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Aug.16
2008

Weekend Challenge...

We're having one of those rare hot flashes here in Oregon as the Willamette Valley goes through what one can only assume is menopause. Since my office (like every other private space in this state) is un-air-conditioned, I can only remain in here for 10 minutes at a time, largely because it's about 135. (I wish I was exaggerating that figure.) This gave me an idea for a challenge.

This weekend, write, record, and mix a song in 10 minutes, from bare empty tracks to finished. (Rendering time doesn't need to be counted.) Post links to your tracks here, and I'll pick five and have a poll on Monday when it is cool again. The winner will receive a copy of Automaton when it is released. Obviously, we wouldn't expect A Day In The Life or anything of that sophistication, but it would be interesting to see what can occur in such a short span of time in the various genres to which the readership of this blog ascribes.

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Wow, I did not realize until now how little I could achieve in ten minutes. Hence my entry is quite short.

link [pistonsource.iiichan.net]

Made with Piston Collage with a little post processing in Live.

posted August 16, 2008 by agargara

Coolest. Contest. Ever.

posted August 16, 2008 by darklordjames

9 minutes went on putting the sounds in (obligatory dblue glitch and reaktor fx present)
1 minute on throwing everything at arrangement view without sense so i could export something

link [www.jannemecek.net]

posted August 16, 2008 by resonaut

Wow! ten minutes really does fly by... I don't have a lot of song but I love the groove. Just a little synth pop!

link [web.me.com]

posted August 16, 2008 by ultramike

Here ya go. Ten minutes. Made with, Numerology, apple built in synth,(fast & dirty), run through meta-mix, and EQ'ed

Heatdrone

link [public.me.com]

posted August 16, 2008 by linmu

Here's mine, done in just under 10 minutes from empty project to a few final touches in an audio editor. Effectively a single live take, no planning as such, not even really sure what I was doing as I did it (and a few flubs here and there). Played a quick bit into a looper, then hit record and played along.

Is what it is, of course.

link [www.sighup.ca]

Fun idea. I already have a copy of Automaton (almost used in on this, but thought it might slow me down given its newness), so this was just for the fun of it.

posted August 16, 2008 by shamann

I'm not gonna lie. This took right at 20 minutes. But it has vocals & lyrics! And it's under a minute!

link [wilsontherocker.googlepages.com]

I now realize how slow my workflow is. Yeesh.

posted August 16, 2008 by Wilson

Reason + built-in Macbook Pro mic + Wiretap Studio + 10 minutes = link [homepage.mac.com]

I really, really wanted to record another take.

posted August 17, 2008 by dplex

The music I usually make (D&B / Dubstep) isn't going to sound like anything at the 10 min mark, so I tried to do something after the fashion of your Grindhouse genera insted. I also tried to come up with something that had the feeling of urgency of the last ten minutes before the bombs start to fall or whatever.

Even with a four to the floor type beat I wound up spending more time than you allow for in the rules (26 minutes). However, I made it so I might as well post it.

Here's the link: [link [www.bbsbookings.com]]

Gear: FL STUDIO 8, DIRECTWAVE, OHMYGOD, LIQUID, PSP SPRING VERB, FRUITY LOVE PHILTER, SOUNDGOODIZER, DUBSTATION & SAMPLES

posted August 17, 2008 by radiata

Ohh, man this was fun.
link [www.larsby.com]

I was going to add a lot of distortion and make it grind-core. Also loads more breaks, but the time ran out.

posted August 17, 2008 by larsby

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