I have been planning to do another music production contest for a while now, but moving house and having a new addition to the family meant I have had very little spare time. So I am pleased to still get things going before the turn of the year.
The theme for the contest is “Expectations“. With 2012 around the corner I think it should be a good inspiration.
The idea of this “sample remix” contest is to create a song using the sample pack created specifically for this contest. No other instruments (virtual or real) are allowed, no samples, recordings, or other sound sources. Just the samples in the contest pack.
I know this is quite a limitation, but hopefully one that will spark your creativity.
All the sounds in the contest sample pack were made exclusively with Rob Papen plugins. I tried to provide a good variety of loops and sounds so you have something to work with.
The download includes a total of 120 samples (24bit/44kHz): 33 melodic loops and 87 single shot sounds (36 melodic, 41 perc & 10 sfx). The archive is in RAR format. If you experience difficulties opening this file you can try the slightly larger zip version here.
Expectations contest sample pack Download size: 84.42 MB
Note that the sample pack is *not* some kind of connect the dots construction kit so you are allowed (and encouraged) to chop the samples up, process them to bits with effects and make them your own.
The deadline for submitting your entry is January 16th, 2012, 11:59pm CET. Winners will be picked based on quality and originality. A few days later the winners will be announced.
So what can you win?
Since all the sounds you are going to work with were done with Rob Papen plug-ins I thought it would be fitting to have them as contest prizes as well.
I am pleased to say that Rob has generously donated the following prizes:
- 1st prize: Punch, SubBoomBass and Predator
- 2nd prize: SubBoomBass and Predator
- 3rd prize: SubBoomBass
Many thanks to Rob for offering these great plugins!
Contest rules
- You may only use the samples provided in the contest sample pack. No other sound sources are allowed. However, you may process and manipulate sounds any way you want. Get creative!
- Submit your entry in mp3 format (minimum of 192kbit) per email to contest@rekkerd.org before January 16th, 2012, 11:59pm CET.
One entry per person is allowed, you will receive a confirmation of your submission. - Your entry should be composed specifically for this contest. By entering, you grant permission for your track to be published at the rekkerd.org website, through SoundCloud.
- Prizes will be granted at the discretion of the rekkerd.org voting committee. There may be additional prizes for the runners-up.
Contest rules subject to change. If you have any questions feel free to contact me or comment on this post.
Contest entries
The submitted tracks will be listed here, ordered by date of entry.
Part 2:
Part 1:
The winners
I now remember why I prefer to let you guys pick the winners… There were so many great quality & original entries, it was almost impossible to narrow the shortlist of favorites down to just three.
Alas, in the end only a few can take away the prizes:
- Noizefield – Expect the Unexpected
- Crystal Craft – Prince Of Egypt
- David F (AKA Totolitoto) – Arithmetic mean
Thanks to everyone who took part in the contest. I hope you had a good time making music, and perhaps you will join us again next time.
Cheers,
Ronnie
hey guys,
i´m very happy and glad as well for winning this contest :)
congratulations to the other winners. there are many great tracks!
thanks ronnie for realising this contest. your constest are really great and allways a challenge. i look forward making music with this awesome rob papen plugins.
i will upload my track to my soundcloud page soon, then everyone who likes it can download my track.
http://soundcloud.com/noizefield
cheers,
Congrats to the winners!!
Great amount of quality tracks to be honest.
I will try once again next time then.
Anyway, if someone is interested on my track, you can download it for free in my SoundCloud website.
http://www.soundcloud.com/irion-da-ronin
Have a good day guys :)
I’m in!
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Sounds like fun ! Im in ! http://bellyhouse.net/
Congratulations to the winners! Well deserved :) And big thanks to Ronnie for setting up the contest and picking the winners, not an easy task.
Cheers, Thomas (Teister)
Hi there,
Congratulations to the entrants
And thank you Ronnie and Co for picking me for the third place
I’m glad you liked the track
Cheers,
David
Congratulations to the winners! And thanks for this contest!
Congratulations to the winners! And thanks for this contest!
WOW! :D :D :D
There were so many fantastic tracks! I guess I had an unintentional prediction in my previous comment, that I didn´t even notice until now :D Congrats to the winner!!! You deserve it!
I´m really happy!
thx for this contest and good look for the winner
Hi all. Sorry for the delay in announcing the winners. It’s been a busy week with the NAMM going on, and then my weekend filled up faster than expected. Will make an effort to post the results no later than Monday night!
Don’t worry for that mate. We know it’s lots of work for you. Take your time, we are patient. Have a good day and good luck everyone :)
Thanks all for your time and effort! We will be making up our minds over the next few days and the winning entries will be posted on this page soon (all contestants will also receive an email with the results).
Great work everyone, it will not be easy picking our top 3!
Just managed to get mine in with about ten minutes to spare. Thanks for another awesome contest Ronnie! Good luck everybody
Won’t be able to make it … I’m sorry.
Well, some great entries so far that’s for sure, good luck! :)
Very creative entries, good luck every1 :-)
WOW! Expect the unexpected :)
Creating a track for this competition has been a lot of work, but it was joyful work! :)
Let the excitement begin!
Let`s Go;)
Last day to submit your entries! Some great tunes so far, I don’t know how we’re going to pick just 3 favorites…
I’m in!
Very good samples!
Thanks for inspiration!
I’m in!