Forum Topic: Mac9 - Jan/feb Valoltines!!

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MaestroRage

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Posted at: 1/6/09 01:25 AM

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CONTEST ENDS February 1st 2009 11:59:59 PM NEWGROUNDS TIME
PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT CONTEST ENTRIES HERE, ALL RELEVANT DISCUSSION SHOULD GO INTO THE DISCUSSION THREAD!

Welcome to the

Monthly (rule #10) Audio Contest 2009 - January-February Valoltine!.

Valoltine!?

It is where you lol in victory on Valentines.

This particular month's theme is remarkably something insanely original. Similar in quality but different in tone. Last MAC the goal was to make a determined piece. This MAC we find ourselves gazing into the eyes of your loved one.

I know you're reading this on NG and if you're anything like me, you're going to have to make them up (Palmela Handerson doesn't count i'm afraid).

Her name is Lucy, BACK OFF YOU TURDS!

So think of that pure joy and warmth as you reach out for them. As they embrace you and you're both just lost to the moment. Make that joy into song, that feeling of love. For the trance electronica artists this will likely involve a lot of sugary reverbed piano melodies. I look forward to diving through a pool of said reverb and pianos.

But seriously, there is fine differences between euphoria, and joy. I've heard the differences in many of your tracks, let's see you guys hone in and see if you can tap into that certain energy.

About the Contest this month
- You are allowed to submit 2 pieces of music to be judged. We ask that you do not throw in any more this time.

- You are NOT ALLOWED to submit old pieces of music to this, or any other future MAC (unless we have a nostalgic MAC, not happening soon).

Only entries made for the MAC can deserve to earn from it.

Awards
The awards this time around will be slightly different. Still using the X credits system we are now adding an additional $30 store credit per prize. This store credit can be used for goods in the store, but cannot be converted to regular credit.

You can also opt some of your regular credits converted to store credit and take even moreNG merchendisehome with ya ;D!!!! Just PM Bob to make the change after filling out the winners form.

Credits?
We explained credits last MAC but here it is again in case.

If you win 200 credits, you can say "I want this shirt, this keychain, this DVD, and the rest of the credits in money". So We simply take away however much the shirt/keychain and DVD are from the credit pile and you get what's left over. We strongly encourage supporting fellow artists by taking home a DVD or shirt.

1st) 200 Credits
2nd) 125 Credits
3rd) 100 Credits
4th) 75 Credits

5th - 10th) mockery... cruel CRUEL mockery.

- Front Page Spots for the top four songs!
- With the addition of Revenue Split between Flash artists and musicians a great entry can look to earning a bit extra then what we give here by the exposure they gain!


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MaestroRage

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Posted at: 1/6/09 01:28 AM

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Entering the Contest, Basic Rules
Current Senior Judges. Contact them with questions/suggestions
- SBB
- Rig
- MaestroRagingErection

1 - Check the Rules for Submitting Audio to the NGAP. If you still are unsure what's OK to upload and what's not, check this thread. Basically, you must not submit material that include samples you have no copyright/permission to use.

2 - Make a song according to these rules! FO SHO!

3 - Submit the song to the NG Audio Portal.

4 - Go to this thread and post a link to your song. Thanks to the new forum code all you need to do now is copy paste the link into your browser, and NG will automatically turn it into a link to click.

5 - Rig's mom wins, everybody else is honorable mentions. This includes Rig

6 - Do not break any of the rules stated in this thread. If you intend on submitting with different profiles, notify a Senior Judge about this. If we find out that you break the rules, you risk being disqualified from this contest. Depending on how serious your actions are, you might get banned from the contest for some time. Basic BBS rules apply in this thread too, of course. If there are posts that are irrelevant for the contest/spam, a moderator will clean it up. This mean your post(s) might get deleted, and you risk getting banned from the NG BBS. All according to the BBS rules and the forum specific Audio Forum rules.

7 - You should have your submission signed up for the contest in this thread by 1st of February. If you cannot post for one reason or another, PM or e-mail a Senior Judge with a valid reason why you can't do it yourself, and we'll see to it that your contest entry is in. To make it even clearer; - No submissions will be accepted when February 1st is up.

Unless we extend the deadline, which is rare.

8 - It is now possible to update songs one have submitted to the contest, and it is allowed to do so. However, when the deadline rears its head, no more updates are allowed. The songs will be downloaded by this time, and distributed amongst the judges (or if they choose to download the songs themselves) to avoid the risk of somone updating the song post deadline.

9 10 finalist songs at the end of the day!

10 - LOL (ROFL'S IS NOT ALLOWED)
10.a - LMAO (LOL is a necessary first action)
10.a.b - GG (a LMAO on your behalf must be credited)
10.a.b.1 - WTF (A GG must be encountered)
10.a.b.1-D - BBQ (cannot bypass other terms to enjoy delicious)


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Extra notes

- The judging will be done similar to previous MAC's, nobody escapes alive. 3 Senior Judges will judge, we would still gladly take as much help as we can get. So don't want to compete? Do a brother a solid and help judge!

- Rules, guidelines and other things that this contest may change as time goes by. If anything changes, you will find out by staying updated to this thread.

- If you have any bright ideas for future MACs, don't be shy to PM a Senior Judge about them. We are kinetically linked, so we know.

MAC9 - January/February Crew and their function.
MaestroRage - Chief Judge, creator of the judging system. Likes to insult mothers.
SBB - Co-Chief and Senior Judge, makes sure everybody uses compression on their master bus because that ensures dynamics are ruined. (lets debate that nao!) But no I don't know if he does or not, but I assume things.
Rig - Co-Chief and Senior Judge. Is often photoshopped. Ironically is not often seen shopping for photos.
DarKsidE555 - Listmaster, updates the list of new submissions with new entries since the previous update marked.
TomFulp - Provides the awards along with creating/managing this website, newgrounds.com.
Rucklo - Honorary Mascot on Haitus, will return to us one day as manager :'(

Positions Available for upcoming MAC's
Judges
- We're always looking for good judges. By good I mean dependable and with some musical credit to their name. If your music experience is limited to open Magix Music Maker wait a couple more years before applying.

Previous Audio Contest in the Audio Forum
MAC8 - Claiming New Grounds
MAC8 - Flight in Freedom
MAC8 - Trembling Madness
MAC8 - Sorrowed Tears
MAC8 - Music to Motion
MAC8 - Pico Punchout!
MAC8 - Feb/March Pillars of Pico!

MAC7 - December 8-bit Christmas
MAC7 - November DnB / Ambient
MAC7 - June CASTLE CRASHERS theme.
MAC7 - July REDESIGN, FRONTPAGE THEME!
MAC7 - March (+April) PICO LOOP theme.
MAC7 - February PICO TREASURE HUNT!

Mrac06 - December
Mrac06 - November
MAC6 - October X-MAS theme
MAC6 - August TANKMEN theme
MAC6 - July OPEN CONTEST

Heaviest riff ever competition! (2006)
March Contest (2006)
Battle of the Audio Portal (2005)


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brokendeck

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Two lovers enjoying a night together for the last time before one is setn off to war.

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MH16

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Posted at: 1/10/09 08:28 AM

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My 1st MAC9 entry:

-No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead-

My entry for the Movie Score Collab

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Posted at: 1/10/09 12:30 PM

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This one may be untypical depressing for the love song. But hey, there are also hard times in relationships.


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Kaizerwolf

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Posted at: 1/10/09 08:22 PM

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Walking Away (MAC9)

Enjoy.

My Rithum Profile
Go to the Newgrounds Audio Chat!" Where the good times roll. Or something like that.

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Posted at: 1/10/09 11:07 PM

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SHE SAID YES

An upbeat interpretation of the MAC, 'cause things were getting damn depressing up in here.


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Posted at: 1/11/09 04:34 AM

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Ya I'm dumb forgot the link....

Awe chicken nuggets and pancakes what did you do this time?
www.myspace.com/mrmilkcartonmusic


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MH16

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Posted at: 1/11/09 06:23 AM

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Ha, you can't beat my superspeed :D
My 2nd entry:

-No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead-

My entry for the Movie Score Collab

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Posted at: 1/11/09 10:27 AM

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1st Submission.

Read the Disc. :P

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Posted at: 1/12/09 04:04 PM

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here is my 2nd entry, this time a real love song. Ugh.


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Posted at: 1/13/09 02:41 AM

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My first entry will be:

Flawless Love

good luck to everyone!

Mjattie

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Posted at: 1/13/09 11:24 PM

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Heres my 2

One's about the pure feeling

The other outlines the fun and careless freedom we have =)

Non-respectively.


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BlazingDragon

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Posted at: 1/17/09 08:45 PM

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This is a collab between Tamadrum and I. Enjoy! :D


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Posted at: 1/18/09 03:09 AM

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My First and probably my main,

Good luck everyone - and let's hope I get top 10 xD


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Quarl

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Posted at: 1/19/09 04:22 PM

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Stan and I wrote a song about casual sex...

... do we have consent? I'm all ready wearing a condom...


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Posted at: 1/19/09 08:31 PM

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http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/204871


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Posted at: 1/19/09 09:57 PM

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Here's a standalone submission from me. :)


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This song took me a hell of a long time, mostly because I got sick and ruined my laptop, causing me to have to finish this song on a whole other computer. Anyways, here's my submission:

Enjoy!

Add my audio RSS feed!
Revolution X! Warrior's Quest! Listen and be completely mindblown!
PM me for anything audio-related! Pic below is a supercell btw.

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Posted at: 1/20/09 12:37 PM

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This is dedicated to Maestro's Raging Boner. It's like a gift from God Himself. I even feel obliged to capitalize his Bonerific Boner.

<33

P.S.
Chronamut, stay back! I was joking! Lol jkjk =DD

Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it.

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It's for her. I think she likes it.

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Quarl

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Posted at: 1/21/09 02:20 AM

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HEY
GUISE WHAT GUIES!?! I DONE MAKE A DNB!!! OLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO

: Betcha didn't see that one coming :p


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