Welcome to the Newgrounds Underdogs’ Audio Contest Knock-out Round 2020! :D If you want some background on why the NGUAC is so awesome, click HERE.

What’s a Knock-out Round?

The next stage of this 3-stage competition! Half of the original competitors from each group were accepted into the Knock-out Round, rounded down according to group membership and then rounded up if there were ties. The new group membership totals may be unequal as a result of ties, rounding, and disqualifications.

What do I do if I made it in?

The remaining competitors have until Monday, August 24th (corrected a typo here) at 11:59 pm EDT to submit a completely original track (i.e., made from scratch for the competition) to this thread. You couldn't have started working on this piece until NOW, as per the rules. If we find evidence of you having done so, you will be automatically disqualified. Please read all of the rules if you haven’t already.

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. It’s a good idea to clearly state what you used to make your track - which sounds are from VSTs/plugins, which ones you recorded yourself, and which ones are from downloaded sample libraries. NO COPYRIGHTED SAMPLES ARE ALLOWED. If you don’t know where a sample originates from, please don’t use it. This copyright policy is also clarified in the NG Audio Portal guidelines.

The strongest competitors from each group will be announced by Monday, August 1st. Then, those people will face each other in an epic finale!

What do I do if I didn’t make it in?

Ask the judges for some feedback, of course! For your convenience, the judges’ usernames appear below in the forum posts with the scoresheet screenshots corresponding to the group they judged. These people worked really hard to deliver these scores on time, so please be patient and respectful with them. There’s no need to announce a vendetta against the judges in the thread - they don’t even get paid for this, so not even your tax dollars are at stake. The judges might even be willing to leave you some reviews with specific feedback if you request it nicely. 

SO WHERE ARE THE RESULTS?

The results will be posted in a series of separate forum posts in a couple of minutes. People who made it are highlighted in green. People who didn’t are not. The lists are alphabetized within their groups, so please make sure you know which group you’re in. Unless your fan total has changed in the past 9 days, the following should still be relevant:

Underdogs: 0-10 fans

Professional Amateurs: 11-22 fans

Above Average Joes: 23-56 fans

All Stars: 57 fans or more

Congratulations to all of the competitors for their hard work. I’m always extremely excited by the new talent that I discover just by judging this contest, and my favorites list has exploded over the past couple of weeks. That said, the toughest part of the competition is upon us! You may now begin working on your Knock-out Round tracks, everyone. Good luck!

UNDERDOGS, letters A - I

Judged by @GoreBastard and @TaintedLogic

UNDERDOGS, letters I - Z

Judged by @GoreBastard and @TaintedLogic

PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS, letters A - F

Judged by @ADR3-N, @Midimachine, and @SplatterDash

PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS, letters G - J

Judged by @ADR3-N, @Midimachine, and @SplatterDash

PROFESSIONAL AMATEURS, letters K - Z

Judged by @ADR3-N, @Midimachine, and @SplatterDash

ABOVE-AVERAGE JOES, Part 1

Judged by @ACXLE, @LunacyEcho, and @Steampianist

ABOVE-AVERAGE JOES, letters J - M

Judged by @ACXLE, @LunacyEcho, and @Steampianist

ABOVE-AVERAGE JOES, letters N - Z

Judged by @ACXLE, @LunacyEcho, and @Steampianist

ALL STARS, letters A - D

Judged by @EverErratic, @JessieYun + @sjlsmusic, and @Mutty99

ALL STARS, letters E - M

Judged by @EverErratic, @JessieYun + @sjlsmusic, and @Mutty99

ALL STARS, letters N - Z

Judged by @EverErratic, @JessieYun + @sjlsmusic, and @Mutty99

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Whoa! I just barely made it. Yay! And I'm in the All Stars group unfortunately.

Yooo, due August 14th? I'm still recovering from yesterday lol. Let's see if I can cook anything up.

Duh, I think they meant September 14

The 14th is Friday and you said Monday. When does it need to be submitted?

Holy cow 4 days!! Gotta work fast!

Also @TaintedLogic did you mean to write August 1st for announcing the winners?

@mooke changed their name again

I hope they meant September. Else imma finna make some REALLY abstract music lol.

Congrats to everyone who made it in!! And commiserations to those who didn't; it was a very talented group of musicians this year.

If you were in my judging group (the good ol' AAJs) and you'd like a more detailed review/breakdown of the score, just send me a message and I'd be happy to write a few comments your way (otherwise, I'll have written up all these notes for nothing). Excited to hear what y'all come up with for the Knockout Round!!

Congrats to everyone moving on the the Knock-Out Round! There was a lot of good talent that came in this year, and it was hard to bring that down to about half of each group, especially considering the high amount of qualifying entries this year.

For the Professional Ameteurs, I'm more than happy to give a review upon request for the score I gave you. If you just want to view the score I gave, I made a public copy of the spread I used to judge every piece. You can find that copy, as well as some explanations on the criteria I used, over here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/146h1H3rJyeOo6YxD0DBND89UMOY7-5-MbCL7MoMbHpU/edit?usp=drivesdk

Yeah, September 14th is a Monday. I'm assuming that's a typo. Phew! I was about to not sleep for days.

I've never really made it this far before, so what happens in the final rounds of the competition? Is there going to be four separate winners? Or will we eventually have to face off against different groups later on?

Oh God, what a dumb mistake on my part. The deadline is Monday, August 24th, folks! Sorry about that!

@CzySzy @TaetuhChips @Karsys

@Catpocalypse For this round, you're still competing only within your group, but the cut is tougher: only about 20% of the remaining competitors will make it to the next round. Let me know if you have any more questions! :)

Oh I thought I wasn't gonna make it

I mean I’m quitting music production so it doesn’t matter if I made it or not.

@TaintedLogic In the Rules Post it's said that the deadline is August 24th, not the 14th. What is the actual date?

EDIT: I didn't see your post, sorry about that.

The 24th! Thanks for clarifying. This mistake is really going to bite me...

@Dag0 Every competitor is tagged in the "tag everyone" post, regardless of whether they made it or not. The fact that you're highlighted in green means that you made it! Congratulations and good luck in the next round. ^_^

@Karsys The actual date for announcing the finalists will be August 29th. It was a copy-paste from the previous year's post, and I forgot to change those dates. DX Too late to edit the post now, unfortunately... I might just PM everyone the correct dates tomorrow.

lol, I totally forgot about this! haha! Not even sure if I got even a few listens to the song I shared but whatever, good work dudes! Keep making music no matter what!