The Flipside Contests Presents

" Human Instruments Songwriting Competition "

Sponsored By:

FIRST PRIZE : ------ Pick any plug-in you like from Image Line!



Synths - http://www.image-line.com/documents/synths.html

FX - http://www.image-line.com/documents/effects.html

Tools - http://www.image-line.com/documents/tools.html : ------

Generate a range of sounds using only your voice (voice synths, drums, percussion, bass) and any DAW and FX and put them into a song.

CONTEST RULES:

Standard rules apply:

• The winner will be determined by a vote among the users.

• Piece must be at least two minutes long. Try to keep it under five minutes.

• Weapon of choice is FL Studio, but you may use any DAW you like to get the job done.

• The deadline for submissions is March 6th, 2013. ***DEADLINE EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 10/2013***

• And of course, the Winner will receive their choice of any plug-in from Image Line!

• Also, the winner will have their FL affiliate link posted on our front page for 1 month.







1 Entry per person only.



Good luck FLipsiders!

Using your voice, either live or recorded samples, you can make an infinite number of different sounds. There are many tools to use to edit/alter/mangle these sounds; from things like basic Channel Settings manipulations of ADSR envelopes and filters, to using FX like Slicers, Wave Traveller, sound mangling FX, EQ's, Distortion, Reverb/Echo, etc.Even if you only have a cheap mic, or headset and can't sing - you can still enter this contest and potentially win. Use EQ, compression, effects... and your imagination to mold the sounds into anything you want. You might start off recording a few short percussive sounds to use as drums. You might try recording yourself singing a single note and then playing it like a synth. Even if you can't sing, you can use tools like Vocodex, Newtone and Pitcher, or Autotune. You could even use a vocal sample as an impulse in Fruity Convolver. With the right effects, you can make your voice sound like anything you want... and that's the whole idea! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SING AT ALL TO DO THIS!If you don't have a microphone at all, that is no problem. There are other way to record samples of your voice, maybe you could use your cellphone for example; record some vocal samples and then upload them, and edit them to you hearts content! Did you know it's possible to record your voice by simply plugging your earphones into the MIC IN on your soundcard? [apparently you can use a speaker as a microphone too -- COULD SOMEONE VERIFY THIS?] Even the built in mic that many laptops and PC's have for voice chat is perfectly adequate for this contest.Of course, aside from sampling, there are also many talented people out there who can do live beats/music using only their voice ( beatboxing ), and also singers who have created complex recordings using multiple tracks of their own voice. There are alot of You Tube videos like this, for example -If you are talented enough to do that, then please enter this contest!Your voice is an instrument. When you record your voice and save it as a file, the possibilties of manipulating those sounds are as endless as with any type of audio sample. You don't need to be able to sing; everyone is capable of generating sonic frequencies with their voice which can then be integrated into the world of digital audio production just like any sound! It's actually quite easy to do, and also alot of fun. But... can you create a masterpiece worthy of winning this contest? That is the challenge. Some people have things like loop pedals as well with which amazingly complex vocal arrangements can be done just by 1 person.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------