Mac13 - Jan/feb Orchestral Winners!

[BrokenDeck]

Monthly Audio Contest 2013 - January / February ORCHESTRAL theme.

Here are the winners!

Special thanks to Luis for the awesome artwork!

[BrokenDeck]

In 4th place:

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  To The Death by LeoMDK

  An action-packed cinematic orchestral piece. Two great warriors battle. Only one survives!

  Score

  0 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  85 Views

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[BrokenDeck]

In 3rd place:

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  The Forrest Fights Back by Niadroj9986

  A cinematic scene of a living forest fighting against evil.

  Score

  4.60 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Miscellaneous

  Popularity

  92 Views

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[BrokenDeck]

In 2nd place:

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  The Uncharted Voyage by deadlyfishes

  My entry for the MAC 13 Contest (Orchestral Theme)

  Score

  4.31 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  122 Views

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[camoshark]

Who's it gonna be? The tension is killing me! D:

[KatMaestro]

At 2/21/13 09:00 PM, camoshark wrote: Who's it gonna be? The tension is killing me! D:

Neither you and me.

[BrokenDeck]

In 1st place!!!:

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  A Titan Rises by SmithBA

  MAC 13 Jan/Feb Entry

  Score

  4.27 / 5.00

  Type

  Song

  Genre

  Classical

  Popularity

  125 Views

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[stunkel]

Wow so many good pieces and great choices for the top 4. I still have a lot to learn before I win a contest it seems! Congrats to all of the winners!

[KatMaestro]

This contest is a place for the hidden dragons to show their mights. Congrats to all winners!

[BrokenDeck]

Pay homage to your lord of purgatory, Back-From-Purgatory, for stepping in as sig-maker at the last minute.

Just ask him what kind of sacrifices he likes best.

[samulis]

Congrats fellas, all great works here! Good to see the "quality of instruments doesn't matter if your composition is great" rule carried through. That no. 1 is nearly flawlessly executed composition-wise.

[BrokenDeck]

At 2/21/13 09:30 PM, samulis wrote: "quality of instruments doesn't matter if your composition is great" rule.

It was one of the things that I put foremost in the criteria for the judges to follow. Not everyone has / can afford the same sample packs after all.

[DavidOrr]

Congrats to the everyone! MaestroRage, thebenjerman and I spent several hours discussing all of the submissions -- there were some fantastic compositions across the board. As Brokendeck said, we put focus on the quality of both composition and orchestration over production value (though that was still a small factor). We wanted to to make sure those with the latest and greatest samples didn't win by default, and that is reflected in the results.

Congrats again!

[SmithBA]

There were a lot of great songs entered in this contest. Great job to everyone. Thanks for considering our song one of the best! :)

[WadeFulp]

Congratulations to the winners! :)

[Breed]

At 2/21/13 10:35 PM, DavidOrr wrote: We wanted to to make sure those with the latest and greatest samples didn't win by default, and that is reflected in the results.

This is my fault isnt it? =P

[Echo]

At 2/22/13 01:16 AM, Breed wrote:

At 2/21/13 10:35 PM, DavidOrr wrote: We wanted to to make sure those with the latest and greatest samples didn't win by default, and that is reflected in the results.

This is my fault isnt it? =P

And mine...

[BrokenDeck]

I've PMed Tom with the names of the winners, and hopefully he will be able to get in contact with them to issue them their store credit prizes as soon as possible.

[Step]

Congrats to the winners. However if I took part I would've whooped the asses of all of you. Just sayin'.

loljk congrats.

[Emid]

At 2/22/13 06:12 AM, Step wrote: Congrats to the winners. However if I took part I would've whooped the asses of all of you. Just sayin'.

loljk congrats.

Step you surely would....I second :)

Congrats to all those who participated and to all the winners. Surely you were all awesome and the chosen ones were the best among you.

[PeterSatera]

Congratulations to the winners!! Excellent tracks all around, must have been a tough judging process!

[BrokenDeck]

At 2/22/13 06:18 PM, PeterSatera wrote: Congratulations to the winners!! Excellent tracks all around, must have been a tough judging process!

I luv your new sig mang!

[Woolio1]

Congratulations for the winners!

3th place song is amazing :)

[deadlyfishes]

At 2/22/13 04:36 AM, BrokenDeck wrote: I've PMed Tom with the names of the winners, and hopefully he will be able to get in contact with them to issue them their store credit prizes as soon as possible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZomwVcGt0LE

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Also congrats to the other winners! This year's was more intense then the last one, it was great to see some new composers submit to the MAC!

[LeoMDK]

Hooray! Thank you for the honor of placing 4th! Also, congratulations to the other winners as well as many others who entered ... after listening to some of the other entries, this is obviously a very talented community and I'm glad to be a part of it. :)

Question -- is there going to be any kind of breakdown of scores? I saw another contest results thread on this forum where there was a scorecard with different scores for writing, mix/master, originality etc ... Is that something all the audio contests on NG do or is each contest handled differently?

[BrokenDeck]

At 2/22/13 08:37 PM, LeoMDK wrote: Question -- is there going to be any kind of breakdown of scores? I saw another contest results thread on this forum where there was a scorecard with different scores for writing, mix/master, originality etc ... Is that something all the audio contests on NG do or is each contest handled differently?

The judging system is different for every contest, and for the MACs, they generally don't use score cards. The judging for this particular MAC was done via a live voice conference between 3 judges, who then reached a consensus as to the top placements.

[DavidOrr]

At 2/22/13 08:37 PM, LeoMDK wrote: Hooray! Thank you for the honor of placing 4th! Also, congratulations to the other winners as well as many others who entered ... after listening to some of the other entries, this is obviously a very talented community and I'm glad to be a part of it. :)

Question -- is there going to be any kind of breakdown of scores? I saw another contest results thread on this forum where there was a scorecard with different scores for writing, mix/master, originality etc ... Is that something all the audio contests on NG do or is each contest handled differently?

I'll go around to the top 4 and leave detailed reviews, breaking them down into composition, orchestration, and production value categories. In past competitions I've been really quick with those reviews but I'm really swamped with work right now, so it'll take me a little more time to get through the list. I will -- however -- get through them, you'll just need to be a little patient as I find time for each one! :)

[LeoMDK]

At 2/22/13 09:39 PM, DavidOrr wrote: I'll go around to the top 4 and leave detailed reviews ... you'll just need to be a little patient as I find time for each one! :)

Thanks! Patience initiated ... :)

[bdowing27]

Great community, awesome talent, and bad ass songs all round! I look forward to reading the review of our song, thanks for taking the time sir. I'm also looking forward to more epic battles with you fine people. Hopefully me and smith will have some better plugins in the future so we may better please your sound holes. The best to u all.

[TheBenjerman]

At 2/22/13 09:39 PM, DavidOrr wrote: I'll go around to the top 4 and leave detailed reviews, breaking them down into composition, orchestration, and production value categories. In past competitions I've been really quick with those reviews but I'm really swamped with work right now, so it'll take me a little more time to get through the list. I will -- however -- get through them, you'll just need to be a little patient as I find time for each one! :)

I'll do something similar as soon as I have the time as well.

Congrats to everyone, this was a really hard one to judge! The last couple of decisions took hours.