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At 8/21/13 07:45 PM, Animunkey wrote: We Are 14

You don't say

Thanks guys -- I appreciate it.

Can someone be so kind as to explain what a "gate" is (when referring to music production)? I've heard the term "noise gate" before, but I'm not sure if that's the same thing. The definition I've looked up confuses me, and I was wondering if the fine people here at Newgrounds could educate me.

Thanks!

Boy, didn't even crack honourable mentions -- I'll go get better for next year.

At 7/19/13 08:33 PM, skyood wrote:

At 7/19/13 05:00 PM, Birdinator99 wrote:

At 7/19/13 04:02 PM, Echo wrote: I DO WHAT I WANT

I have to keep looking up Malta on a map -- is that bad?

Do I get bonus points for being able to quickly identify Malta on a map?

You'll have to ask Step.

At 7/19/13 04:02 PM, Echo wrote: I DO WHAT I WANT

I have to keep looking up Malta on a map -- is that bad?

At 7/19/13 03:43 PM, skyood wrote: If I write a couple sentences where I talk about how there no way I'll make it and other humble-sounding noises like "oh, well," do I get bonus points for conformity?

GIVE THIS MAN SOME POINTS

At 7/19/13 02:57 PM, Neon-Bard wrote:

At 7/19/13 01:28 PM, Birdinator99 wrote:

Ugh, I actually did read that -- how did I miss it?

It's alright my friend! I'm a bit of a ghost.

Sorry Neon :3

At 7/19/13 01:03 PM, Step wrote:

At 7/19/13 12:58 PM, Birdinator99 wrote: Neon, I assume you're a judge as well? I didn't see you on the original judge list, and other than BFP's situation, I'm unaware of any judge shuffling.

K.

Step, you know I don't read things!

Ugh, I actually did read that -- how did I miss it?

At 7/19/13 07:30 AM, Neon-Bard wrote:

At 7/19/13 04:32 AM, Echo wrote:

I am also almost done and should be done by this evening. We're fairly confident that the results will come out on time, and we're trying to avoid delays as much as possible.

Likewise. I expect that I will be nearing the end of the auditions by tonight, and perhaps earlier if I get off work on time.

Neon, I assume you're a judge as well? I didn't see you on the original judge list, and other than BFP's situation, I'm unaware of any judge shuffling.

At 7/18/13 10:00 PM, camoshark wrote:

At 7/18/13 09:48 PM, Birdinator99 wrote: Hey Step and friends, how is the judging coming along? Everything shaping up to be on time?

They're all asleep right now, but the last update I had from Step was he was 3/4 done and was expecting to finish the last quarter tomorrow, so they'll be fine.

Thanks -- sounds good.

Hey Step and friends, how is the judging coming along? Everything shaping up to be on time?

At 7/15/13 04:49 PM, aliaspharow wrote: Oh shit! last day of auditions and i just heard about it just now :0 thank god!
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/527800

Hope we get matched up again if I make it!

At 7/14/13 09:09 PM, Chongo wrote:

At 7/14/13 06:53 PM, Birdinator99 wrote:

At 7/14/13 12:59 PM, Echo wrote: Wonder what number of entries we're at...

Just another quick count here, pending any errors; I've got 214.

Ha! I won't be making it!

Well, to get in, you'll have to (approximately) be in the top 25% of all entrants, assuming we get to 250ish auditions.

You never know...

At 7/14/13 12:59 PM, Echo wrote: Wonder what number of entries we're at...

Just another quick count here, pending any errors; I've got 214.

At 7/14/13 09:23 AM, Step wrote: You have all of the 15th to finish too - remember, everything is in NG time (EST), so after the clock ticks midnight and the 16th starts, we won't accept any more auditions!

Step, I'm confused. Would that make the deadline July 16th at 12:00am, or maybe in a less confusing way, July 15th at 11:59pm?

At 7/12/13 06:07 PM, Step wrote: I swear, every single time I randomly click on an audition to listen to it I think "oh yeah this artist should definitely make it past auditions". Either I keep clicking on the good ones or this will be a very tough year to judge.

On a completely unrelated note, where do I send my money, Step?

Here's mine:

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  Lucid Dreaming by Birdinator99

  You can do whatver you want!

  Score

  5.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Miscellaneous

  Popularity

  17 Views

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I think we're up to about 185 now, everyone.

I've reviewed this:

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  The Fall by Valon129

  Video game cinematic soundtrack

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Video Game

  Popularity

  20 Views

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And this would be great to get a review on:

• 
  Lucid Dreaming by Birdinator99

  You can do whatver you want!

  Score

  5.00 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Miscellaneous

  Popularity

  13 Views

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Just an update for all of you; given that Echo's total from his 7th page post is correct, and pending any of my mistakes, we are at 154 entries so far!

At 7/6/13 08:58 PM, midimachine wrote: google university

This can solve many of your issues. Also, a few have pointed me to this site in the past -- helpful.

I'm mostly working on high school band knowledge, but I pick up things here and there. Don't be afraid to ask questions; many folks here are just like you, and are willing to share what they've learned.

That's the cool thing about NG music -- it's so relatable.

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Not a very good audition dude

At 7/2/13 07:36 PM, Calamaistr wrote: I tend to just strip down naked, then lay on my keyboard with fruityloops 9 running on the piano roll with recording on.

Same thing, just with coconut oil.

At 6/23/13 03:33 AM, Echo wrote: At current count, provided I didn't make any mistakes, we are at 102 Auditions, after 8 days. Damn.

That's over 10 auditions a day! Really shows what a cool community we have here -- I'm sure we can get to 200 at this rate.

Can we get a tally of how many legit entries we have now? A couple of years ago, I think there were 32 selected from around 120 auditions. It'd be interesting to see if that ratio changes with the new rule of 64 being selected.

At 6/9/13 06:55 PM, PeterSatera wrote: some instruments have more reverb than others in the samples already so sometimes its good to take this into account.

I import sounds from my keyboard most of the time, and I usually make them dry first so when I'm actually using them I can reverb how I like.

The front-to-back mixing with reverb idea is not my strong suit -- I have a tendency to put too much on a lot, so maybe I'll take a look at that too.

At 6/9/13 04:19 PM, HyperTrough wrote: because the dry and wet signals are on two different channels, you can effect them differently.

Didn't think of it like that, hmm. Sounds cool, thank you.

At 6/9/13 02:14 PM, Usernamemyarse wrote: Putting your reverb on an aux channel allows you to route several different channels into it giving you a bit more flexibility during your mixing process.

Oh yeah, forgot about that, but if I wanted each track to have its own unique reverb, then it would be as good as a send?

Alright, so I've heard the way to go with reverb is to set it up as a send effect, thereby keeping the original signal intact. This way you can add as much reverb as you want without changing the original sound itself.

However, the reverb VST I'm using right now has a "reverb gain" knob and a "dry gain" knob, alongside a "dry mute" button. Used as an insert effect, I can control dry/wet separately, achieving 100% dry or 100% wet if I need to.

Is this not also ideal? Am I missing something, or is this VST out of the ordinary? Potential problems later on?

At 8/27/12 11:44 AM, NimblekidX wrote: to those who havent finished their tracks,how's the progress?

Had a potential data loss scare, but it's all good now. Probably about 65% done.

Lots of procrastinating as well!