At 8/1/13 05:06 AM, PeterSatera wrote: Personally im never happy with what I create...But always want to improve on it.

Anyway, here's a quick list of how things are going: I think ive done it right..
*Shrugs

You have forgotten Steampianist vs ZipZipper --> both already have submitted their tracks

At 8/1/13 08:46 AM, camoshark wrote: B-but you're not using my trusty list that I've been keeping up to date since the beginning of this tournament? D:

Sorry I totally missed it! Could have saved me the time aswell!! >_<

At 8/1/13 07:52 AM, SourJovis wrote:

At 8/1/13 05:06 AM, PeterSatera wrote: Personally im never happy with what I create...But always want to improve on it.

Same here. Nothing is ever perfect. But there are moments that I think I get a sound just right, and for those moments I'm really happy with it and think the songs will turn out great. Those moments don't last long though. Doubts always return. I no longer try to improve songs as much as I used to. A few years ago I could easily spend months on a single song. It had to be perfect. Right structure, catchy melody, original chord progression, meaningful lyrics, optimal mixing. But when I listen back to those songs they're not perfect at all. I used to add new stuff to and make new mixes of years old songs all the time, only to let them grow obsolete within a few months. Now I finish songs much faster. Sometimes I finish a song in a matter of hours (though that's still rare). I move on to new things quicker, and revisit old songs much more seldom. These time restrictions in competitions are good practice.

I'm somewhat the opposite, the more I do this the longer I take to make a track. I used to spend an afternoon making a track about 3 years ago, now with everything been worked as much as it can I completely over work it, sometimes spending a week on one, giving it a few hours everyday after work. After that, I end up hearing the stuff I don't like in it so much that 90% of my stuff gets dumped even the ones that are finished. I get so frustrated at the sound of my stuff, and until I hit that clarity and realism in it then I'm never going to be happy.

The problem is I keep listening to my favorite composers and tracks and I feel like I'm nowhere near the caliber they have. Even the ones that use the same samples I do. They have the equipment and knowledge granted, but I want to be able to think that one day I'll make a track that helps me crack it. Sometimes I think I do, then with fresh ears it's nowhere near it.

At 8/1/13 09:04 AM, SoundChris wrote: You have forgotten Steampianist vs ZipZipper --> both already have submitted their tracks

Yeah, was my bad. Just going to follow this probably a better bet ;)

http://camoshark.newgrounds.com/news/post/856450

I'm not giving up on this!!!

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  GM - I'm coming 4 u (NGADM13)

  by InYourDreams

  Submission for round 1 of the NGADM 13!!!

  Song

  Heavy Metal

  2,560 Views

  PLAY

BRING IT, Real Faction!!!! :P

At 7/31/13 08:28 PM, SourJovis wrote: Creating music makes me manically depressed. At times I'm like "This is awesome. I'm going to win/get front paged/become famous (or whatever) for sure." but after a few hours of work it changes to "I can never make this sound right. Nobody will like this. Turn this noise down.". In the end you just work your routine, make the song the way you learned to make it, upload it, be happy with the nice comments you get, and don't care if not everyone likes this.

In a certain sense i recognice this but with me its like i want to work out a concept and finish with 10 halfway tracks that i dont feel like finishing cause they after a while either go nowhere or have turned into something i wasnt planning to.

And here it is, lads. Good luck everyone.

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  FD - Plaenitude

  by ForgottenDawn

  Forgotten Dawn - Plaenitude

  Song

  Miscellaneous

  2,077 Views

  PLAY

At 8/1/13 04:03 AM, midimachine wrote: i'm at a stage now where i'm happy with all the music i've been making for the last couple years irrespective of how good it really is :v

I fondle my vagina when I listen to my own music. I think at a certain point you stop trying to make others happy/learn new things and you start to make the noises that truly make you happy. I appreciate artists who develop their own musical languages through obsessive compulsive integrity.

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545080?updated=1

First submission gotta go to work now

At 8/1/13 06:50 PM, Kor-Rune wrote: First submission gotta go to work now

We may as well end the contest now. Kor-Rune wins 1st, 2nd, AND 3rd place. x_x

Though I will say, I think some of your other pieces are thematically stronger. This is still pretty awesome though, Kor-Rune.

At 8/1/13 06:50 PM, Kor-Rune wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545080?updated=1

First submission gotta go to work now

camo's got this.

And if not, I got this.

...maybe. I might lose to Kerrooney in terms of fancy rhythms and chord progression, but I got INFINITE IDEAS and a truckload of genre-mixing. :D

At 8/1/13 11:58 PM, SkyeWintrest wrote:

At 8/1/13 06:50 PM, Kor-Rune wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545080?updated=1

First submission gotta go to work now

camo's got this.

And if not, I got this.

lol.

I'm still pumped about this match-up(as many others are) and im excited to hear with what camo got up his sleeve.

Anyways, here's my submission;

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  [NGADM]Variable

  by Nimble

  NGADMR1 Submission

  Song

  Jazz

  1,545 Views

  PLAY

acme, I'm ready for anything you're to throw at me!

I'm ready for ya BlackHole12, Bring it on brutha..

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545132?updated=1

At 8/2/13 02:39 AM, XsakuX wrote: I'm ready for ya BlackHole12, Bring it on brutha..

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545132?updated=1

sryz x.x

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  Sonik - Batrachotoxin

  by DreamEater

  NGADM 2013 Round 1 xsakux (Dj Sonik) vs Blackhole12

  Song

  House

  2,429 Views

  PLAY

Here is my submission
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545138?updated=1
Would have loved to spend a few more hours on it but I have assignments due :(

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545147?updated=1

Here's my submission.
Have fun guys : )

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  Superhighway

  by Xyresic

  NGADM Round 1 Submission

  Song

  Ambient

  1,578 Views

  PLAY

My submission. Since the new project system won't allow me to update the description, I'll just say that I would have liked to spend more time working on this, but life has a way of keeping my otherwise preoccupied.

And the mass submission has begun. Still no sign of my opponent...

At 8/2/13 09:56 AM, LiquidOoze wrote: And the mass submission has begun. Still no sign of my opponent...

:\ we can only hope for the best.

My submission:

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  Empty

  by DivoFST

  My Submission for the first round in the NGADM!

  Song

  Experimental

  2,507 Views

  PLAY

Cmon @Wolftacular submit!
Dont let me win by forfeit :/

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  The Path Not Taken- Ngadm13

  by raggd46

  NGADM 13 Round 1 Submission

  Voice

  Miscellaneous

  927 Views

  PLAY

here's my submission for the first round. Man that was harder than I thought it was gonna be! I struggled to keep in with the no covers/arrangements rule, took me out of my (god-awful phrase) 'comfort zone'

D

At 8/2/13 01:07 PM, raggd46 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545167
here's my submission for the first round. Man that was harder than I thought it was gonna be! I struggled to keep in with the no covers/arrangements rule, took me out of my (god-awful phrase) 'comfort zone'

D

I might try some acapella dubstep if I get through to the next round. ooooo.....

At 8/2/13 01:07 PM, raggd46 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545167
here's my submission for the first round. Man that was harder than I thought it was gonna be! I struggled to keep in with the no covers/arrangements rule, took me out of my (god-awful phrase) 'comfort zone'

D

I might try some acapella dubstep if I get through to the next round. ooooo.....

At 8/2/13 01:07 PM, raggd46 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545167
here's my submission for the first round. Man that was harder than I thought it was gonna be! I struggled to keep in with the no covers/arrangements rule, took me out of my (god-awful phrase) 'comfort zone'

D

You DO realize that you need to have been picked from the auditions list to compete, right?

At 8/2/13 01:17 PM, camoshark wrote:

At 8/2/13 01:07 PM, raggd46 wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545167
here's my submission for the first round. Man that was harder than I thought it was gonna be! I struggled to keep in with the no covers/arrangements rule, took me out of my (god-awful phrase) 'comfort zone'

D

You DO realize that you need to have been picked from the auditions list to compete, right?

Hi Camo,
yes I do, sorry I should have made that clear. I'm stepping in for Envy, because he pulled out earlier this week...

D

At 8/2/13 01:25 PM, raggd46 wrote: Hi Camo,
yes I do, sorry I should have made that clear. I'm stepping in for Envy, because he pulled out earlier this week...

D

Ah, yes, pardon me then!

*initiates Final Countdown by Europe*

Now here is mine!

• Unpublished Submission

Hope you guys enjoy it. Honest votes and reviews are always highly appreciated :D

Here's my submission! A classical piano piece.

Good luck to erry buddy!

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  A Storm Over Lavender Lane

  by headphoamz

  Piano piece in classical style.

  Song

  Classical

  4,250 Views

  PLAY

<3 Phoamz

At 8/2/13 04:34 PM, SoundChris wrote: Now here is mine!
http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/545194
Hope you guys enjoy it. Honest votes and reviews are always highly appreciated :D

Challenge accepted.

one more day before people cry