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N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015

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N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-20 23:58:34


Hey, you made it! Welcome to the Newgrounds Audio Underdogs Competition Knock-out Round Thread 2015! :D If you’re not yet acquainted with all the glories of the NGAUC, click HERE.

The remaining competitors have until Friday, July 31st at 11:59 EDT to submit a completely original track made from scratch for the competition to this thread (with no HTML, por favor). This is the "Knock-out Round." You couldn't have started working on this piece until NOW, as per the contest rules. If we find evidence of you having done so, you will be automatically disqualified. We’re going to be really suspicious if you post your track in this thread 2 hours after it opens. Also, there will be NO remixes, re-makes, mash-ups, covers, arrangements, or anything like that for this round. Your piece really has to be COMPLETELY original. If you use samples, please cite their origins in the description of your track so that the contest administrators DON’T have to hunt you down like a bunch of assassins. NO COPYRIGHTED SAMPLES ARE ALLOWED. This is also clarified in the NG Audio Portal rules, so (hopefully) this shouldn’t be an issue anyway…
The four strongest competitors from each group will be announced by Monday, August 3rd. Then, those people will face each other in an epic finale! They’ll have 2 more weeks (until Friday, August 14th at 11:59 p.m. EST) to submit their final pieces! :D The winner of the competition will be announced on Monday, August 17th.

It's strongly advised that you read ALL OF THE RULES for this contest that didn't quite make this (relatively) concise forum post. Last round, I received dozens of PMs from people asking for clarifications on the rules, and most of them were already explained by the rules themselves. Let’s not have that happen this round, please.

Furthermore, we decided to take @Ceevro’s suggestion and accept 30 members of each group into the Knock-out Round (although the All-Stars have 31 because of a tie). This was a lot, as the judge’s suggestions ranged from 22-32. However, it’s called the Knock-out Round for a reason: we’re going from 91 competitors to 12, easily the toughest cut of the entire competition!

Unfortunately, we had to disqualify @Ritz190, @Kenhandra, and @Dj-Gonzo for using collaboration pieces as their tryout submissions while entering the competition as solo artists. Sorry guys. The judges decided that your respective “teammates” all contributed unfairly to your tracks, boosting your scores, and your failure to alert this to us could be interpreted as cheating. ;(

I still think it’s amazing that I’m able to do this, guys. Me. A barely-passed-high-school-age kid. Run a competition involving 178 extremely talented musicians, not to mention 9 judges that are probably even more talented! I appreciate every single one of your submissions, guys. You really made this contest what it is, even if you didn’t make it to this round. We have judges from 5 different U.S. states and 4 countries around the world, and competitors from 16 different U.S. States (including 7 from California, 6 from Texas, and 5 from Florida) and 1 from the District of Columbia, and 22 countries around the world (including 16 from Canada (5 from Toronto alone), 10 from the United Kingdom, 5 from France, 5 from Germany, and even 4 from Finland). Yes, I freaking counted. The diversity on this site is amazing, guys, and I think it’s truly a privilege that we get to band together to express our love of music and share it with others from across the globe. ^^

The judges (@Johnfn, @Lockyn, @Neon-Bard, @Skye-Wint, @LiquidOoze, @BlazingDragon, @SoundChris, @Samulis, and me) deserve a huge round of applause, btw. They each spent several hours of their free time this past weekend scoring your submissions so that these results could get out on time, and some of them even left you rather detailed and helpful reviews!

If you didn't make it into this round, please don't complain. Simply PM me or any of the other judges if you have any questions or concerns, or if you want to know your specific scores. It was REALLY hard to determine these survivors, guys - there are a lot of talented individuals who didn't even make it this far in the competition! The judges have worked hard to score this competition, though, so please keep your PMs friendly and not accusing.

Also, I'd like to credit @Spadezer with coming up with the names for the groups back in 2014, and to personally thank @Camoshark for helping with administration-related activities.

Anyway, you guys are probably still caught up in who actually made it into this round for some reason. They will be posted in a separate forum post in a couple of minutes. NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO POST IN THIS THREAD UNTIL THE RESULTS HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTED. Thank you in advance for complying.


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:04:21


UNDERDOGS (judged by SkyeWint, Samulis, and TaintedLogic)
@Aarparmd
@AdamBartha
@Adhenoid
@AlenK
@Arbelamram
@BiPolarBeat
@BrandonShelton
@Chris354
@DeadlyAlchemy
@DSykMusic
@EnviousBass
@Flletcher
@IndustryStandard
@Jonadrew
@Kinupsi
@Majinbell
@MarauderChief
@Meatboot
@Miguel-is-cool
@Nebulean
@Qixor
@SoundGalaxyOfficial
@Thebitterroost
@Ti-on-suxandrox
@Trunotfals
@TSRBand
@UniversalAnarchy
@ZacCurran
@ZappaFan52
@ZombieSlayer5P
Top scorers in this group: AlenK, DSykMusic, and ZacCurran. Congrats, guys!

PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS (judged by BlazingDragon, Lockyn, and Neon-Bard)
@Adieuwinter
@Aleksander91
@ARentz07
@Athanatos
@Bardash
@Bdog705
@Bertn1991
@BeyondtheBeyond
@CzeryWassierSwizier
@Edkempeper
@Erlandflatin
@Esdeer
@Feywer96
@FireFoxMcCloud
@FoxyPanda69
@HeAvEn-SmiLE
@Hyperdemented
@Keitomine
@LexaHergon
@MaestroMikes
@Mandarien
@OmegaP
@PolarTrance
@Rainheart666787
@RokaiYotama
@SmokeAvery
@SoundSpectre
@Spitfire5570
@TimerClock14
@Ylmir
Top Scorers in this group: Ylmir, Athanatos, and SoundSpectre. Excellent work!

ALL-STARS (judged by SoundChris, Johnfn, and LiquidOoze):
@8-bitheroes
@Azhthar
@BERSERKYD
@Ceevro
@Crueldeity
@Crypt-GD
@D-Chain
@Deliverance84
@Dem0lecule
@Ectisity
@EuphoriaSound
@Fearing
@Jabicho + @Peachymaiden
@Jambrother2
@Jassummisko
@Jurgen
@Kor-Rune
@Lich + @DreamsOfBurningSkies
@LloydeSorrow
@LunacyEcho
@LunyAlex
@Mophead367
@NyxtheShield
@Pandasticality
@Phonometrologist
@Rahmemhotep
@Seprix
@SilverPoyozo
@Voltus
@Waidmann
@Zooloo75
Top scorers in this group: Fearing, Jabicho + Peachymaiden, and Kor-Rune. Well done, guys!

And...I think that's it! You may start working on your KO-round pieces...errr....RIGHT NOW!


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:06:54


HAHA! Made it! And now, to pull out all the stops...er...uh...what's the deadline for submission, peeps?


At 7/21/15 12:06 AM, Ceevro wrote: HAHA! Made it! And now, to pull out all the stops...er...uh...what's the deadline for submission, peeps?

Says in the OP. July 31st. ;)


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:08:43


At 7/21/15 12:04 AM, TaintedLogic wrote:

Heh, called it. @Lich, you lose!
Muahahahah.

But I will make an awesome piano track anyway, to celebrate :3

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:09:19


Sorry, my dumb!

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:12:59


Congratulations to everyone who passed! :D

Do we get our numbers yet? Really curious to see what the score breakdowns were! :P

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:13:06


aww well :(

good luck guys

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:15:04


I didn't make it in... ;-;

Wow, I've had my heart broken twice tonight (then it was mended slightly thanks to @lucidshadowdreamer). This sucks. Ah well. I'm rooting for @Dem0lecule and @seprix. Kick some ass, guys!


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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:15:37


At 7/21/15 12:13 AM, bluebooblue wrote: aww well :(

good luck guys

Oh, I'm sorry! @Johnfn pointed out an error in the scoring. You're still in! :D


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:16:28


At 7/21/15 12:15 AM, larrynachos wrote: I didn't make it in... ;-;

Wow, I've had my heart broken twice tonight (then it was mended slightly thanks to @lucidshadowdreamer). This sucks. Ah well. I'm rooting for @Dem0lecule and @seprix. Kick some ass, guys!

Don't worry ;)
I didn't get in either. The competition was, and is though. I'm rooting for @demolecule and @phonometrologist

Good luck guys!


Scores incoming!

UNDERDOGS GROUP: Judged by SkyeWintrest, TaintedLogic and Samulis, in that order.

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Calicrazedbeats + Anthony
SCORES: 2.0 2 2.35
OVERALL: 2.12
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Zechnition
SCORES: 4.5 5 4.0
OVERALL: 4.5
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Majinbell
SCORES: 5.5 9 4.4
OVERALL: 6.30
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Aarparmd
SCORES: 6.5 9 5.9
OVERALL: 7.13
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Flletcher
SCORES: 5.4 8.5 5.4
OVERALL: 6.43
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Dubwolfer
SCORES: 3.8 8 4.0
OVERALL: 5.27
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Chris354
SCORES: 6.0 7.5 6.7
OVERALL: 6.73
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Attak1616
SCORES: 2.8 6 3.2
OVERALL: 4.00
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Miguel-is-cool
SCORES: 3.5 9 6.55
OVERALL: 6.35
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ZacCurran
SCORES: 8.6 9.5 7.55
OVERALL: 8.55
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Kinupsi
SCORES: 5.7 9 4.15
OVERALL: 6.28
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Nebulean
SCORES: 6.4 9 6.6
OVERALL: 7.33
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BiPolarBeat
SCORES: 6.2 7 6.2
OVERALL: 6.47
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EnviousBass
SCORES: 4.4 8.5 6.35
OVERALL: 6.42
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Gruber99
SCORES: 6.4 5 6.9
OVERALL: 6.10
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Qixor
SCORES: 4.5 8 6.35
OVERALL: 6.28
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Vince-galaxy
SCORES: 3.4 3 4.2
OVERALL: 3.53
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IslandJump1
SCORES: 2.7 6.5 3.75
OVERALL: 4.32
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ZombieSlayer5P
SCORES: 5.5 8.5 6.7
OVERALL: 6.90
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Norway69
SCORES: 4.9 7.5 5.25
OVERALL: 5.88
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Spurta
SCORES: 4.5 5.5 3.2
OVERALL: 4.40
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Clueboe
SCORES: 4.5 7 4.15
OVERALL: 5.22
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SoundGalaxyOfficial
SCORES: 7.8 9 7.85
OVERALL: 8.22
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Razorrekker
SCORES: 4.6 7 5.45
OVERALL: 5.68
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AdamBartha
SCORES: 7.2 8.5 6.45
OVERALL: 7.38
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MarauderChief
SCORES: 5.1 9 6.8
OVERALL: 6.97
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DeadlyAlchemy
SCORES: 7.5 7 6.05
OVERALL: 6.85
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DSykMusic
SCORES: 8.0 9 8.65
OVERALL: 8.55
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IndustryStandard
SCORES: 6.8 7.5 6.0
OVERALL: 6.77
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Sheeepie2
SCORES: 4.4 7 5.5
OVERALL: 5.63
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Meatboot
SCORES: 5.3 7.5 7.5
OVERALL: 6.77
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DocterOreo
SCORES: 4.5 7.5 6.65
OVERALL: 6.22
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Thebitterroost
SCORES: 5.6 7.5 7.45
OVERALL: 6.85
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AlenK
SCORES: 9.0 9 8.55
OVERALL: 8.85
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Omnicrown
SCORES: 6.7 7 5.1
OVERALL: 6.27
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Cyberloops14
SCORES: 5.2 5 4.9
OVERALL: 5.03
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Vdragonb
SCORES: 5.2 8 5.1
OVERALL: 6.10
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Trunotfals
SCORES: 5.3 8 5.85
OVERALL: 6.38
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BrandonShelton
SCORES: 7.5 9 6.35
OVERALL: 7.62
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Polrock
SCORES: 4.7 6.5 4.1
OVERALL: 5.10
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Stegosaurus
SCORES: 5.4 6 5.4
OVERALL: 5.60
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Arbelamram
SCORES: 9.1 7 6.85
OVERALL: 7.65
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Verbicidemusic
SCORES: 4.8 8.5 5.4
OVERALL: 6.23
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G4ebguyGT
SCORES: 5.0 5 4.95
OVERALL: 4.98
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Bolisa
SCORES: 4.6 5 4.65
OVERALL: 4.75
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Wertypopy
SCORES: 6.2 6 4.2
OVERALL: 5.47
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Ti-on-suxandrox
SCORES: 7.4 8 6.0
OVERALL: 7.13
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Pi0run-V
SCORES: 4.8 8 5.5
OVERALL: 6.10
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ZappaFan52
SCORES: 7.2 6.5 7.4
OVERALL: 7.03
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Howardt12345 + Keratz101
SCORES: 5.5 7 5.3
OVERALL: 5.93
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UniversalAnarchy
SCORES: 6.0 8.5 6.1
OVERALL: 6.87
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TarenLee
SCORES: 4.9 7.5 5.5
OVERALL: 5.97
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Jonadrew
SCORES: 4.8 9 6.5
OVERALL: 6.77
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Adhenoid
SCORES: 7.3 8.5 7.35
OVERALL: 7.72
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Djhoneyb
SCORES: 4.6 7.5 5.0
OVERALL: 5.70
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NevoMusic
SCORES: 5.1 7.5 5.1
OVERALL: 5.9
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TSRBand
SCORES: 6.1 7.5 5.75
OVERALL: 6.45
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Kanashibarimusic
SCORES: 5.4 3 3.7
OVERALL: 4.03
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DJmadalrian
SCORES: 5.0 7 5.55
OVERALL: 5.85
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FoxyThePirateFoxPL
SCORES: 5.0 7.5 4.55
OVERALL: 5.68
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Come join music competitions on Chips Compo and hang on our Discord!

Good artists copy. Great artists get banned from the Audio Portal.

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More Scores!

Finally zoomed in on these dang things

Professional Amateurs, judged by BlazingDragon, Locklyn, and NeonBard, in that order.

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Techmo-X
SCORES: 6.0 5.5 6.0
OVERALL: 5.83
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Tsetsukenmusic
SCORES: 6.5 6 6.0
OVERALL: 6.17
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Domyeah
SCORES: 6.5 6.5 6.0
OVERALL: 6.33
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ARentz07
SCORES: 7.2 8 7.5
OVERALL: 7.57
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Erlendflatin
SCORES: 7.6 9 7.5
OVERALL: 8.03
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Aleksander91
SCORES: 7.2 7.5 7.0
OVERALL: 7.23
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Keitomine
SCORES: 6.8 6 6.5
OVERALL: 6.43
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FoxyPanda69
SCORES: 7.8 9.5 8.0
OVERALL: 8.43
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HeAvEn-SmiLE
SCORES: 7.4 7 8.0
OVERALL: 7.47
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DJ-Howwl
SCORES: 5.0 4.5 5.0
OVERALL: 4.83
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SoundSpectre
SCORES: 8.0 9.5 8.0
OVERALL: 8.50
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JacksonTime
SCORES: 6.3 6 6.0
OVERALL: 6.10
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RokaiYotama
SCORES: 6.0 7.5 6.0
OVERALL: 6.50
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PolarTrance
SCORES: 7.2 6.5 6.5
OVERALL: 6.73
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Thndr
SCORES: 4.0 4.5 5.0
OVERALL: 4.50
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Kenhandra
SCORES: 3.5 4 4.0
OVERALL: DQ’d (Contact TaintedLogic for more information)
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Bardash
SCORES: 7.0 8 7.5
OVERALL: 7.50
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L-55
SCORES: 5.1 4.5 5.5
OVERALL: 5.03
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Esdeer
SCORES: 6.6 7 6.5
OVERALL: 6.70
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SansNumbers
SCORES: 5.0 5 5.0
OVERALL: 5.00
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Qvarcos
SCORES: 6.2 6.5 6.0
OVERALL: 6.23
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Feywer96
SCORES: 7.5 8 7.0
OVERALL: 7.50
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TheArsonist77
SCORES: 5.5 5.5 5.5
OVERALL: 5.50
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BeyondtheBeyond
SCORES: 7.8 8.5 8.0
OVERALL: 8.10
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MaestroMikes
SCORES: 7.2 6 7.0
OVERALL: 6.73
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TimerClock14
SCORES: 7.1 7 6.0
OVERALL: 6.70
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Hyperdemented
SCORES: 7.0 7 6.0
OVERALL: 6.67
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AbyssalPickle
SCORES: 5.5 5 5.0
OVERALL: 5.17
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Lasse
SCORES: 5.6 6.5 5.0
OVERALL: 5.70
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Ylmir
SCORES: 8.6 9 9.5
OVERALL: 9.03
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OmegaP
SCORES: 8.2 9.5 7.5
OVERALL: 8.40
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Joelle
SCORES: 6.0 6 6.0
OVERALL: 6.00
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ToxicGeek
SCORES: 6.2 6 6.5
OVERALL: 6.23
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IPSBLT
SCORES: 5.3 4 5.5
OVERALL: 4.93
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Veronina
SCORES: 5.9 6 7.0
OVERALL: 6.30
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Adieuwinter
SCORES: 7.3 7 6.5
OVERALL: 6.93
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LexaHergon
SCORES: 5.8 7 6.5
OVERALL: 6.43
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Ignis-animae
SCORES: 4.8 5 6.0
OVERALL: 5.27
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LeviaNeo
SCORES: 5.7 6 4.5
OVERALL: 5.40
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MissVirus
SCORES: 5.0 5.5 4.5
OVERALL: 5.00
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Bingiz
SCORES: 5.6 6 6.5
OVERALL: 6.03
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Edkempeper
SCORES: 6.6 6.5 6.0
OVERALL: 6.37
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CzeryWassierSwizier
SCORES: 6.5 8.5 7.0
OVERALL: 7.33
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SoTJake
SCORES: 6.1 5 7.5
OVERALL: 6.20
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Mekkatech
SCORES: 4.8 5.5 6.5
OVERALL: 5.60
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Bertn1991
SCORES: 6.4 6.5 8.0
OVERALL: 6.97
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SmokeAvery
SCORES: 5.5 8 6.5
OVERALL: 6.67
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Spitfire5570
SCORES: 6.4 8 6.5
OVERALL: 6.97
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LE-SIUL
SCORES: 4.3 5 5.0
OVERALL: 4.77
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Bluebooblue
SCORES: 7.5 7.5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.50
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Mandarien
SCORES: 6.2 6 6.5
OVERALL: 6.23
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Bdog705
SCORES: 6.0 6.5 6.5
OVERALL: 6.33
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FireFoxMcCloud
SCORES: 7.0 7.5 7.0
OVERALL: 7.17
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Athanatos
SCORES: 7.8 9 9.0
OVERALL: 8.60
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SlaughterClub
SCORES: 3.8 4 3.5
OVERALL: 3.77
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Tykwa
SCORES: 4.4 4.5 5.0
OVERALL: 4.63
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Gergaloth
SCORES: 2.7 3 3.0
OVERALL: 2.90
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EnNinja
SCORES: 3.7 2 4.0
OVERALL: 3.23
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Rainheart666787
SCORES: 6.85 7.5 7.0
OVERALL: 7.12
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Come join music competitions on Chips Compo and hang on our Discord!

Good artists copy. Great artists get banned from the Audio Portal.

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Last scores!

All-Star Round, judged by SoundChris, LiquidOoze, and johnfn, in that order.

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Crypt-GD
SCORES: 7.4 9,0 7
OVERALL: 7.80
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NyxtheShield
SCORES: 8.4 9,0 8
OVERALL: 8.47
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MetalBladeGamer
SCORES: 5.5 7,0 6
OVERALL: 6.17
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Djgonzo
SCORES: 7.5 8,0 7.5
OVERALL: DQ’d (Contact TaintedLogic for more information)
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Flashmakeit
SCORES: 1 5,0 1
OVERALL: 2.33
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Rahmemhotep
SCORES: 7.5 8,5 8
OVERALL: 8.00
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Xxxzigzagxxx
SCORES: 6.2 7,5 6
OVERALL: 6.57
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Jurgen
SCORES: 6.8 9,0 9
OVERALL: 8.27
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EuphoriaSound
SCORES: 8.7 9,0 9
OVERALL: 8.90
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BrokinPaper
SCORES: 7 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.33
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TicTackLock
SCORES: 3.3 4,0 2
OVERALL: 3.10
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Jambrother2
SCORES: 8.3 8,5 9
OVERALL: 8.6
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Voltus
SCORES: 7.5 7,0 8.5
OVERALL: 7.67
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Ceevro
SCORES: 9.5 8,0 8
OVERALL: 8.50
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NGKFlower
SCORES: 6 6,5 6
OVERALL: 6.17
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Spot1techno
SCORES: 7.6 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.53
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EtK
SCORES: 6.5 7,5 7
OVERALL: 7.00
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Birdinator99
SCORES: 6.5 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.17
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LloydSorrow
SCORES: 7 8,5 8
OVERALL: 7.83
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Jassummisko
SCORES: 7 8,5 8
OVERALL: 7.83
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LunacyEcho
SCORES: 7.5 8,0 7.5
OVERALL: 7.67
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Mophead367
SCORES: 8.5 8,0 8
OVERALL: 8.17
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CzySzy
SCORES: 6 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.00
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Azhthar
SCORES: 8.2 7,5 8.5
OVERALL: 8.07
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Waidmann
SCORES: 7.5 9,0 8
OVERALL: 8.17
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Deliverance84
SCORES: 7.8 8,5 8
OVERALL: 8.10
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8-bitheroes
SCORES: 7.5 8,0 8
OVERALL: 7.83
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Zooloo75
SCORES: 8.7 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.90
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Poinl
SCORES: 7.8 7,0 6
OVERALL: 6.93
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Pandasticality
SCORES: 8.4 7,5 8.5
OVERALL: 8.13
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SquattingDog88101
SCORES: 5.5 6,5 5
OVERALL: 5.67
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WingoWinston
SCORES: 6.8 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.27
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Phonometrologist
SCORES: 8.9 9,0 9
OVERALL: 8.97
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Hektikmusic
SCORES: 6 7,0 5.5
OVERALL: 6.17
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DivoFST
SCORES: 7.6 7,0 8
OVERALL: 7.53
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Saucybird
SCORES: 5.3 6,5 5
OVERALL: 5.60
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LunyAlex
SCORES: 8.2 8,5 8.5
OVERALL: 8.40
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Mabelma
SCORES: 7 7,0 7.5
OVERALL: 7.17
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NoisySundae
SCORES: 7.6 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.53
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Seprix
SCORES: 8.2 8,5 8.5
OVERALL: 8.40
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TylerShrader
SCORES: 7.3 7,5 7.5
OVERALL: 7.43
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SilverPoyozo
SCORES: 8.8 8,5 9.5
OVERALL: 8.93
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Ectisity
SCORES: 8.1 8,5 7
OVERALL: 7.87
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Ritz190
SCORES: 8.9 8,5 8.5
OVERALL: DQ’d (Contact TaintedLogic for more information)
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Jabicho + Peachymaiden
SCORES: 9.3 9,0 9.5
OVERALL: 9.27
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D-Chain
SCORES: 8.6 8,5 9
OVERALL: 8.70
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Fearing
SCORES: 9 9,5 10
OVERALL: 9.50
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Larrynachos
SCORES: 7 7 8
OVERALL: 7.33
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Lone-X
SCORES: 6.8 6,5 5.5
OVERALL: 6.27
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Lich + DreamsOfBurningSkies
SCORES: 8.7 8,0 8
OVERALL: 8.23
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Chongo
SCORES: 6.3 6,5 6
OVERALL: 6.27
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LucidShadowDreamer
SCORES: 7.6 7,5 7
OVERALL: 7.37
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Crueldeity
SCORES: 8.3 8,0 8
OVERALL: 8.10
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BERSERKYD
SCORES: 8.2 8,0 8
OVERALL: 8.07
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Kor-Rune
SCORES: 8.9 9,0 9.5
OVERALL: 9.13
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Deshiel
SCORES: 7.4 7,0 6.5
OVERALL: 6.97
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Dem0lecule
SCORES: 9.3 9,0 8.5
OVERALL: 8.93
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Stratkat
SCORES: 6.8 6,5 5
OVERALL: 6.10
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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:25:34


Woah woah woah..I made it in? Hol moley! Congrats to everyone else who made it also and thank you to the judges (cheques are in the mail).

Time to pray to those metal gods for help now, need to pull out all stops we with the talent here!

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:26:21


Oh my God, guys. I'm so sorry. I was in a rush to get these scores out by midnight, and it turns out I screwed up the Professional Amateurs group badly. This is the actual list. Please check to make sure you're on it:

@Adieuwinter
@Aleksander91
@ARentz07
@Athanatos
@Bardash
@Bdog705
@Bertn1991
@BeyondtheBeyond
@Bluebooblue
@CzeryWassierSwizier
@Domyeah
@Edkempeper
@Erlandflatin
@Esdeer
@Feywer96
@FireFoxMcCloud
@FoxyPanda69
@HeAvEn-SmiLE
@Hyperdemented
@Keitomine
@LexaHergon
@MaestroMikes
@OmegaP
@PolarTrance
@Rainheart666787
@RokaiYotama
@SmokeAvery
@SoundSpectre
@Spitfire5570
@TimerClock14
@Ylmir

Turns out we had a tie in the Prof. Ams too! :O I'm really sorry again. It isn't fair of me to torture you all like this if you think you're in and then you're not (or vice versa). T_T


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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:27:15


Knew i was gonna made it when i saw my score, now time to get top 4 :) Good luck to everyone!!


At 7/21/15 12:16 AM, LucidShadowDreamer wrote:
Don't worry ;)
I didn't get in either. The competition was, and is though. I'm rooting for @demolecule and @phonometrologist

Good luck guys!

Oh, and sorry @LunacyEcho, I am of course rooting for you too XD
Silly me :p
And @Lich

etc XD

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:36:47


I'm in? Dude, after listening to some of the other entries, I am humbled. Congrats to everyone else who's still in.

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:40:20


At 7/21/15 12:16 AM, LucidShadowDreamer wrote:
At 7/21/15 12:15 AM, larrynachos wrote: I didn't make it in... ;-;

Wow, I've had my heart broken twice tonight (then it was mended slightly thanks to @lucidshadowdreamer). This sucks. Ah well. I'm rooting for @Dem0lecule and @seprix. Kick some ass, guys!
Don't worry ;)
I didn't get in either. The competition was, and is though. I'm rooting for @demolecule and @phonometrologist

Good luck guys!

Only four people advancing in each group will be quite tough... Also, I met a girl so I'll be obliged to allow her to distract me from music quite a bit, but I'll do my best

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 00:42:46


At 7/21/15 12:40 AM, Phonometrologist wrote:
Only four people advancing in each group will be quite tough... Also, I met a girl so I'll be obliged to allow her to distract me from music quite a bit, but I'll do my best

Really? That's great! Do your best, but remember what is important in life nonehteless ;)


For the under-dogs, I've created rubrics for all of the entries I scored.

Unfortunately, some of the later submissions, due to time constraints, I did not have time to write notes or otherwise wrote very brief personal notes for my own reference, but for some I had time to write a good bit. If I did not write anything or wrote something short or bizarre on yours (abbreviated, random, or just a personal comment to myself for judging purposes), please drop me a line.

I'd also like to preface these rubrics by saying that the standards I used to judge these entries (and the rubric no less) were the same ones I used to judge the NGADM last year. I only give 60's to solid entries 70's to very solid entries, 80's to great entries, and 90's to amazing entries. Also note that these ratings are just ONE rating out of three averaged to generate your score. From the rubric you can get a basic idea on how well I felt you did in each category, and from the feedback, some specific constructive critique on how you can improve your skills and create even more awesome music.

There is also a slim chance your rubric got mixed up with someone else. Don't fear, the scores were done separately from the rubrics, so your score is not messed up or incorrect!

Blank Rubric:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ngauc2015samulis/_rubric_new.pdf

in alphabetical order, in two more or less random lists:
AdamBartha
Adhenoid
Bolisa
BrandonShelton
Clueboe
DJmadalrian
DSykMusic
DeadlyAlchemy
DjHoneyb
DoctorOreo
FoxyThePirateFoxPL
G4ebguyGT
IndustryStandard
IslandJump1
Jonadrew
Kanashibarimusic
Meatboot
NevoMusic
Norway69
Pi0run-V
Quixor
Sheeepie2
SoundGalaxyOfficial
Spurta
TSRBand
TarenLee
UniversalAnarchy
Vdragonb
ZacCurran
ZappaFan52
Zechnition
ZombieSlayer5P
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Aarparmd
AlenK
Arbelamram
Attak1616
Bipolarbeat
CalicrazedBeats + Anthony
Chris354
Cyberloops14
Dubwolfer
Enviousbass
Flletcher
Gruber99
Howard12345 + Keratz101
Kinupsi
Majinbell
Marauderchief
Miguel-is-cool
Nebulean
Omnicrown
Polrock
Razorrekker
Stegosaurus
Thebitterroost
Ti-on-suxandrox
Trunotfals
Veribicidemusic
Vince-Galaxy
Wertypopy


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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:03:50


At 7/21/15 01:00 AM, Keitomine wrote: What happens now?

You have until the 31st to make another track from scratch! Please read the original post for details. ;)


"Time's fun when you're having flies." ~Kermit the Frog

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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:07:41


At 7/21/15 12:41 AM, dem0lecule wrote:
At 7/21/15 12:06 AM, Ceevro wrote: HAHA! Made it! And now, to pull out all the stops...er...uh...what's the deadline for submission, peeps?
Let's get down to business. *points finger at you*

*gulp*

And it looks like the bear is gunning for me. Guess that means that my best defense shall be a wall of jazz!!!

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:08:42


At 7/21/15 12:58 AM, samulis wrote:

Thanks for doing that, Samulis! Especially since it's for the Underdogs, I really appreciate it. ^^


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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:16:33


I love how samulis' empty rubric has a filled-in default score of 0 because we need to know that 0+0+0+0+0 is

Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:16:50


At 7/21/15 01:08 AM, TaintedLogic wrote:
At 7/21/15 12:58 AM, samulis wrote:
Thanks for doing that, Samulis! Especially since it's for the Underdogs, I really appreciate it. ^^

Damn, I'M getting a lot from reading some of those rubrics. At least I have an idea of what the judges are really looking for! I entered with what I personally think sounds good, and little else as a goal!


At 7/21/15 01:16 AM, Ceevro wrote:
At 7/21/15 01:08 AM, TaintedLogic wrote:
At 7/21/15 12:58 AM, samulis wrote:
Thanks for doing that, Samulis! Especially since it's for the Underdogs, I really appreciate it. ^^
Damn, I'M getting a lot from reading some of those rubrics. At least I have an idea of what the judges are really looking for! I entered with what I personally think sounds good, and little else as a goal!

Well, remember that this is just one approach. I know Skye uses a somewhat similar method of breaking down the score into multiple parts, but it wouldn't be a contest if all the judges thought and rated things the same. Even in this round, despite similar technique, Skye and I had fairly different scores, sometimes by several points. Also don't forget that in my scoring system, "sounds good" is still 15% of your score and much of what you do to make something sound good is brownie points towards the other criteria. :)

Create a piece that you are happy with and that you feel expresses what you know about production, composition, and creativity in music seems to sum up any contest I've seen on NG (except maybe my "bad song contests"). I think that creating a piece that sounds good is just another way of saying that when you keep in mind how you build up your ear to hear details in production, mixing, and composition over time and just writing more and more. :)

At 7/21/15 01:16 AM, LunacyEcho wrote: I love how samulis' empty rubric has a filled-in default score of 0 because we need to know that 0+0+0+0+0 is

Don't argue with the robot overlords! D:


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Response to N G A U C Knock-out Round 2015 2015-07-21 01:26:47


Of course...but I will have to look at my instrumentation - I do almost everything with nothing but my voice and a single guitar. It's a good reminder to expand.


At 7/21/15 01:26 AM, Ceevro wrote: Of course...but I will have to look at my instrumentation - I do almost everything with nothing but my voice and a single guitar. It's a good reminder to expand.

But don't forget, even with that, I do approach a singer-songwriter work differently from, say, a full orchestral piece. With "diversity in instrumentation" in a singersongwriter work, I may be talking more about using the different colors and ranges of the guitar rather than sitting on one string or playing just straight chords the whole time, or using vocal effects/beatboxing/etc. to fill in spots. I've seen some crazy stuff done with guitars at free improvisation sessions, and I don't just mean weird.

That would also, of course, give bonus points to creativity (10% of the total score) as well as instrumentation. I don't really mean you have to go out and buy a cello and tambourines and have a big party in the studio, although if you want to do that, I'm not here to stop you. I'm just here to try to encourage people to take what they do best and push it that little bit more. :)


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