Hello, welcome to the third Andy Sneap forum guitar tone competition!
In case there is something you want to ask, don't hesitate to contact MarkG: markv.d.giessen@gmail.com
GENERAL INFO
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The competition is hosted by MarkG. A big thanks to Anssi for setting this round up, the lyrics, negotiating & QC, to Ermz for mixing the backing, vocals by Javi Perera and to JeffTD for the DI´s!
The submission deadline is July 1st 2010, and the voting will take place in July 2010.
This competition is sponsored by http://www.brainworx-music.de/ and http://www.voxengo.com and http://www.ikmultimedia.com
As such, the winner will receive:
* Brainworx bx_digital V2 Native (no iLok included) mastering quality processor available for both PC and MAC in VST/AU/RTAS
* The winner will also recieve Voxengo Elephant (not-for-resale license) audio mastering limiter available for both PC and MAC in VST/AU
* The winner will also recieve Amplitube 3 guitar effect suite for both PC and MAC in VST/AU/RTAS
WHAT DO I HAVE TO SUBMIT?
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- Mixdown which has the backing track and guitars.
- Mixdown which has only the guitars soloed (= backing tracks muted).
- Description of the signal chain (with pictures and/or screenshots if possible for educational purposes).
- Submission format is 24-Bit 44.1 KHz interlaced stereo wav, no exceptions. Failing to meet this requirement leads to disqualification.
- Name the files "username_mixdown.wav" and "username_guitars.wav"
SUBMISSION
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- Submission deadline: July 1st 2010. Only submissions by Ultimate Metal forum members are accepted.
- Send your submission to email address markv.d.giessen@gmail.com with topic "Guitar tone competition: username"
- Files should be archived and hosted on the web using for example http://www.getdropbox.com. No waiting time servers will be accepted!
- Only one submission per member, so make it count!
WE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH:
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- A pre-processed stereo mixdown of the backing track, containing drums, vocals and bass guitar.
- 8 guitar di-tracks for reamping.
- a pre-processed stereo mixdown of a guide track which includes example guitars created with POD.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO:
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- Process, pan and automate the guitar tracks in any way you want.
- Record replacement guitar tracks if you don't have reamping capabilities.
- If you record your guitars instead of reamping, you have to try to make the performance as similar to the supplied tracks as your skills allow.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO:
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- Modify the composition or edit the performance on the supplied di-tracks.
- Edit or process the backing track in any way.
- You have to make the guitar tones fit the supplied drums, vocals and bass. - (You have been left 12db of headroom for the guitars).
- Add any additional instruments.
- Use any master bus processing.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE FILES:
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- Put the backing track to a stereo track, panned hard left and hard right.
- Set the level of the backing track and master bus to unity gain (+- 0dB).
- You are not allowed to raise the volume of the backing track*, or process the backing track in any way, or use any master bus processing.
- Mix the guitars to fit the volume of the backing tracks, not the backing track to fit the guitars.
- Do not let the mixdown clip.
- Do not normalize the bounced tracks.
If you break the rules, you will be disqualified. Don´t be late with the submission either!
Without further blahblah, use these link to download all the files you need:
Backing track directly from Ermz: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Guitar Tone Comp 3 - Mix 3.wav
DI´s as I received them from Jeff: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/ToneComp3DIs.zip
Good luck, and have fun!
In case there is something you want to ask, don't hesitate to contact MarkG: markv.d.giessen@gmail.com
GENERAL INFO
-------------------------
The competition is hosted by MarkG. A big thanks to Anssi for setting this round up, the lyrics, negotiating & QC, to Ermz for mixing the backing, vocals by Javi Perera and to JeffTD for the DI´s!
The submission deadline is July 1st 2010, and the voting will take place in July 2010.
This competition is sponsored by http://www.brainworx-music.de/ and http://www.voxengo.com and http://www.ikmultimedia.com
As such, the winner will receive:
* Brainworx bx_digital V2 Native (no iLok included) mastering quality processor available for both PC and MAC in VST/AU/RTAS
* The winner will also recieve Voxengo Elephant (not-for-resale license) audio mastering limiter available for both PC and MAC in VST/AU
* The winner will also recieve Amplitube 3 guitar effect suite for both PC and MAC in VST/AU/RTAS
WHAT DO I HAVE TO SUBMIT?
-------------------------
- Mixdown which has the backing track and guitars.
- Mixdown which has only the guitars soloed (= backing tracks muted).
- Description of the signal chain (with pictures and/or screenshots if possible for educational purposes).
- Submission format is 24-Bit 44.1 KHz interlaced stereo wav, no exceptions. Failing to meet this requirement leads to disqualification.
- Name the files "username_mixdown.wav" and "username_guitars.wav"
SUBMISSION
-------------------------
- Submission deadline: July 1st 2010. Only submissions by Ultimate Metal forum members are accepted.
- Send your submission to email address markv.d.giessen@gmail.com with topic "Guitar tone competition: username"
- Files should be archived and hosted on the web using for example http://www.getdropbox.com. No waiting time servers will be accepted!
- Only one submission per member, so make it count!
WE WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH:
-------------------------
- A pre-processed stereo mixdown of the backing track, containing drums, vocals and bass guitar.
- 8 guitar di-tracks for reamping.
- a pre-processed stereo mixdown of a guide track which includes example guitars created with POD.
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO:
-------------------------
- Process, pan and automate the guitar tracks in any way you want.
- Record replacement guitar tracks if you don't have reamping capabilities.
- If you record your guitars instead of reamping, you have to try to make the performance as similar to the supplied tracks as your skills allow.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO:
-------------------------
- Modify the composition or edit the performance on the supplied di-tracks.
- Edit or process the backing track in any way.
- You have to make the guitar tones fit the supplied drums, vocals and bass. - (You have been left 12db of headroom for the guitars).
- Add any additional instruments.
- Use any master bus processing.
WHAT TO DO WITH THE FILES:
-------------------------
- Put the backing track to a stereo track, panned hard left and hard right.
- Set the level of the backing track and master bus to unity gain (+- 0dB).
- You are not allowed to raise the volume of the backing track*, or process the backing track in any way, or use any master bus processing.
- Mix the guitars to fit the volume of the backing tracks, not the backing track to fit the guitars.
- Do not let the mixdown clip.
- Do not normalize the bounced tracks.
If you break the rules, you will be disqualified. Don´t be late with the submission either!
Without further blahblah, use these link to download all the files you need:
Backing track directly from Ermz: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/285689/Guitar Tone Comp 3 - Mix 3.wav
DI´s as I received them from Jeff: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1010558/ToneComp3DIs.zip
Good luck, and have fun!