:CONTEST ENDS October 24th 2008 11:59:59 PM NEWGROUNDS TIME
:PLEASE ONLY SUBMIT CONTEST ENTRIES HERE, ALL RELEVANT DISCUSSION

SHOULD GO INTO THE DISCUSSION THREAD!
:DID EVERYBODY CATCH THE ABOVE 2?!
Welcome to the

Monthly Audio Contest 2008 - October Flight in Freedom!.

CONTEST ENDS October 24th 2008 11:59:59 PM NEWGROUNDS TIME

Flight in Freedom!?
:Where do you get these fruity names?
This month's contest is all about imagery. Every song is based off an

image, an emotion. Otherwise you get a string of notes that make no

sense. These songs, are fail.

We provide for you this image, founded by our own SolusLunatard and we leave the

interpretation of what this picture makes you feel to you. We obviously

will judge how closely the judges feel the song compliments the image.

If we get any angry DnB mixes with death metal growls your songs are

obviously, made of fail.

There are no genre limitations (seriously though, if I see ONE DnB mix

in thar!!!!), no any limitations other then what you set for yourself.

We've rarely had a MAC this open ended, so use that freedom wisely.

(GET IT?! FREEDOM!!!)

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?). We have decided

that only entries made for it can deserve to earn from it.

Awards
1st) $150 + Shirt/stickers
OR $75 NG Store Credit + $75 + Free shirt/stickers
OR $150 NG Store Credit

2nd) $100 + Shirt/stickers
OR $50 NG Store Credit + $50 + Free shirt/stickers
OR $100 NG Store Credit + Free shirt/stickers

3rd) $100 + Shirt/stickers
OR $50 NG Store Credit + $50 + Free shirt/stickers
OR $100 NG Store Credit + Free shirt/stickers

4th) $50 + Shirt/stickers
OR $50 NG Store Credit + Free shirt/stickers

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

- Front Page Spots for the top four songs!
- With the addition of Revenue Split between artists and musicians a

great entry can look to earning a bit extra then what we give here by

the exposure they gain!
Picture by one Viperium. All credit goes to him. Solus can never hope to fly half as good.

notepad is fail.

Entering the Contest, Basic Rules
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 songpage. You risk not getting on the list of submissions if you do not post links to your songs. Also include the audio title.

5 - Rig wins, everybody else is honorable mentions.

6 - Do not break any of the rules stated in this thread. If you intend on submitting with different profiles, notify Maestrorage or Rucklo or LJCoffee 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 24th of October. If you cannot post for one reason or another, PM or e-mail MaestroRage or Rucklo or LJCoffee enter 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 October 24th 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 someone 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)
Extra notes

- The judging will be done similar to previous MAC's, nobody escapes alive. :) A new judging system was meant to be implemented in this run but I am still not confident that it will work so I will mull over it another month.

- 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 Maestrorage or
Rucklo or
LJCoffee
with your ideas.

MAC8 - August-September Crewmembers and their function.
MaestroRage - Chief Judge, creator of the judging system. Likes to insult mothers.
LJCoffee - Fellow Chief Judge, trusted co-conspirator. Likes to have mother insulted.
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 - Contest manager and mascot.

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 - 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)

So as I posted in the discussion thread, I have been working on this song for some time. Still, it perfectly fits the theme for this month's contest, with an identical source of inspiration! Which is why I decided to work on it a couple more hours and make it fit the theme even better. So judges, please read my post in the discussion thread before you decide to wipe my entry off the surface of earth.

My entry:
Cloudclimber

Our Dreams

You pretty much get the story in the comments ^_^

PIANO BALLAD

At 10/1/08 05:33 PM, Dj-Immune wrote: Our Dreams

You pretty much get the story in the comments ^_^

PIANO BALLAD

>:(

I was going to be the one to do a piano ballad!

Cast Off

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  SR - Flowe

  by SineRider

  MAC08 FiF Entry

  Song

  Ambient

  1,391 Views

  PLAY

There's my entry :)

Flight in Freedom Entry 1:

Flight in Freedom

Trance.
Piano.

-Renoak Rhythm

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  Ship That Time Built--_--

  by PERVOK

  An ambient track.

  Song

  Ambient

  4,899 Views

  PLAY

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  Title's [MAC8]

  by Koriigahn

  WOHAOWHWAOH!¬H!H!H!HH!H!H EHEHEHEHE MAC

  Song

  Ambient

  1,190 Views

  PLAY

My entry, hope it fits.

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  Aeronautics

  by Quarl

  For the 2008 october mac. Lick me.

  Song

  Drum N Bass

  3,816 Views

  PLAY

OMG GUIZE I like worked super hard 'n shit on this song. It's super meaningful to me and all that jizz.

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

There's a lot of sweet entries in already; it's gonna be a great competition.

First Flight

This is my R&B mix of my song, Keys of A Piano. Put a lot of work into it.

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

Finally ready !

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  Icarus - Dream of Flight

  by sorohanro

  My submission for "Mac8 - Oct Flight In Freedom", symphonyc jazz with open latin feel

  Song

  Classical

  16,312 Views

  PLAY

Tune written in Bb mostly in Lydian mode, tempo 136 bpm. Start with an orchestral part, goes to a piano "balad-ish" part as a bridge to the next part, a jazz improvisation on the theme in a open Latin groove with a Jungle feel.
Influences:
John Williams - "Star Wars" and "Superman" soundtracks
Vince Mendoza - Vince Mendoza & London Simphony Orchestra
Pat Metheny - "The Way Up" and "Secret Story"

Gear used:
sequencer - Reason (bundle with my soundcard)
soundcard - M-Audio Audiophile Delta 192
mixer - Behringer Eurorack UB1204FX-Pro
microphone - Shure C607
trumpet - Amati ATR213
Effects added in FL demo version and rendered to wav.
Reverb and Compressor from Antress free plugins.
Airplane sounds from "Doru Malaia Helicopters & Airplanes Reason Refill"

Never fear, WritersBlock is here! And with a song which just might have never been made.

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  Circle of Flight

  by WritersBlock

  Circle of Flight MAC8 Flight in Freedom Entry Ambient

  Song

  Ambient

  2,671 Views

  PLAY

: Also, I might as well point out that if you have questions about the MAC, Rucklo is not the person to go to for assistance anymore, due to his absence. Just so someone doesn't go PM'ing him about their submission and ends up waiting forever for a response. He's still MAC mascot material though. :)

Hey, there are awesome submissions here, I listened several and I already 5-ed and fav-ed several ...
Anyway, you can hear in my track a choir, I should credit that also, so, here:
Choir by Papelmedia free soundfonts, downloadable from HERE

Just so you guys know, yo usay you updated or say your working o nthe track in the Discussion Thread, not this one.

To make this post somewhat relevant, here is my second submission.

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

Flying Freedom

Here's my entry. Seemed to be good enough to me. Thanks, and it seems to be a good contest so far.

This time I have the right music for the right MAC since I'm a very very slow "composer"(If you can call it that)^^.

Into the Light

Give it a try!

Dud

updated my submission, boosted the high frequencies, cut 1 db from trumpet solo and faded it in to blend more properly in the mix and boosted the general volume(added more compression)

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  Icarus - Dream of Flight

  by sorohanro

  My submission for "Mac8 - Oct Flight In Freedom", symphonyc jazz with open latin feel

  Song

  Classical

  16,312 Views

  PLAY

wander if is against of rules/usual customs to post it also on other music related sites (like Soundclick or Reverbnation)

• Unpublished Submission

Here's my submission:
{dj-N} The Perfect Sunset

Poured all of my emotions into the piano. Hope you can feel/hear it.

And how the hell do you guys get that awesome looking image with your title and genre and stuff? That's pretty nifty.

Appreciate the support,
Nate

Monthly Audio Contest 2008 - October Flight In Freedom! SUBMISSIONLIST part 1 - Let your fart fly in freedom!

Anyways, before you submit a tune to this contest, check your braces and hold your headphones!

For submitting to the MAC, always keep the rules on page 1 in mind...

As for me, I'll give each entry a listen and upon that, I'll judge if it goes on or not. I can say that...

- SNEAK PEAKS
- PREVIEWS
- OLD STUFF
- BULLCRAP!
- REMIXES OF ALREADY EXISTING SONGS (even your own)

and ENTRY CHANGES are strictly NOT allowed! Though, you ARE allowed to "update" your already submitted entry!

For this MAC you can submit a total amount of 2 entries!

Deadline for submitting your tunes: October 24th 2008 11:59:59 PM NEWGROUNDS TIME

Deadline is deadline even if you are 1 second over it! Another easy rule from me...if you're not on the list, you're not on the list.

Always check back yourself in any case. I guarantee for nothing!

Keep in mind as well that I'm a musician too. Please don't try to bitch and argue like a no0b with me not beeing on the list.

I have my reasons. Questions why you're not on are allowed via PM of course and if you feel that your entry is 100 % list material, PM MaestroRage and let him check your entry again.

If he's cool with it, then it shall go up on the list within the next update. Remember, these contest involve money. Do you seriously think that your 30 second shit loop will make a cut into the finals? Take your time doing your entries and take this contest seriously.

All set!? Here we go...

*+*Current Flight In Freedom submissions*+*

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  ==(Cloudclimber)==

  by Buoy

  You have been soaring ever since.

  Song

  Ambient

  25,014 Views

  PLAY

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  Solus- Cast Off

  by SolusLunes

  piano flight awesome

  Song

  Classical

  4,202 Views

  PLAY

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  SR - Flowe

  by SineRider

  MAC08 FiF Entry

  Song

  Ambient

  1,391 Views

  PLAY

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  Flight in Freedom__RR (MAC 8)

  by RenoakRhythm

  Flight in Freedom, MAC 8, MAC, mac, RR, rr

  Song

  Trance

  7,899 Views

  PLAY

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  Ship That Time Built--_--

  by PERVOK

  An ambient track.

  Song

  Ambient

  4,899 Views

  PLAY

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  Title's [MAC8]

  by Koriigahn

  WOHAOWHWAOH!¬H!H!H!HH!H!H EHEHEHEHE MAC

  Song

  Ambient

  1,190 Views

  PLAY

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  Aeronautics

  by Quarl

  For the 2008 october mac. Lick me.

  Song

  Drum N Bass

  3,816 Views

  PLAY

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  Icarus - Dream of Flight

  by sorohanro

  My submission for "Mac8 - Oct Flight In Freedom", symphonyc jazz with open latin feel

  Song

  Classical

  16,312 Views

  PLAY

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  Circle of Flight

  by WritersBlock

  Circle of Flight MAC8 Flight in Freedom Entry Ambient

  Song

  Ambient

  2,671 Views

  PLAY

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  Flying Freedom. Entry MAC

  by skitzofreek

  Contest Entry for Flight of Freedom

  Song

  Miscellaneous

  858 Views

  PLAY

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  [Dud] Into the Light (MAC08)

  by Dudidum

  This is the sequel to Into the Dark! enjoy ;)

  Song

  Classical

  1,850 Views

  PLAY

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  {dj-N} Perfect Sunset

  by dj-Nate

  Soothing trance/piano song. dj-Nate. MAC8 submission.

  Song

  Trance

  29,904 Views

  PLAY

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Entries Overall: > 18 <

*+* !! END OF LIST !! *+*

New linkage feature = <3 <3 <3! :3

http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/1 79657

My entry (duh)

Oopzorz, fixed bass.

Update

Btw, can some pm me telling me how the hell to link songs using the new feature?!?!?

Second entry!

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  "My 2nd MAC Submission"

  by Koriigahn

  Title says it all l0olsolsolsolsolawll2l2l2 l2l2ol2

  Song

  Ambient

  1,737 Views

  PLAY

ENTRY #1:

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

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  by <deleted>

  4 Views

1st entry.