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Album #4 PROMOTION + Album #5 AND #6 Talking

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Wow so many things to say :D
ABOUT THE BOSS BATTLE ALBUM
So, only few days before the end of the deadline, i know i'll get some songs a bit late (around the 4th-5th June) but it's not a problem :)
Lord Bif and his girlfriend are going to make a Cover-Art for the Album, based on a idea i had.
He will also make a decent (cause the last one i did were bad) Video Trailer to make people download the album. I hope many people will download it and put it on their personal channel or page.
This is going to be a 2CD Album, with more than 30 songs. BigHeadClan will do the mastering and i'll chose the order of the songs. I'll try to make a balance between: songs quality, game series, guitarists, music style...
I'll put the album on Mediafire as usual (so i can check the number of downloads) :D
A Bandcamp would have been better but it only allows a few numbers of free downloads and i don't want anyone to pay money for this.
This album is going to be more Metal but really good with some killer tracks =)
I think it's all i had to say about the BOSS BATTLE ALBUM ^^

GAMETABS ALBUM #5: FINAL FANTASY VIII
Yeaaah FF8 won :D (with 5-6 votes more than N64)
Here is the complete OST: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6kAwpgW29M You can already pick some songs so i'll add them to a list so other people won't cover it too.
As usual you can use ONE Joker song from 2014 (NOT older).
There are many style of music in this OST, Metal, Classical, Blusy, Jazzy, Relaxing, Solo Piano or Guitar etc.
I won't fix a deadline yet, let's finish the BOSS BATTLE ALBUM 1st.
If you have any questions, idea, suggestions, tell me =)

GAMETABS ALBUM #6: PLATFORM GAMES
Already? No vote?
Well, we did a Zelda album (J-RPG), then the Boss Battle Album (most of the songs are from J-RPG) and we will do the FFVIII album (J-RPG).
so i decided to take a break from RPG musics and give some love to Mario, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, Kirby, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Rayman, Sonic, Banjo & Kazooie etc.
Same rules as usual blablabla.
But about the deadlines.
What do you think ? Wanna do those albums at the same time, with longer deadline or no deadline at all (just keep on until we got enough songs and then make a call "does someone need some extra weeks for a song") or do the FF8 Album with a 3 month deadline, then this one with a 3 month deadline ?

anyway thank for reading, please give me your opinions :)

YAY FF8 \o/ This time i'll

SlashBib

Location: Lille (France)

Joined: Apr 08 2014

YAY FF8 \o/
This time i'll have the time to make more track ^^
for this one, I would like to do Fisherman's Horizon, Only A Plank Between One And Perdition and Don't Be Afraid (all of them are open to collab).

The platform games album seems are great idea and the choice of songs is really big for this theme =)

Re: YAY FF8 \o/This time i'll

awesomeman321

Joined: Jan 27 2012

Hey SlashBib, want to collab on Only a Plank Between One and Perdition?

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Awesomeman321!

Awesome!! FF8!Well, for now,

0ZeroDL

Joined: Jan 25 2014

Awesome!! FF8!
Well, for now, I'll take "The Landing" (I'll rearrange it, probably won't use my 2014 one). I would love to be able to do "Liberi Fatali", are there people on GT who would be interested in lending their voices for the choir? I'm also looking for people to do some choir parts on my FFX medley I'm going to be doing soon too, If nobody here is interested anyone have any suggestions for people they might have seen on YT?

Hello guys ! Happy to see

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Hello guys ! Happy to see some motivation here.
@SlashBib, sorry dude, but keeping 4 of the most iconic themes of the game for yourself (even if open to collab) is not fair. I have to ask you to only pick 2 of them and then wait later for chose other tracks. thanks you :)
@0ZeroDL okay for the Landing, Liberi Fatali is already done by someone :)

Any ideas/comments/suggestions about how to deal with the 5 and 6th album, together, or not, with deadlines, or not?

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i dont see why there should

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

i dont see why there should even be a vote next time? N64 was right there. i say do that. i still wish Genesis was the theme. and yes for deadlines. the more consistency and structure you have that people get used to and understand this is how it works, i think the more consistent the product will be. if you just make things open ended and really loose and free, people forget about things, or take it for granted.

so yeah, just no FF for at least the next 2 albums. keep things interesting.

i'm going to put my name next to Balamb Garden for now.

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

Well i chose "Platform Games"

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Well i chose "Platform Games" because of the many games of that kind on the N64 (Marios, Kirby, Yoshi, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Donkey Kong, Bomberman...) but also some classics like Mega Man, Donkey Kong Country, sonic...
Okay for deadlines, so FF8 (3month) then Platform games (3moth) ?
And yeah no more FF for a while =)
Balamb Garden is yours ^^

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Re: Awesome!! FF8!Well, for now,

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

0ZeroDL said

Awesome!! FF8!
Well, for now, I'll take "The Landing" (I'll rearrange it, probably won't use my 2014 one). I would love to be able to do "Liberi Fatali", are there people on GT who would be interested in lending their voices for the choir? I'm also looking for people to do some choir parts on my FFX medley I'm going to be doing soon too, If nobody here is interested anyone have any suggestions for people they might have seen on YT?

Shame someone is already called dibs on Liberi, should do your own cover anyhow even if it wont go on the album!

What type of vocals are you looking for for the FFX medley? Wanted to try my hand at it for Otherworld... but we shall see!

Do I hear Super Metroid OST

gudz

Location: Italy

Joined: Nov 14 2012

Do I hear Super Metroid OST calling us? Hope to find time to make something :D

Hahaha yes ^^ But 1st things

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Hahaha yes ^^
But 1st things 1st, FFVIII :p

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Well... hello Game Tabs

Thecoolestnerdguy

Joined: May 27 2015

Well... hello Game Tabs forum... I guess...

I'm all in for that platform games album! I mean, who doesn't love some Megaman?

Also, I personally believe deadlines are suuuuper important. I'm myself a pretty decent procrastinator. Don't give me a deadline and I won't finish anything.

Oh, and I totally volunteer for that choir thing!

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Welcome, I know what you mean

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

Welcome,

I know what you mean I need deadlies... although even with them I only do a little bit of work and pretty much leave everything to last minute.

Which is why I'm working on 2 songs with only a few days left XD.

Ok so i guess FF8 deadline

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Ok so i guess FF8 deadline will be the 1st September =)
you can already make a song for Platform Album, but FFVIII is the most important thing to focus on.
I know some of you guys haven't played the game but i assure you there are enough amazing songs for everyone =)
Also if you wanna join but don't know the OST, i can give you a selection of 3-5 songs that would, maybe, fits your style.

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Can't wait to work on this

Lord_Bif

Location: Paris

Joined: Mar 02 2015

Can't wait to work on this album! I would love to do a cover of "the man with the machine gun" :) I did "Maybe I'm a Lion" for the Boss Battle Album, so it could be great if someone else do a new version^^ Depend if there is a lot of people working in this album (and if there is some tracks available), I can do another one if it is possible.

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Man with the Machine gun

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Man with the Machine gun locked for you :D
You can lock a 2nd one if you wish =)
I locked for myself:
- Shuffle or Boogie
- Martial Law
And i already done:
- Time Compression

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i think im gonna do "mods de

BlackFox

The thousand years of raindrops summoned by my song are my tears. The thunder that strikes the earth is my anger!

Location: Dominican Republic

Joined: Sep 13 2012

i think im gonna do "mods de chocobo", if no one took it yet.

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Im not afraid of darkness. Im not afraid of death. Im not even afraid of those monsters. The only thing that I fear is, being all alone...

Okay you can do it :D Also i

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Okay you can do it :D
Also i really love the song too so if you want me to play some telecaster parts just tell me ^^

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So i did those pictures!It

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

So i did those pictures!
CD1 & CD2
CD3 & CD4

It is the complete OST classed by CD's with 4 columns.
- DONE: it means someone already did the cover and it's too late for you, mwhahaha :D
- RESERVED: means the song is "locked" for someone, but you still can ask this person to make a featuring or a full collab =)
- NEED HELP: it is a "call" for a collab, you need some choir, piano, bass or whatever but you can't do it yourself ? Just tell me and i'll add it to "Need Help" with what you need exactly ("need bass player")
- SUGGESTED: means "hey i'd like to work on this song but i don't know if i can do it, or if i'll have the time so if you wanna do it instead, please do it". Also if you see someone else suggested this song you can talk to him and make a collab :)
I'll upload the completed pictures every day or two so you can be sure of what you can do or not =)

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With "th man with the machine

Lord_Bif

Location: Paris

Joined: Mar 02 2015

With "the man with the machine gun", I would like do "The Spy" too, if it's ok, I want to try the wah-wah pedal^^

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The Spy is yours :3

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

The Spy is yours :3

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Dang 4 CD's well lots to

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

Dang 4 CD's well lots to choose from then!

My dream would be to cover

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

My dream would be to cover the whole OST with you guys but, let's be realistic XD
I'm not even sure this is going to be a 2CD album, but...eheh who knows !
I'll make a big call for people to join us on youtube and facebook after we'll release the BOSS BATTLE album :)

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if you're going to be trying

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

if you're going to be trying to get more/new people involved, wouldn't it be best to only allow people to pick one song right away. the more options there are available - particularly tracks that are considered favorites, seems like it would encourage people to join in. but if individuals are claiming 2-3 songs before you even tell new people about it, that seems much less welcoming. "hey please come and join our cover album! take the leftovers because all these people have claimed multiple songs!" and then, if new people don't join in - or after a certain amount of time from the start date (maybe a month?) then second tracks can be claimed.

just a few thoughts, anyway.

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

Well as long as it's a

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Well as long as it's a "gametabs" album i think it's to let people on the forum chose 1st.
And i only let people lock 2 songs (+1 collab maybe).
And most of the most iconic songs are not taken, like blues fields, breezy, don't be afraid, force your way, ami, my mind, eyes on me, the extreme, maybe i'm a lion etc etc.

What do you guys think about that ?
I can change a bit the rules to be "you lock only 1 song (+1 collab if you wish) and you can't lock an other until this one is not done"

The Album haven't start yet, it's just pre-settings, so i can MP everyone to only lock 1 song :)

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I think 3 months deadline is

andersongs87

Joined: Oct 07 2014

I think 3 months deadline is too long. 2 months will be great.

If all deadlines are 2 months, we will have 6 albums per year. =P

I will choose some FF8 music I'm interested in and return soon.

I need to improve a lot, I have seen some of my covers, and the quality leaves much to be desired.

I will try to push myself more. I am anxious and this pain for me trying to do the things in a hurry.

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So you're complaining about

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

So you're complaining about doing thing sin hurry but said 3month deadline is too long? XD
I don't think it is too long... Many people are working on other projects, have a work, family and friends etc, it takes time ^^

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Final Fantasy 8 MP3 and MIDI

andersongs87

Joined: Oct 07 2014

Final Fantasy 8 MP3 and MIDI downloads

http://www.ffextreme.com/ff8/music.html

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Ahahah thanks, might be

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Ahahah thanks, might be useful for some people :)
I added you to the list with "Waltz for the Moon" ;)

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Thank you. =)

andersongs87

Joined: Oct 07 2014

Thank you. =)

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I agree with the "lock only

gudz

Location: Italy

Joined: Nov 14 2012

I agree with the "lock only 1" rule, it gives more options (and make people work hard one song at a time :) )
Anyway, you said a nice thing "Also if you wanna join but don't know the OST, i can give you a selection of 3-5 songs that would, maybe, fits your style"
It could be a nice challenge :D
(even though it's better to play music from games you actually played. Memories and feelings related to games help you make more passionate music :D)

True it's better to have an

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

True it's better to have an emotional connection, but i covered many songs from games i never played (megaman, donkey kong, zelda...) and i had much fun =)
If you want you can give me some example of the style of songs you like and i'll make a little selection of FF8 songs for you :)

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it's fine letting people on

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

it's fine letting people on the forum choose their initial track first. which would hopefully encourage the new people getting involved to become active members of the site going forward if they are interested in that kind of community and participation.

i think locking 2 + an additional collaboration is 2 songs too many to start. most people here could sit down and record covers of multiple songs if they wanted, but if they are choosing a bunch straight away, then often people are looking forward to getting to the next track rather than really putting their full focus and attention on one. i think an album with less tracks, but higher quality and more thoroughly conceived of ideas and arrangements is infinitely better than simply a longer play-time.

i also think the idea of people coming in with tracks already completed before the album even was proposed is unnecessary and should be avoided. especially when those people want to then immediately start on song #2 for themselves.

i might sound like kind of an asshole about these things and like i'm taking the wind out of the sails of people who are already planning on recording 4 tracks, however, i just think putting fairly strict limitations on things (at least to begin) is the best way to do something. that way everyone has one thing they are all trying to achieve. record/arrange the best cover of a single song possible. it gives more time for new people to get involved with a greater number of available songs. then as time goes on, when it's clear that the amount of people working on tracks is pretty settled, second/third tracks become available to do. additionally, it should raise the overall quality of the albums.

i have other thoughts, probably. i hope nothing i said is misconstrued as anything specific towards any specific person. it isn't at all. these are just things that are swimming around when i consider this topic.

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

I do agree with the "lock 2

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

I do agree with the "lock 2 tracks is too much" and asked everyone to keep just one song.
Buuut + collabs ^^
For example: i locked "Shuffle or Boogie" + a collab with LordBif on "Martial Law"
Buuut... i may also appear on Slashbib's song "Fisherman Horizon" because he locked it as a collab...

It's a bit cheating, and yeah i do make rules interpretations to make them go the way i want, i'm a tyrant :D
Buuut... (2) it also make people wanna collab more and i think making collabs is really fun and cool experience,e because, you don't want the other to be unhappy of your work, so you are really doing your best. And because as a community it's good to show we can make things together ^^

About the "2014-2015 joker" i understand your point but sometimes people do not have time to work on new arrangements for a while and it's nice to use some older songs, and it's a way to get songs from people like Haawke, Swiggles1987, ToxicEternity etc.
But for the next albums i'll be more strict and instead of "you can use a track from this year or the last one" it will be "you can use a song from the last 6 months.
Why am i not doing it for this album ?
Because i want to use my "Compression of Time" and the Vled Tapas "Liberi Fatali" (Tyrant :D)

Well i know the rules are too much focused on my own way to do things.
Also, i'd be happy to see other community focused events like the albums and the Tune Contest. There was the "Riff Challenge" but i think the concept is too elitist.

We also can make a monthly little EPs of 5-6 songs, no more, focused on a theme. And there will be a vote on pixule (free place to make easy vote pages) with "pick your top 3 songs" it will lasts like 2-3 days, no more.
And the winner take care of the organization (so it's not the same guy organization it each time) of the next one (he just chose the theme).
He can enter his own contest, as he his not the only one who votes (i know some people will vote for their own song but what can i do?). The rules would be "1 recording/person" "must fits the theme" "new recordings only" "no music style restriction"...

It's a bit a "Dwellings of Duels" wannabe but it could be fun.
Once a contest is done we'll do a .zip file and put it downloadable on internet. It won't be as big as the albums, and i'll make less promotion about it but i could be really fun and it's a way to cover songs from less loved/known themes, games etc. Of course the winner should not be an asshole and say "next theme is: Team Buddies OST" or game with ppor and few music with no tabs, sheets or midi anywhere ^^

With that wi'll have an 1 album ever 3 months, a "Cover/EP Challenge" every month and a Tune Contest every... time it's possible XD
I don't think it's too much if we can keep the community active on the site and bring new people =)
Well it's just an idea...

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1 lock rule sounds fine,

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

1 lock rule sounds fine, Tiger has a valid point won't be totally fair to try and bring people in at the end of a project!

But if we still lack people after a given time (say 1 month for example) we should return to the usual format.

Re: 1 lock rule sounds fine,

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

yeah. that's kind of what i'm saying. 3 months is a long enough amount of time, that if you designate the first month to just being locked in on only one song each, that gives enough time to see how the roster is filling out and how much is left. it's unlikely there would be a huge influx of participants after that first month, unless you are able to tap into some cyber artery pumping away of people who want to do covers.

and then after that first month, allow people to pick a second song if they are finished with their first and so on. forgive me, i'm just not a fan of the "i'm laying claim to 3-4 songs from the outset" mentality.

i don't even know why i'm saying all these things, i dont really like to do covers! i guess i'm just interested in the product being the most interesting and highest quality possible. and the process to gaining new entrants and talent seems like it would be better suited to a few more formalities from the beginning, allowing a little bit of an opportunity for people to not only find out about it, and become interested in joining, but not feeling as though everything they might want to do is taken up by only a few people.

annnd that is all i'll add to this. good luck everyone! make wonderful music!

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

Doesn't mean you can't have

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

Doesn't mean you can't have valid input Tiger! Besides aside from this just being a neat little project, we have the chance of expanding the community and some fresh blood isn't bad! Well... so long as isn't the less savory type anyhow. :)

Re: Doesn't mean you can't have

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

i suppose you're right. and i think that's how i mean also. finding good ways to encourage new people and have this site blossom a bit more. it's a pretty cool place when people are connecting.

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

Soooo.... is it 1st August or

gudz

Location: Italy

Joined: Nov 14 2012

Soooo.... is it 1st August or September the deadend? :)

Re: Album #4 PROMOTION + Album #5 AND #6 Talking

Thecoolestnerdguy

Joined: May 27 2015

So... what do you mean by Bandcamp only allowing a few number of free downloads?

I'm sorry, I just don't know how that works :P

Do they have some kind of bandwidth control or something?

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@Gudz: The deadline will be

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

@Gudz: The deadline will be set for the 1st September, but the album hasn't started officially.
Doesn't mean you can't already work on FF8 cover ^^ But i'll make an individual topic after we're done with BOSS BATTLE ALBUM ^^

@Thecoolestnerguy: If you create a Bandcamp account you can have 200 "free downloads". So after people download 200 songs for free the next ones MUST pay to download a song. And if the owner wants more free download he must pay bandcamp to allow people to download for free. For example if you want people to be able to make 1000 free downloads you must pay $20 to bandcamp.
It's not expensive but i don't want anyone to pay for anything.

About the "Cover Challenge" or "EP Challenge" or "Monthly Mini album" or whatever the name will be... I think the best way to elect a winner is that any member of gametabs can vote. To vote you must send a private message to the organizer of the current "challenge". It's a way to avoid people voting for themselves or ask people who are not gametabs members to vote for them.
The organizer won't tell who voted for who. But as the organizer can enter he must be a gentleman and don't be mad if people don't vote for him in private messages XD
Also if the organizer wins, that would be the guy who finished 2nd who will organize the next challenge.
If there is an equality for the winner, the oganizer will chose the winner. If the organizer is one the equality, it's automatically the other guy who wins.

Also the voting system could be a "points" system: You got 6 points to give. 3 Points by songs maximum. You must use all your 6 points, but the way you want. Could be 3-2-1 or 3-3 or 2-2-2 or 1-1-1-1-1-1 or 2-2-1-1 or 3-1-1-1 etc.

Just ideas, it's maybe too complicated, if you have idea to make it more simple just tell me ^^

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I'm ok for the 1 cover +

Lord_Bif

Location: Paris

Joined: Mar 02 2015

I'm ok for the 1 cover + collabs, I will keep only "The Spy", so "man with the machine gun" is available! And I will work on "Martial Law" if Hashel still wants to work with me^^.

I really like the ideas of littles EP's and contest (if the votes are fair, I don't really like the "the one who got the greatest number of friends win"^^), so I will definitely be in!

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Oups, cross message :p

Lord_Bif

Location: Paris

Joined: Mar 02 2015

Oups, cross message :p

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Too Much?

Lloyde_Sorrow

Joined: May 16 2014

Hmmm... a bi/tri-monthly Arrange Album, a monthly Mini Album, and a bi/tri-weekly Tune Contest. That seems like a lot and they all clash with one another.

Why do you think they "clash"

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Why do you think they "clash" ?

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Re: Why do you think they "clash"

Lloyde_Sorrow

Joined: May 16 2014

Well, the tune contest will happen one to two times a month (more like one since there is almost always a lengthy extension xD), then you have the mini album happening every month and then the arrange album every two to three months.

The tune contest and mini album will always be occur around the same time since they both occur within a months time. Those two will overlap with the arrange album each time it comes around. Each one is going to pull for attention.

People will be forced to choose 1 or 2 out of 3 or participate in them all, assuming they will participate at all. If they do more than one at a time, that is bound to affect the quality of what they produce because they have to focus on more than one song and deadline, which is not what anyone wants, except the individuals rival, if they have one. If they choose to do one, then that's less entrants for whatever they choose not to do. That's more of a problem for the Tune Contests since barely anyone participates in those.

The albums will always be 3

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

The albums will always be 3 months, 2 months are too short, i think.
Well the main participants of the tune contest are yourself, tiger child, avaruussaha, hslesperence, soundsandstuff...
You guys are not much into covers or arrangements (expect you and tiger child both did a nice track for the zelda album, loved them) so do you really plan to participate to a "cover challenge" ? If no do you think it will change something about the participation of the tune contests ?
I'll keep on participate to tune contests if the themes inspired me =)

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sometimes the tune contests

tiger child

Joined: May 31 2012

sometimes the tune contests get more entries than just the regulars. and it would be nice to have more people involved. i can see lloyd's point about the monthly contest taking away possible participation, or somehow lowering the quality of the things people do, in order to try to do more. of course there is always the possibility that having more activity in general can bring around more members to the site and lead to more people getting involved in other aspects - not just the cover things. it's tough to really make a call on this right now. specifically regarding the Tune Contest, i think it could go either way - being helpful or a negative. i'd like to see more people get excited about writing their own original music and pushing them to try that, rather than a constant stream of cover albums. but that's just me. i'm sure there is a way everything can not only coexist, but hopefully flourish and grow. it's simply about finding the right balance.

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this music is my greatest accomplishment
-brick road

Oh God I'm having such nasty

gudz

Location: Italy

Joined: Nov 14 2012

Oh God I'm having such nasty ideas about Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec :O but maybe is a bit too much for this period...
Edit: I will risk and lock it, hope to manage to create what I have in mind xD

Agreed I don't typically

BigHeadClan

Joined: Jan 20 2012

Agreed I don't typically enter a tune contest if I'm planning on working on the album, even if I leave things to the last minute... because that's how I do everything. lol

Well some of you think it's a

hashel

Location: Liège (Belgium)

Joined: Mar 04 2008

Well some of you think it's a really good idea (LordBif and Awesomeman321 both said they'll participate) and some think it would be too much activities.

About bringing new people, the problem is the albums, the FB page etc make people come on the site but they don't get involved in the community life.
I could make a rule "To enter for the album you MUST have a gametabs account" but i think the result will be less songs for the albums...

So about this "EP Challenge" should i try 1 or 2 and see how it goes, or wait for more people to come here before thinking of new activities ?

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I do VGM covers and stuff at https://www.youtube.com/c/hashel

I think forcing people to

epicanthic

Location: Hong Kong

Joined: May 08 2012

I think forcing people to have a gametabs account isn't a good idea, because that might push some away. Even if they did join, there's no guarantee that they'd actually engage with the community - there're plenty of people (me included, to an extent) that have accounts here but rarely ever post anything. We should keep it keep it open so people who are interested can enter and find out more about the site in their own time, just my opinion though.