11th CGEmpire Music Competition - Sponsored by Wallander Instruments and Tsaiko Drums

Hello, hello!

It's this time of the month again, where I notify all you people interested in competing, for fun, for experience, for some amazing prizes (yes, there are 2 prizes this time), or to enter the hall of fame!

This time, the theme is something that might interest you: Sadness. The catch: The track MUST include piano in! No matter if the piano is soloed, or not, no matter if it's just 1 note, or an amazing soft ballade.

Sponsors:

Wallander Instruments was funded to develop, market and sell the WIVI synthesizer, a Virtual Instrument that emulates acoustic instruments using traditional Additive Synthesis technology and advanced modelling of instrument behavior. Characteristic for WIVI is that the instruments are generated from recordings and measurements of real acoustic instruments.

The goals with WIVI are to create a highly efficient synthesizer with low computer footprints and loading time, realistic timbre changes, high customizability, intact phrasing intependently of MIDI input data and a user-friendly interface. The software is constantly under development, and functionality is added continuously.

Wallander Instruments are most generous and are offering to the 1st winner the full set of their instruments, costing 617$.

The full set includes:

French Horns 1-4: No mute, stopped, straight mute, dynamic stop (wah-wah).

Trumpets 1-3 in Bb: No mute, straight mute, cup mute, bucket mute, solotone mute, harmon mute/no stem, harmon mute/stem inserted (wah-wah), harmon mute/stem extended (wah-wah), plunger mute (wah-wah).

Tenor Trombones 1-3: No mute, straight mute, cup mute, bucket mute, harmon mute/no stem, harmon mute/stem inserted (wah-wah), harmon mute/stem extended (wah-wah), plunger mute (wah-wah).

Tubas 1-2 in F: No mute, straight mute.

Click on each instrument list to listen to their respective demos.

Please visit This page for further information, demos, and to download the trial.

Sean Beeson was very kind to offer to the runner up (2nd winner) a copy of his new library Tsaiko Drums

T s a i k o, (pronounced psycho) is a multi-sampled, digital-download, taiko percussion library featuring:

Mic Perspective Control: Recorded in a concert hall. Has balcony, in-hall, stage, and close "three-set' mic perspectives.

Thousands of Samples: L/R Head-hit samples, stick clicks, shell hits, dozens of velocities, single/ensemble hits, 24-bit .

Customizable Ensemble: Includes dozens of presets and Kontakt 2 scripts to provide the most control over the sound.

Tsaiko drums, is the new, dedicated taiko drums library, creation of Sean Beeson (an interview to CGEmpire can be found here).

Please note that Tsaiko Drums comes for Kontakt2 Sampler only. So you need to have K2 to play the library (still I think that most of you must have it, no?:toothygrin:)

For more information and demos please visit their site at: Tsaiko

Tsaiko Drums cost 49$.

For futher information please visit THIS THREAD

I have already started on the winner, so there really is no need for anyone else to enter, but I guess if you do it will only make mine sound better. So everyone compose an entry and enter this so I can win big.

Does that sound a little conceited? Or am I that good?

The last competition had some unbelievably great entries in it and the more entries there are, the better the winner will feel.

Nikolas you can count on me. I'm about 6 hours into mine already, (the piece is just over 4 minutes long)

Hopefully I haven't scared everybody away. now that they all know I am entering.

I do have a wierd sense of humor..... Hell .... I'm just weird...(I just finished 22 pages of Mathematical equations, so cut me some slack....)

Great competition and prize.

Ron

Looking forward to listening to your entry Ron!

Just keep in mind that you have almost a month ahead. If by any chance you would like to change something in your entry, if you have submited it, you won't be able. Maybe a good "strategy" would be to hang on to your entry, and hand it over last week or something. Although this would severely make me worry about the number of entries... But it would be better of everyone... :)

Either way, I won't say good luck, cause you don't need it obviously :laugh:

Hey nikolas,

I am still working on this piece and do not see it as being completed until we are much closer to the deadline. I am up to 8 hours now and easily see another 5+ hours until I can let it sit for a bit. I am not one who likes to jump the gun just to try to get something completed. Last competition I got it to you 2 days before the deadline. I will try to be a little quicker so you don't get swamped by the entries.

Thanks for all the help in the other place with sib5 etc. They are still giving me conflicting answers, but I think I will follow your original advice and just take it slow.

Thanks again

Ron