Skol303 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) [size=4][color=#800000][b][size=5]February’s Composition Challenge is now underway[/size]![/b][/color][/size] [size=5]Here’s the image for your inspiration, chosen by last month's winner [b]Old_Ben[/b]…[/size] [size=5]And here are the rules 'n' stuff…[/size] [size=4]By entering the competition you agree to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=extras§ion=boardrules"]Basschat Terms & Conditions[/url] and [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/3178-forum-guidelines/"]Forum Guidelines[/url], which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell:[/size] [size=4][b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive.[/b] If your track contains explicit lyrics, for example, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it.[/size] [size=4][b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds included in your track[/b] (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat accept no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. If we spot any breaches of copyright then your track will be removed from the competition.[/size] [size=4]For reference: here's a great source of copyright-free material, all available under Creative Commons license: [url="http://www.freesound.org/"]http://www.freesound.org/[/url][/size] [size=4][b]3) Entries should be no more than five minutes long and written/produced during the month of the competition[/b], taking inspiration from the photo provided. No cheating![/size] [size=4]If you have any questions about the competition rules, just ask.[/size] [color=#800000][size=5][b]The deadline for entries is midnight on Saturday 21st February.[/b][/size][/color] Edited February 15, 2015 by Skol303 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (... [i]sounds of hands rubbing with glee; absolutely no idea as to what to make of this[/i]...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Ben Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I expect the train sound sample libraries to be rinsed dry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wow , I reckon its Casey Jones on the chatanooga choo choo , with Little Eva and Kylie on board, maybe on its way to Marrakech , but if it goes via Wichita I hope that guy is not still on the line Now trains are quite heavy and made of metal ....aren't they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Having stared at the picture for a short while , I see a big smiley face with light bulb nose on the front of the boiler , It has lessened the gravitas of the picture a touch for me , in a cartoonish way , not quite Thomas the tank , more Vlad the exhaler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1422787742' post='2676678'] ... not quite Thomas the tank , more Vlad the exhaler [/quote] Haha! All I can hear presently is the theme tune to Thomas the Tank Engine. That's no fault of the photo (which is great) and has everything to do with our four-year old and me sitting through, ooh, probably around a million episodes of Thomas just this last week. At least a million Beautiful colors in the image. The light on the front of the train is a great focal point (reminds me a bit of Hal from 2001: A Space Odyssey!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 ...and now I'm seeing a big smiley face with a cartoon red nose. Damn you Lurks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Great photo..! To dark for me to be that wimp Thomas. Something bad lurking there, a run away train with a nasty missile on board - James Bond material. Either that or I have been smelling to much glue for breakfast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1422789206' post='2676707'] Something bad lurking there, a run away train with a nasty missile on board - James Bond material. [/quote] That's more like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Surely you all remember this..? [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Engine_That_Could"]The Little Engine That Could...[/url] It has simply grown up, since, surely..? Can I compose something for this..? I [i]think [/i]I can, I [i]think [/i]I can... Ah, there's already a rhythm coming along. Woo-hoo..! Holy smoke..! I'm on the right lines..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='lurksalot' timestamp='1422787742' post='2676678'] Having stared at the picture for a short while , I see a big smiley face with light bulb nose on the front of the boiler [/quote] Yep saw that too. I saw the photo earlier and I've been telling myself not to use a beat that sounds like the wheels on a track. The problem is, I don't think I can keep that promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I've already made a start with a chaotic almost 5:4 chuffchuff beat; lovers of freeform funky freakism might just be able to tolerate it. Others are likely to run screaming if it continues as it's started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422802415' post='2676892'] I've already made a start with a chaotic almost 5:4 chuffchuff beat; lovers of freeform funky freakism might just be able to tolerate it. Others are likely to run screaming if it continues as it's started! [/quote] Trombone [i]and [/i]cowbell..! Mmm..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:150404] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurksalot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I wont tell you how mine is setting off because by the time it gets posted it will be something completely different, but I am really going to try and keep this one on track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the boy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Wow... It's beautiful. I really hope I get time to write something this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1422806825' post='2676945'] Trombone [i]and [/i]cowbell..! Mmm..! [/quote] Half right... No trombone this time. Though I've got time to get our local jazzist in to roll my burgeoning composition in glitter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422809650' post='2677000'] Half right... No trombone this time. Though I've got time to get our local jazzist in to roll my burgeoning composition in glitter! [/quote] Aha... So you've given up trying to polish 'em, eh..? Very wise; it can't be done. Don't ask how I know this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422802415' post='2676892'] a chaotic almost 5:4 chuffchuff beat [/quote] Would that be 9/8 then? Just didn't have the stamina to go that extra 8th note....lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I'm too old to work in 8ths. But I can vacillate randomly between 4/4 and 5/4 to such an extent that the casual listener might think it's just out of time. However, I feel that said casual listener will have turned it off in disgust well before they'd reached any conclusions about the non-linearity of time, maaaan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422813004' post='2677062'] I'm too old to work in 8ths. But I can vacillate randomly between 4/4 and 5/4 to such an extent that the casual listener might think it's just out of time. However, I feel that said casual listener will have turned it off in disgust well before they'd reached any conclusions about the non-linearity of time, maaaan! [/quote] Why can't you just admit that you've broken your metronome..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Leonard Smalls' timestamp='1422813004' post='2677062'] I'm too old to work in 8ths. But I can vacillate randomly between 4/4 and 5/4 to such an extent that the casual listener might think it's just out of time. However, I feel that said casual listener will have turned it off in disgust well before they'd reached any conclusions about the non-linearity of time, maaaan! [/quote] I'm thinking 5/4 too (well, 5/8), although there's also a 13/8 thing that I might try and work in. I WILL submit an entry this month. It will happen. Scouts honour*. I see a ghost train emerging from some haunted woods, so mine'll be dark and heavy, but still driving. * - I was never in the scouts. Edited February 1, 2015 by bobbass4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul h Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I spent a couple of hours working on something today which turned out to be complete tripe and a waste of time. Still plenty of time left to try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I'll set the ball rolling, then, shall I..? [url="https://soundcloud.com/dad3353/i-think-i-can"]I Think I Can...[/url] Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Any Stephen King fans about who are also now thinking about "Blaine the mono"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 [quote name='charic' timestamp='1422866732' post='2677586'] Any Stephen King fans about who are also now thinking about "Blaine the mono"? [/quote] Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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