quality idea, would be good to see what we could all come up with. Personally I virtually always finish a track/remix within ten hours :confused:. |
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| gr8ape |
| The day I got my virus I made a track (roughly 8 hours) |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by Subtle
if so id suggest you provide the 5 samples, for example a 909 kick, clap, open, closed. |
Yeah, I could do that. I have 909 samples.
Maybe I'll close this thread and make that challenge instead. |
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| cronodevir |
| What synth would be used? |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
| quote: | Originally posted by cronodevir
What synth would be used? |
Any synth you choose, since people don't all have the same synthesizers here. But you can use only one.
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| Acton |
We should all use the same one, a free software synthesizer :D
There are some quality ones out there. |
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