Usual rules about being fully produced within the OP-1 and recorded to album, etc., and…
1. You must use at least one sample, but as many more as you wish, from the NASA Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nasa I believe these have been used in previous battle, but not as a rule. I have a particular fondness for NASA and space exploration, for a multitude of reasons.
2. At least 1/2 of the tune must be in an ‘odd meter’, i.e. not 4/4. You can do 3/4, 5/4, 7/8, 13/16, 63/64 etc. If you do something more ephemeral/ambient, at least try to make it sound somehow off-kilter, if you see what I mean. I know this will not always be easy, esp. when it comes to looping on tape… but that’s the challenge!
3. Feel free to use any internal synth or stock drum kit, but no other samples that are not from NASA.
SPACE SAMPLES! yes! great brief! I have to get in on this competition.
Last year ADAMSKI released an album in 3/4 (waltz) timing - he did a few interviews that are worth checking out to do with strange timings, I think Sonic State did a video interview with him actually.
This and space samples, really fine challenge, @wingo !
[Unneeded note : the lower number of the fraction 3/4 means that the unit of time is “a whole note divided by 4” = a quarter note. So if you mean a measure of 7 quarter notes you should write it 7/4. That was my 2 pence of musical theory.]
Last year ADAMSKI released an album in 3/4 (waltz) timing - he did a few interviews that are worth checking out to do with strange timings, I think Sonic State did a video interview with him actually.
[Unneeded note : the lower number of the fraction 3/4 means that the unit of time is “a whole note divided by 4” = a quarter note. So if you mean a measure of 7 quarter notes you should write it 7/4. That was my 2 pence of musical theory.]
'tis true that 7/4 is 7 quarter notes in a bar, but 7/8 is also a thing - just 7 1/8th notes (quavers) in a bar. The difference is mostly contextual… it depends on where you feel the main pulse. Sort of like the difference between 3/4 and 6/8. It’s about the phrasing, really. And even stuff like 11/16 is technically real, but you’re wading into ridiculous math rock territory there.
[Unneeded note : the lower number of the fraction 3/4 means that the unit of time is "a whole note divided by 4" = a quarter note. So if you mean a measure of 7 quarter notes you should write it 7/4. That was my 2 pence of musical theory.]
'tis true that 7/4 is 7 quarter notes in a bar, but 7/8 is also a thing - just 7 1/8th notes (quavers) in a bar. The difference is mostly contextual… it depends on where you feel the main pulse. Sort of like the difference between 3/4 and 6/8. It’s about the phrasing, really. And even stuff like 11/16 is technically real, but you’re wading into ridiculous math rock territory there.
Ahah no pb, I just wasn’t sure you were aware of this @wingo, and I felt it was interesting to add a little note (:B) on musical theory…
Quaver/eighth note is rarely seen, so the 63/64 notation seemed to me closer of a pattern length in a sequencer than a real measure notation.
Oh, I need to make something for this, I love space samples, and 3/4 time music! If you are interested in NASA samples there is a ton of stuff available at archive.org (here: https://archive.org/details/nasaaudiocollection) but I assume that for this competition we only use the soundcloud stuff, right?
I can’t find any instructions on how to enter. Maybe I didn’t search carefully enough (I’m at work). Do I just upload my entry on my soundcloud and then link it in this thread?
