We started another contest. Each person at the last Muzik meeting picked a CD at random that had a specific genre of electronic music. There were 5 genres in the mix and the cd that was selected was the genre you were to create in. If you were unable to attend the last meeting and would like to participate you may contact either Dan or myself and we will pick a genre at random for you.
All entries must be submitted in mp3 format to muzikaudioproduction@gmail.com before Friday June 13th 2008. If you are having trouble with anything let me know.
One of the questions asked so far is since some have never produced in the genre they are working if stock loops would be ok. My answer to this is that it is entirely fine to pull sounds out of sample librarys but not loops. You may take a kick drum out of one loop...or a snare from another for instance but remake the beats yourself. Same goes for other instruments.
If you need more inspiration for your genre than you were able to get from the cd you received I highly suggest using some form of online radio stations specializing in your genre.
My personal favorite service is Shoutcast. You will need to have Winamp installed on your computer to play the stations.
Another great resource for exploring different genres is Beatport. They are an online music store similar to iTunes but dealing specifically with electronic music...all sorted by genre. I'm not telling you to buy a bunch of songs there but there are 60 second previews for each track. Who knows...you may find something you really like.
The competition will be judged solely upon who gets the closest sound to their selected genre. Good luck to you all! Have Fun!!!
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