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At 8/1/12 03:31 AM, SonicWombat wrote:

At 8/1/12 03:18 AM, Birdinator99 wrote:

Results!

D'oh! You got me, sir. I am duped. I feel ashameded.

My face when I read that.

At 8/1/12 03:16 AM, Criminal-23 wrote:

At 8/1/12 03:13 AM, Birdinator99 wrote: Hey guys, I've got the results right here!

If that didn't work, I'm gonna look like a dumbass.

Nice try, but not good enough to troll me.

Shit -- I forgot to disguise it properly.

Results!

Hey guys, I've got the results right here!

If that didn't work, I'm gonna look like a dumbass.

At 8/1/12 01:59 AM, Metallica1136 wrote: Well, I think I'm gonna go to bed, good night guys!

And then the results were posted.

Just kidding. But it's 7 am in Malta -- WAKE UP STEP, WE NEED YOU MAN!

At 7/31/12 11:25 PM, RealFaction wrote:

Exactly. If Newgrounds will be down for several hours, let's just see them at midnight. Technically, it WOULD be August 1st ;)

I second that. Wouldnt violate anything

As an incredibly eager beaver, I can vouch for that idea as well.

At 7/31/12 12:10 AM, Kirbyfemur wrote: Hey no-one does teh kirby faces but me damn it!!!! <(.\_/.)>

The name, man, I forgot about the name! Shit!

At 7/30/12 11:06 PM, BrokenDeck wrote: I will be accepting bribes if people want to know right away whether they got in or not. :P

:D

Just kidding

<(-_-<)

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  Ascend by Birdinator99

  Keep climbing...

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Last time I submitted here, I didn't get a review, but I understand that everyone isn't always available or in the mood.

This is a valuable service, and I enjoy supporting it nonetheless!

Average rate of auditions per hour: 0.29

Best. Stat. Ever.

At 7/29/12 02:07 PM, Kirbyfemur wrote: we all fail, and i automatically not only am auditioned, but win all of the places!!

Shit.

Well, see you next year.

At 7/28/12 12:53 AM, Back-From-Purgatory wrote: Until you are approved, your submissions will only be viewable on your profile page.

Oh jeez, sorry, didn't know that.

From the looks of it, it's been uploaded successfully.

At 7/27/12 11:32 PM, Mrkapow wrote: Oh woops! I meant, you know, as well as being good artists, there are so many of them as well. hahah sorry, that's what I meant!

Just joshin' ya bud hehe

At 7/27/12 10:42 PM, Mrkapow wrote: So many good artists! So many artists as well!

I see what u did thar

At 7/27/12 03:07 PM, FairSquare wrote: So that makes 186 now. Holy crap.

187:

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  Shiver Mountain (Remix) by Birdinator99

  Fuck, it's cold up here.

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ugh

At 7/26/12 04:20 PM, GronmonSE wrote: Y'all should bump the number of participants from 32 to 64, or even 128 if there's enough entries. I'm sure the NGADM is well-recognized enough, and it'd be a very nice challenge for everyone. As a former NGADMer, I hope you consider it.

That's explained on the first page:

At 7/1/12 05:31 AM, Echo wrote: Why do only 32 people make it in?

Because we're not superhuman alien cyborg things that can handle 64 (or 128) competitors at a go (and because 32 is a nice safe round number :3).

Think of all the reviews they would have to write! In order to do what you're suggesting, they would need more judges.

At 7/26/12 06:53 AM, FairSquare wrote: Does anyone know how many entries there have already been?

Too lazy to count them myself :3

You read my mind -- also, for comparison's sake, last year there were 110 auditions.

At 7/24/12 07:29 PM, Birdinator99 wrote: Is the deadline on the 28th at midnight (I.E As soon as the 28th starts), or at 11:59 pm (I.E As soon as the 28th ends)?

Actually, never mind that question -- I think I'll end up having to submit on the 27th anyway.

Is the deadline on the 28th at midnight (I.E As soon as the 28th starts), or at 11:59 pm (I.E As soon as the 28th ends)?

At 7/23/12 06:32 PM, SkyeWintrest wrote: But that deadline's going to be over in less than 5 days! Better get your audition in, "Mr. Chicken". ;)

Well, unlike last year's contest, I'm making a song specifically for the audition, and I definitely want to take my time getting it right. "Mr. Chicken" just doesn't want to rush the process, haha.

...I am looking forward to hearing your audition, since you ARE good at it.

Well thank you, but if I don't pace myself and get done what I need to, that may no longer be the case, you see! Also, like I mentioned before, it'll be a remix, so I can focus more on transitions and structuring rather than composition, in order to strengthen the weaker aspects of my producing.

At 7/23/12 11:15 AM, SkyeWintrest wrote: Whelp. That's all the current submissions scored on a scale of 0 to 10. Now to bring them down to 32

After I had read this much I got real freaked out because I thought the deadline came early...

At 7/22/12 09:23 PM, Trampzy wrote: Well there's no rules on what you can and cannot do. Honestly if you do it well then there's no reason it shouldn't work. You'd have to try it though, since there's too many variables to say how it would go. Just don't overdo the compression on the snare, since you need something to still compress afterwards; otherwise you'll just be destroying the sample... unless you want a deranged noise, then crank it.

The compression is probably in the light-to-medium range on both compressors, so I think I'll be alright. It doesn't sound crushed, just a bit tighter, which I assume is the desired effect (sounds nice). Just making sure.

Thanks again for your help!

At 7/22/12 09:08 PM, SpitNeck wrote: Is there anyway to take down uploaded audio files ?

Pretty sure that feature was lost in the redesign. Not sure why, seems kind of essential.

Thanks guys; I'm really starting to understand now. I just have one more question.

Say I have a snare drum track, with a single band compressor on it. The snare track, along with the other drum-related tracks, is outputted to a "drum bus", where multiband compression is applied to all of the drums as a single unit. Is it okay to have 2 layers of compression on the snare like this?

Would anyone please like to take a stab at explaining multiband compression, in terms of how, when, and if to use it? I've looked at a few tutorials and fumbled my way around a 3-band VST, but it still confuses me. I've read many stories about inexperienced producers completely destroying mixes with this tool, and that makes me hesitant to use it at all. Some people say to avoid it entirely...

Also, I am fairly familiar with "regular" compressors (singleband, I suppose they would be), their use and settings I.E. attack, release, etc...

At 7/3/12 09:00 PM, Step wrote: NOTE: You can still have a remix for your audition. I'm sorry for not specifying this, I forgot to specify it last year too. I'd suggest posting an original work because in the end for the NGADM you'll be making original works, but a remix can still accurately display your musical skills (if it's not a MIDI rip of course!).

Assuming this is still true, I plan to submit a remix which is not a MIDI rip and does not use samples from any external copyrighted source before the deadline, hopefully. This accommodates the current progress of a couple of my WIPs, while still showing off my improvement in various areas of production (again, hopefully). Last year gave me good practice on writing original works, so I'm not worried about my ability to do that, except structure-wise, but hey, maybe I'll improve some more this year.

problem? /trollfaceplz

As a Mixcraft user for a few years, I can vouch for its suitability as a DAW (although admittedly not a very complex one). Never submitted "duplo" projects, never been banned. I didn't think it was a problem, so I'm relieved to read this thread.

Ads go here dude: http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/253861

I swear if BFP beats me here...

then lol

At 7/2/12 03:57 AM, Echo wrote:

At 7/2/12 03:39 AM, DJDela wrote:

At 7/2/12 02:07 AM, Echo wrote: You do realise that you have to post an audition in order to actually enact that plan, right? :P

But you must admit, he has a great plan.

It gave me a strange sense of Dejavu >>

Hmm...me too...

Yea yea, I'm gonna post something, but I've gotta finish it first.

Ok so here's my plan,

First, I'm going to make the cut by a total fluke, then be the first round loser with the highest score, and then my next two opponents will either have scheduling issues or power outages...

3rd place here I come