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Game Set Mash!! 4 - Round 2 Remixing Stage
2025-10-31 16:00 - 2025-11-11 04:59 UTC
Here are our matchups for Round 2!

Mega Man 4 vs. Gravity Circuit

Pharaoh Man

Theme of Ray (Optic Circuit)

Mega Man X4 vs. Mighty Gunvolt Burst

Cyber Space

Beyond the Watery Vortex

Mega Man Zero 4 vs. 30XX

Ciel d'aube

Slave to Duty (Midgard Boss 1)

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

Submission Instructions

Remixes should be at least 1 minute long.

Use the submission form to send me your remixes.

Make sure you submit a 16-bit, 44.1KHz WAV file. I will encode MP3s myself.

Follow the filename conventions laid out in the form

Game Set Mash!! Round 1 Voting Stage
2025-10-29 03:00 - 2025-11-04 04:59
Voting for round 1 is now available at the voting thread. Please read the voting instructions and make your selections. Thank you for listening and thank you for voting.

Game Set Mash!! 4 - Round 1 Remixing Stage
2025-10-17 16:00 - 2025-10-28 03:59
Here are our matchups for Round 1!

Mega Man 4 vs. Mighty Gunvolt Burst

Cossack Fortress 1

Joule's Wish

Mega Man X4 vs. 30XX

Volcano

At Her Doorstep (Aspera 1)

Mega Man Zero 4 vs. Gravity Circuit

Fate - Theme of Weil

Theme of Medley (Wave Circuit)

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

Submission Instructions

Remixes should be at least 1 minute long.

Use the submission form to send me your remixes.

Make sure you submit a 16-bit, 44.1KHz WAV file. I will encode MP3s myself.

Follow the filename conventions laid out in the form

Game Set Mash!! 4 - Round 3 Remixing Stage
2025-11-14 17:00 - 2025-11-25 04:59
Information to-be-filled-in.

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-10-18 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for another banner art breakdown with Marawis, banner artist for Dwelling of Duels' Ghosts vs Zombies Month!

Remember! Don't cross the streams and tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

Dwelling of Duels: Ghosts vs. Zombies Month
2025-10-01 04:00
This month is Ghosts vs. Zombies Month!!

Music from games or levels that feature ghosts and/or zombies. This does not include games where a ghost/zombie is one playable character out of many, unless the music is specifically associated with that character (i.e., the presence of ghost-type Pokemon does not mean all Pokemon music is allowed). ALL ENTRIES MUST SPECIFY IF THE TRACK IS TEAM GHOST OR TEAM ZOMBIE IN THE TITLE. (If it is both, the title should include "Double Dead" instead.) As an example, a Plants vs. Zombies entry could be titled "Waiter, There's a Fly in my Brains (Team Zombie)."

The submission deadline is Wednesday, October 29, 2025 8:00 PM

Banner art by Marawis (https://bsky.app/profile/marawis.bsky.social)

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Thursday, October 30, 2025 8:00 PM.

Listening Party: Ghosts vs. Zombies Month
2025-10-31 00:00 - 03:00
It's Ghosts vs. Zombies Month at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Thursday, October 30, 2025 8:00 PM.

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Album Release Listening Party with Bi Score
2025-09-21 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for a very special listening party with Bi Score (Carrie Wood & Ian Cowell), full of music to score (AND farm) to! We’ll showcase their latest album release “Out In Front”, as well as their work as composers for the game “Touhou Farming ~ Minoriko's Homestead Harvest”. Tune in on DoD Twitch channel!

VGM Roulette #3
2025-09-11 - 2025-09-19
🎶 VGM Roulette: Remix Challenge – September Edition 🎶

Just for fun. Just for vibes.

Ready to get creative with your music production? The VGM Roulette is back! This month, we’re mixing things up by pairing random video games with random music genres—and it’s up to you to make the magic happen.

🎲 How It Works

Use the official VGM Roulette Randomizer to get a game and a genre combo.

👉 VGM Roulette

(don't mess with the filters, make sure that they're all pre-selected prior)

You get 5 "let's go" spins, 10 genre spins, 10 vgm spins total, so use them wisely!

(Make sure to leave available spins for video games that may show up without OSTs - this is also not enforced, we're using the honor system here... but it may be rather obvious you cheated the system)

Once you find a combo you’re happy with, it’s time to lock it in.

🔒 How to Lock In

Lock-in opens Friday, September 12th.

To lock in:

Click/Select your favorite combo from your spins.

(click on each card away from the icons to select - it should turn bluegreen)

Take a screenshot of the randomizer showing your chosen game + genre.

Post that screenshot in the #workshop > VGM Roulette thread/channel.

This officially locks you in, and you’ll be working with that combo for your remix!

🗓️ Due Date

Remixes are due by Thursday, September 19th.

No pressure, no prizes—just a fun way to stretch your creative muscles and see what wild sounds we can come up with!

✅ A Few Quick Notes

You can remix any track from the game you lock in.

Be as creative (or weird) as you want with the genre—but make sure it’s recognizable.

Collabs are welcome! Just make sure everyone involved locks in their combo.

Share your finished track in the #vgm-roulette channel by the deadline.

🎲 So go roll that randomizer and see what fate has in store for your remix!

Let’s make some strange, beautiful music together.

Listening Party: Fresh Month
2025-09-27 00:00 - 03:00
It's Fresh Month! at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, September 26, 2025 8:00 PM.

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Dwelling of Duels: Fresh Month
2025-09-01 04:00 - 2025-09-25 04:00
September is FRESH MONTH!! Any source from a game that is not represented on the DoD website is eligible.

The submission deadline is Thursday, September 25, 2025 8:00 PM

Art is by Travis Bolek ( @The Rocket Knight GIRS ), check out his stuff at https://www.travisbolek.com/

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, September 26, 2025 8:00 PM.

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-09-13 01:30 - 03:30
Join us for another banner art breakdown with Travis “The Rocket Knight” Bolek, banner artist for Dwelling of Duels' Fresh Month!

Remember to stay fresh and tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-08-22 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for another banner art breakdown with Lauren the Flute, banner artist for Dwelling of Duels' Koji Kondo Month!

Remember to tune in on the DoD Twitch channel.

Dwelling of Duels: Koji Kondo Month
2025-08-01 04:00 - 2025-08-30 00:00
August is Koji Kondo Month! All video game songs that are composed by Koji Kondo are eligible! Since there are a number of games where Koji Kondo did some (but not all) of the songs, check out this link for the definitive answer on what qualifies

https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Koji_Kondo

The submission deadline is Thursday, August 28, 2025 8:00 PM

This month's banner art is by LaurenTheFlute!! Check out her BlueSky and Twitch!!

https://bsky.app/profile/laurentheflute.bsky.social

https://www.twitch.tv/LaurentheFlute

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, August 29, 2025 8:00 PM.

Listening Party: Koji Kondo Month
2025-08-30 00:00 - 03:00
It's Koji Kondo Month! at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, August 29, 2025 8:00 PM

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Listening Party: WiiU Wiik
2025-08-09 04:30 - 05:30
It's WiiU Wiik at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Saturday, August 9, 2025 12:30 AM

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-08-01 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for another banner art breakdown with akalink, the banner artist for Dwelling of Duels' super secret MAGWest Special Contest! We'll share the Banner Art (and theme) in the coming weeks, but it's gonna be a good one!

Remember to tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

Production Stream with Mattmatatt
2025-07-17 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for another production stream! It's of vital importance that you tune in on the Dwelling of Duels Twitch channel!

Wondering what this is all about? Let's hear it from Matt himself:

Learn the basics of synthesis from Some Guy and his free synth VST. Ask any question your heart desires and I will bestow the knowledge unto you. Follow along as I make some standard synth patches from scratch that you can use as a baseline in your own tinkerings. Download Vital for free (https://vital.audio/) or use whatever synth you're comfortable with. Embrace the funny noises.

Listening Party: Megaten Month
2025-07-29 00:00 - 03:00
July is Megaten Month at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Monday, July 28, 2025 8:00 PM.

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Dwelling of Duels: Megaten Month
2025-07-01 04:00 - 2025-07-28 00:00
July is Megaten Month!!! Any Megami Tensei game that is on THIS list is fair game! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Megami_Tensei_video_games

The submission deadline for Megaten Month is Sunday, July 27, 2025 8:00 PM

Big thanks to this month's banner artist, DoD's very own Carrie Wood (https://bsky.app/profile/supitscarrie.bsky.social )!!!

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entries LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, July 27th, 8:00 PM EDT!

SWC095 - Songwriting Competition 095
2025-06-30 22:00 - 2025-07-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack: HOG-in' it"

This month's genre: (Video Game) Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-JUL-2025 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Direct link SWC095 / July 2025

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This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC095 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company/indie dev reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional in-the-making video game. As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

Unlike other songwriting competitions on the Mix Challenge audio community - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around as well. Each participant will get a response by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commission-based work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 15 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-07-03 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for another banner art breakdown with DoD's very own Carrie Wood, artist for this month's banner at Dwelling of Duels. Remember to tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-06-21 00:00 - 02:00
Join us for another banner art breakdown with Paigeizzle, artist for this month's banner at Dwelling of Duels. Remember to tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

"Prime Cuts" Listening Party
2025-06-14 00:00 - 02:00
Join us on Twitch for a very special listening party for TheManPF’s first album release, which includes several reworked and improved tracks from his DoD and OCR catalogues, as well as a few surprises.

Video Game OSTs into MIDI (Stream)
2025-06-06 00:30 - 02:30
Tune into the Dwelling of Duels Twitch channel where jmr will go over some of the tools that can help convert Video Game OSTs into MIDI... including DS soundtracks!! Remember that the theme for this month's competition is DS/3Ds. Be there or be square (waves).

Dwelling of Duels: DS/3DS Month
2025-06-02 02:00 - 2025-06-27 00:00
June is DS/3DS Month! All songs that originally appear in games released on the DS or 3DS are eligible.

This month's banner art is by Paigeizzle.

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alterante Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, June 27th, 8:00 PM EDT!

Banner Art Breakdown Stream
2025-05-28 00:00 - 01:00
This will be a very special stream with MVisual, artist for this month's banner at Dwelling of Duels. Remember to tune in on the DoD Twitch channel!

Listening Party: Forest vs. Jungle Month
2025-05-31 00:00 - 02:00
May is Forest vs. Jungle Month at Dwelling of Duels!

Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, May 30th, 8:00 PM EDT!

And don't forget to vote at the Dwelling of Duels website.

Dwelling of Duels: Forest vs. Jungle Month
2025-05-05 01:00 - 2025-05-30 00:00
May is Forest vs. Jungle Month! Music from levels that are set in forests or jungles are fair game!

This month's banner art is by MVisual!

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, please use the #contact-staff channel in the Dwelling of Duels Discord!

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message us on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by another person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.) You can also contribute to two main entries by other people, if you do not have your own song.

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alterante Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, May 30th, 8:00 PM EDT!

Arrangement Breakdown Stream
2025-05-19 00:00 - 01:00
Newmajoe will be joining us on the Dwelling of Duels Twitch channel for an Arrangement Breakdown Stream!! He’ll be sharing some of the approaches he takes that has led to him earning gold at the competition. If you have any arrangement-related questions you’d like to see tackled, you can post them here in the comments, or through our Discord server.

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - Dance Dance Revolution
2025-05-02 01:00 - 2025-05-09 01:00
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Weekly Challenge 2025 Week 18 - Dance Dance Revolution

This is an arrangement prompt.

It’s time to turn the listening party into a dance party! This week, make a dance arrangement of any videogame track.

"But Time," you say, “you can dance to almost anything!” True, but if you want that coveted 5/5 prompt rating, your submission should give listeners an uninsatiable desire to get up and move. How you do that is up to you. Maybe it’s a big band swing take on Divine Bloodlines or a four-on-the-floor disco version of Zanarkand. Maybe you’re a fancy lad and will turn Kakariko Village into a classy waltz or foxtrot. Or if you’re craving that unce-unce-unce or wub-wub-wub, how about an EDM remix of Dire, Dire Docks? You could make a rumba, or tarantella, or salsa, or trance, or reggaeton, or bolero, or tango, … and this list goes on!

Entries will be due Thursday, 8 May, 2025 21:00.

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot on the 8-Bit Music Theory discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask an 8-Bit Music Theory staff member.

Pixel Mixers Monthly Compo - May Flowers (Earth & Plants)
2025-05-02 01:00 - 2025-06-03 01:00
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May's theme is Earth and Plants!

Here are the following criteria for this month's theme, you can meet any one of these to have your song count in the contest:

Areas with a lot of plant life like forests, jungles, marshes. Flower fields would count as well.

Example: Super Metroid - Brinstar Green, Yoshi's Island - Flower Garden, Donkey Kong Country - Jungle Hijinx

"Earth" locations in this instance would includes caves and mountains.

Example: Ys VIII - Eroded Valley, FF1/FFXIV - Matoya's Cave, FFIV - Mt. Ordeals, Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening - Tal Tal Heights

HOW TO ENTER

Use this link to enter your song: https://forms.gle/EKkTdEoGgxGJKuJN8

Other Rules:

Cover must be uploaded in May 2025 to count. No exceptions.

1 Entry per person, but you are allowed to appear on multiple tracks as a guest.

If you submit an entry and also appear on another track as a guest, you will only get points for your submission.

If you don't submit an entry, but are featured as a guest on a track, you will get 50% of the points the submission gets.

Tracks are subject to rejection if they fail to meet the theme.

An (Unofficial) OverClocked Halloween!! (AOCH)
2025-05-31 23:00 - 2025-10-19 22:59
Have you ever listened to, joined up on, or know of Dyne & The Coop's yearly AOCC (An OverClocked Christmas)?

Welp, now we're doing a Halloween version of the same kinda deal (ran by me!)

'Ello, 'ello and welcome! All pertinent and important details are here:

The sign-up & submission periods are between June 1st and Oct 19th, 2025! Late stragglers will be allotted some leeway time up to the 26th of October to get theirs in! This will be coordinated by just myself (currently) between here -- in the OCR forums, Discord's Community Remix Album Collaborations (CRAC) server, and private messaging. Helpers for cover art, formatting and assembly, web design ideas, mastering and co-directing are encouraged to also jump in on this!

We hope to see many new faces and old vets around to join in the festivities, for this year, and (hopefully) many more to come!

FOR THE SPIRIT OF ALL HALLOWS'! SIGN UP!! 🎃🧡🦇

One Hour Compo
2017-01-06 02:00 - 04:00
One Hour Compo is a weekly competition presented by ThaSauce. Join in the fun!

About OHC, from ThaSauce's Compoverse page:

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Compos run for one hour and are themed. This compo is open to everyone, from aged veterans to first time mixers. You are welcome to create something original or remix pre-existing work, the purpose of this compo is to encourage practice and skill up. You may remix in any program, but please only upload MP3 format 6 MB or less, 6 minutes or less. Voting ends one week after the completion of the compo.

More information available at ThaSauce’s OHC hub!

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 3 - Voting Stage
2025-04-29 04:00 - 2025-05-05 03:59

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 3 - Remixing Stage
2025-04-18 16:00 - 2025-04-29 03:59
Here are our matchups for Round 3!

Streets of Rage vs. Etrian Odyssey II

The Last Soul

Labyrinth IV - Petal Bridge [Dungeon: 16F-20F]

Streets of Rage 2 vs. Etrian Odyssey III

Go Straight

Labyrinth VI - Cyclopean Haunt

Streets of Rage 3 vs. Etrian Odyssey

Shinobi Reverse

Labyrinth V - Lost Shinjuku [Dungeon: 21F-25F]

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

Submission Instructions

Remixes should be at least 1 minute long.

Use the submission form to send me your remixes.

Make sure you submit a 16-bit, 44.1KHz WAV file. I will encode MP3s myself.

Follow the filename conventions laid out in the form

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 2 - Voting Stage
2025-04-15 04:00 - 2025-04-21 03:59
Voting is live. Head over to the voting thread to get your votes in.

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - Good Composers Borrow, Great Ones Quote
2025-04-11 01:00 - 2025-04-18 01:00
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This is an original composition prompt inspired by the recent 8BMT video:

The latest 8-Bit Music Theory video analyzes Colgera’s boss theme from Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a piece that famously builds and builds until it finally bursts into a quote of the beloved “Dragon Roost Island” melody. It’s a powerful example of how a well-placed musical reference can heighten emotion, deliver surprise, or connect themes across time. This week, compose an original piece of music that includes a short quote from another piece of music.

The quoted material can appear anywhere in the piece, but it should be short, and the majority of your work should be original (this is a composition week, after all). Just consider how you’ll incorporate the quote and make it a memorable moment. You might, like in the aforementioned boss theme, use it as an emotional climax. Or you could foreshadow the quote by hinting at its elements throughout the composition before its big reveal. Maybe the quote brings contrast, such as dropping a dark, foreboding quote dropped into an otherwise cheerful tune. Or be a bit cheeky with your choice as your very serious, dramatic piece goes on to quote "All Star" or some other meme-worthy melody.

Entries will be due Thursday, 17 April, 2025 9:00 PM EST.

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask an 8BMT staff member.

LET'S PLAYLIST - Night Driving
2025-04-08 00:30
Let's Playlist!

A series on making playlists for the OCR catalog. Let's get together and put something cool together!

This session's theme is driving at night.

Dwelling of Duels Monthly Compo - RHYTHM MONTH
2025-03-31 01:00 - 2025-05-02 00:00
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April is Rhythm Game Month!

There is an active and potentially updated Rhythm Games list here. Any source written specifically for a rhythm game or rhythm level is allowed for a main this month... any source that was not specifically written but otherwise featured in a rhythm game is allowed for alts!

This month's banner art is by Biggoron!

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message a moderator/operations/evilsonic on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger and performer on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by other person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.)

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, May 2nd, 8:00 PM EDT!

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - Chocobo Theme
2025-04-04 01:00 - 2025-04-11 01:00
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This is an arrangement prompt to arrange the Chocobo Theme from the Final Fantasy series.

Entries will be due Thursday, 10 April, 2025 9:00 PM EST.

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask an 8BMT staff member.

Pixel Mixers Monthly Compo - April Showers
2025-04-02 01:00 - 2025-05-02 01:00
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April's theme is April Showers!

Here are the following criteria for this month's theme, you can meet any one of these to have your song count in the contest:

Water level or extremely wet location like swamps. This can include dry locations that are underwater like the Ocean Palace in Chrono Trigger.

Example: DKC - Aquatic Ambience, Banjo Kazooie - Bubblegloop Swamp

Locations that are raining or stormy.

Example: Any song from the game Rain is allowed, Hollow Knight - City of Tears.

HOW TO ENTER

Use this link to enter your song: https://forms.gle/54VDqBaaeWm2Ee8z8

Other Rules:

Cover must be uploaded in April 2025 to count. No exceptions.

1 Entry per person, but you are allowed to appear on multiple tracks as a guest.

If you submit an entry and also appear on another track as a guest, you will only get points for your submission.

If you don't submit an entry, but are featured as a guest on a track, you will get 50% of the points the submission gets.

Tracks are subject to rejection if they fail to meet the theme.

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 2 - Remixing Stage
2025-04-04 04:00 - 2025-04-15 03:59
Here are our matchups for Round 2!

Streets of Rage vs. Etrian Odyssey III

My Little Baby

Cityscape - Engrave Thy Name and Go Forth

Streets of Rage 2 vs. Etrian Odyssey

Alien Power

Strife - Rapture [Normal Battle: Final Floor]

Streets of Rage 3 vs. Etrian Odyssey II

Ending

Return of the Heroes [Ending 1]

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

Submission Instructions

Remixes should be at least 1 minute long.

Use the submission form to send me your remix.

Make sure you submit a 16-bit, 44.1KHz WAV file. I will encode MP3s myself.

Follow the filename conventions laid out in the form

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 1 - Voting Stage
2025-04-01 04:00 - 2025-04-07 03:59

[Game Set Mash!! 3] Round 1 - Remixing Stage
2025-03-21 16:00 - 2025-04-01 03:59
Here are our matchups for Round 1!

Streets of Rage vs. Etrian Odyssey

Fighting in the Street

Labyrinth IV - Sandy Barrens [Dungeon: 16F-20F]

Streets of Rage 2 vs. Etrian Odyssey II

Never Return Alive

Scene - Wings and Cherry Blossoms [Event: Ones with Wings]

Streets of Rage 3 vs. Etrian Odyssey III

The Poets II

Cityscape - Between the Azure Sky and Sea

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

Submission Instructions

Remixes should be at least 1 minute long.

Use the submission form to send me your remix.

Make sure you submit a 16-bit, 44.1KHz WAV file. I will encode MP3s myself.

Follow the filename conventions laid out in the form

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - Fighting Back Tears and a Boss
2025-03-28 01:00 - 2025-04-04 01:00
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This is an Original Composition arrangement prompt inspired by the recent 8-Bit Music Theory video.

Not all boss battles are against ancient evils, primal monsters, or villains you love to hate. Some fights, like the one against Ji in Nine Sols, carry emotional weight. Perhaps the emotion comes from the relationship between the combatants; you might be facing a former who has betrayed you, a mentor who has lost their way, or "you were my brother Anakin". Maybe you’re up against someone forced to fight against their will, due to possession, duty, or an unbreakable oath. The narrative weight could stem from the boss’s story, like a battle against a once-noble figure now beyond saving or versus a good doggo defending his master's grave. Or the emotions are tied to the moments preceding battle, like the death of a character, the destruction of your homeland, or the slaughter of innocents. This week, compose a theme for a tragic boss battle.

There are many ways to score an emotionally charged boss fight. You might take inspiration from the latest 8BMT video, using dissonant chords, an emotional melody, and intense drums. Or you could take a different approach - perhaps a delicate solo that builds into an epic orchestral piece, or a theme featuring oppressive synths and sorrowful guitar solo. Also, this isn't the first time 8BMT has analyzed emotional boss battles; consider checking out his videos on:

Entries will be due Thursday, 3 April, 2025 9:00 PM EST.

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask an 8BMT staff member.

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - Prehistoric Times
2025-03-14 01:00 - 2025-03-21 01:00
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This is an Original Composition arrangement prompt.

Great minds think alike, and these three great minds all had the same thought - Dinosaur Week! @Timelovesahero is not one to ignore the mob when the mob is being cool, so let’s embrace the prehistoric theme. He'll also add in a musical requirement to guide your musical creations. Just like the dinosaurs who reigned across multiple time periods, your piece will include multiple time signatures. This week, compose music inspired by dinosaurs and use at least three time signatures.

Your piece can be about dinosaurs in general, a theme for a specific dinosaur (ankylosaurus, @Timelovesahero's beloved), a musical retelling of the extinction event that ended their reign, or some other dino-thing. Your choice on style and instruments. As for the time signature requirement, you have options. Maybe you'll divide your piece into three sections, each with a different signature, like a section in 4/4, another in 6/8, and ending with an 11/16 part. You might craft a melodic motif that moves through multiple time signatures. Perhaps you'll reserve the changes for big, dramatic moments. Or maybe you'll go wild and shift meters every bar or two.

Entries will be due Thursday, 20 March, 2025 9:00 PM EST.

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask an 8BMT staff member.

Dwelling of Duels Monthly Compo - FREE MONTH
2025-03-02 17:00 - 2025-03-29 00:00
March is a Free Month!

This means that any song from any video game is acceptable as a source tune for this month.

This month's banner art is by Pokerus Project!

If you have any questions regarding if a game fits this theme, message a moderator/operations/evilsonic on the DoD Discord server!

Upload your submission for the month using our Submission form!

Dwelling of Duels entry rules:

Main Entries

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Previously accepted submissions do not always reflect the current submission policies.

Main entries are songs entered into the month's competition, which will be ranked at the end of the competition based on the voting results.

Main entries must be a cover, arrangement, or other reworking of one or more songs from any video game(s).

Unless specified in a particular month's conditions, you can't cover songs that were used in video games but written for other media (e.g. the iconic Star Wars theme, or the original Michael Jackson songs in Moonwalker).

Exception: Tetris, whose soundtrack uses Russian folk music, is much more widely recognizable as video game music. Main entries may be reworkings of Tetris songs.

Each month has a theme; all songs must fit that theme.

The main instrument of each song must be "played live", meaning that it must be a real guitar, real keyboard, real trombone, or other real instrument that you're actually playing.

Multiple takes that are edited together into an entry are allowed, as long as the edits do not drastically alter the recorded performance.

An instrument that is sequenced in a software synthesizer is only eligible if a MIDI controller keyboard is played live, and the output is not quantized or altered, in agreement with the bullet point above.

Main entries must be submitted in mp3 format, and have a duration of at least two minutes in length.

Silence at the beginning or end of a track, or extended silence in the middle of a track, will not count toward reaching the length requirement.

Main entries will be presented anonymously at the end of the month and tagged as "Anonymous DoD Contestant". Please do not compromise your anonymity in any way, and only submit songs that you've never released to the public.

All songs must either be submitted by the artist or by someone who has permission from the artist. Please include the following information with your submission:

Artist(s): The name that the artist wishes to be identified by.

Game(s): The games that the entry is covering songs from.

Title: The title of the arrangement.

Note: Anything in particularly bad taste (such as racial slurs) will be altered.

Optionally, you may also include the following information:

Text of the song's lyrics, if the song has them.

Names of the songs from the game's soundtrack.

Locations, stages, or scenarios in the game where the songs are used.

Which instruments in the song were played live and which were programmed/sequenced.

Songs are due on the due date and time listed on the Main Page in the "Submission Deadline" section.

You may not be the primary arranger and performer on more than one main entry per month.

You may, however, contribute to one main entry by other person, in addition to your own song. ("Contribute" meaning play an instrument on someone else's song, mix it, do a cameo solo, etc.)

Use of generative A.I. vocals or voice filters that attempt to impersonate someone are not allowed on main entries.

Alternate Entries

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Alternate entries are released at the same time as main entries, but are not included in the competition entries, voting, or results. Alternate entries are subject to the same rules as Main Entries, with the following alterations:

Unlike main entries, alternate entries may be songs that were written for other media but used in video games.

Exceptions:

Licensed soundtracks for music and rhythm games such as Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, etc.

Licensed soundtracks for games such as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Need For Speed, Madden '19, etc.

You may not use any of the above songs.

Alternate entries have a minimum duration of thirty seconds in length.

Alternate entries may be presented anonymously or with the artist name attached. If you do not express a preference, the song will be presented anonymously.

While they do not have to be anonymous, your alternate entries should still be previously unreleased.

You may submit up to five alternate entries, whether you're submitting any main entries.

If a song is submitted as a main entry but only qualifies to be an alternate entry, it will be presented as an alternate entry.

Listening Party

Check out the entrees LIVE over at the Dwelling of Duels Twitch on Friday, March 29, 8:00 PM EST!

Pixel Mixers Monthly Compo - Women's Month
2025-03-01 17:00 - 2025-04-02 01:00
March's theme is Women's Month!

Here are the following criteria for this month's theme, you can meet any one of these to have your song count in the contest:

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Composer must be female.

Exception: If a song is sung by a woman, then it is allowed regardless of composer gender.

The main character is female. Does not count if split between a male and female lead or if you make your own character like in Mass Effect.

Exception: If it is a split game between a male and female lead, if there is music that plays only when you play the female lead, then it is allowed.

A female character’s theme song. If it isn't an official theme for the character but something strongly associated with just that character, then message Psychosulu on the PM Discord and discuss it. This includes battle themes of female bosses, like The Extreme from Final Fantasy VIII would count since it only plays when you fight Ultimecia.

Also, if you feel that this theme is too wide open, you can attempt to get some extra points:

If you match 2 of the above criteria, you get 1 extra point.

If you match all 3 of the criteria, I'll give you two extra points. ;)

If you're attempting to do this, please mention it in your song submission comment like this:

1 points, composer and character theme (or) composer and female lead.

(or)

2 points, all three.

This will allow Psychosulu to check out the song to see if it does meet the criteria.

HOW TO ENTER

Use this link to enter your song: https://forms.gle/APrQgsYR8cf8FFLg8

Other Rules:

Cover must be uploaded in March 2025 to count. No exceptions.

1 Entry per person, but you are allowed to appear on multiple tracks as a guest.

If you submit an entry and also appear on another track as a guest, you will only get points for your submission.

If you don't submit an entry, but are featured as a guest on a track, you will get 50% of the points the submission gets.

Tracks are subject to rejection if they fail to meet the theme.

8-Bit Music Theory Weekly Challenge - 1000 AD, 30 Years Later
2025-03-08 02:00 - 2025-03-14 01:00
This is a Chrono Trigger arrangement prompt.

If we were to tally up which soundtracks get the most arrangements in our weeklies, Chrono Trigger would undoubtedly be near the top. And why wouldn’t it? It’s widely considered one of the greatest video game soundtracks of all time. Well, this week marks the 30th anniversary of its release, so let’s celebrate by arranging any piece from the Chrono Trigger soundtrack.

You are free to reinterpret this iconic music however you like. Go big with an epic orchestral arrangement of “Frog’s Theme”, go small with a music box version of “Wings That Cross Time”, or meet somewhere in the middle with a wind quartet version of “Battle with Magus”. Transform a piece into a different genre - how about a jazzy take of “Guardia Castle”, a DnB remix of “Schala’s Theme”, or an acoustic folk version of “Yearnings of the Wind”. You could also reimagine the music as if it were in a different game – like a cheerful platformer-style “Black Omen” or an uptempo kart racer arrangement of “Corridors of Time”. And you will never let us down by making a mash-up featuring "Robo’s Theme". There are just so many great tracks to choose from and so many ways to arrange them. Just don’t let the choice paralysis stop you though!

This might also be a good opportunity to revisit this great 8BMT video that looks at more awesome Chrono Trigger pieces!

Entries will be due Thursday, 13 March, 2025 9:00 PM EST. - Please note the deadline. It might've changed due to daylight savings time!

Entries will be rated by you, the people, on the following:

Use of prompt

Score

Overall

To submit your entry, please DM the message vote!submit to @8Bot via Discord. This will give you a special link that will take you to a page where you can upload your music (in discord-embeddable format like mp3 or link to streaming site like soundcloud or youtube) and score (in pdf format). If you have any trouble using this system, please don't hesitate to ask a staff member.

Useful Resource

VGM Con 72-Hour Charity Jam Vol. 5
2025-03-06 17:00 - 2025-03-10 01:00
Calling all musicians! VGM CON is hosting a 72-hour charity album jam! Work together to arrange, record, and mix video game music tracks in just 3 days. All proceeds will benefit the PFund Foundation. Whether you’re an arranger, instrumentalist, or mixer, there’s a way to contribute. Join the VGM CON Discord server to pitch your ideas, collaborate with other creators, and be part of this unique musical event! Vol. 5 of the 72-Hour Charity Album Jam! March 6-9, 2025 What is it?

We’re speedrunning a charity album! We have 72 hours to arrange, record, and mix all tracks for the album.

Not mastering; that’ll be done by a GameGrooves mastering engineer after all the final mixes are submitted

Charity: PFund Foundation

When is it?

Thursday March 6 9PM ET – Sunday March 9th 9PM ET

Track pitching will technically start Wednesday March 5th 9PM ET to accommodate for time zone differences, but the main goal is that each track is made in 72 hours

Track pitch meeting: Thursday March 6th at 9PM ET

Live listening party: Announcement coming soon

Details on hybrid availability for virtual listening party TBD

Album release date: Friday April 11th

How does it work?

All communication and collaboration will take place in the VGM CON Discord server.

Each track on the album will gets its own channel under the 72-HOUR CHARITY ALBUM JAM section of the server as it is approved by a staff member.

We will have a meeting for pitching track ideas (run by staff members), as well as the option to pitch track ideas via Google Form (link in Discord when available). Here are some things you might consider before the meeting:

Do you want to arrange a track and/or participate in someone else’s arrangement?

What instruments and/or recording equipment do you have access to?

What songs are licensable? See Rules for licensing information

See the full details here.

Office Hours Weekly Workshop Review
2024-05-29 00:30
It's dangerous to go alone, take this!

Come join us for Office Hours, a time and place where you can ask your burning VGM remix questions, get feedback on your WIPs, and/or learn some tips, tricks, and techniques to take to your next project! This weekly event is an open forum for remixers (both budding and established) to bring their WIPs forward for an extra set of ears and eyes.

You do not need any audio engineering or mixing skills to participate. We encourage you to bring your skill to the stage, even if it's none!

These weekly-formatted events take place in the Discord Events stage channel. Audience members can participate via chat or voice (raise your hand while in the audience using the button to request to join the stage). Screen-sharing is helpful for visuals but not required.

Help! My Drum Parts are Boring! How Do I Fix It?
2024-10-09 00:00 - 03:00
Are the drum parts in your arrangements "too static," "on autopilot," or "super basic?"

The Sages are here to fill in the gaps!

Join @paradiddlesjosh for a live workshop on drum part writing - what it entails AND how to program! This 3-4 hour event will consist of

a primer on notation (sheet music and piano roll via the General MIDI map)

balancing repetition with variety (through dynamics, articulation, and the application of patterns and fills)

a discussion of "feel" and the creation of "grooves"

a practical demonstration of the terminology in action, writing new drum parts for a well-known VGM track

Everything will be demonstrated with free tools (where possible) and some of the more prominent tools in the community. VST instruments, MIDI files, and links to further learning will be made available to EVERYONE at the end of the webinar; please see the VOD description for links!

SWC083 - Songwriting Competition 083
2024-06-30 22:00 - 2024-07-24 10:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack: We build this city..."

This month's genre: (Video Game) Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-JUL-2024 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Direct link SWC083 / July 2024

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This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC0083 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company/indie dev reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional in-the-making video game. As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

Unlike other songwriting competitions on the Mix Challenge audio community - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around as well. Each participant will get a response by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commission-based work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 15 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium (exclusive to SWC083/July 2024).

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Help! My (Guitar/Bass) Tone sucks! How do I fix it?
2024-06-11 23:00
Have you, or someone you know, ever tried to mix guitar or bass tracks (or even virtual versions of them!) and felt way in over your head? Like nothing you do is working and it sounds like garbage?

Well fret less, because The Sages have you covered!

Join @pixelseph for a live workshop on guitar/bass tone shaping - what it entails AND how to use it in a remix! This 3-4 hour event will consist of

general terminology (how stringed instruments like guitar and bass produce sound, what an amplifier is and does, what gain is in the context of amplified instruments)

basic differences in instruments (pickups, strings, amp types, speaker types)

a practical demonstration of the terminology in action

dialing in a similar tone across 3 amp simulators

dialing in a clean tone, a crunchy rhythm tone, and a lead tone (guitar)

dialing in a clean tone and a kanky tone (bass)

working stems into a mix

Everything will be demonstrated with free tools (where possible) and some of the more prominent tools in the community. These tools - DI stems, virtual instruments, amp simulators, and impulse responses - will be made available to EVERYONE at the end of the webinar; please see the VOD description for links!

Office Hours w/ the Sages
2024-04-26 00:30 - 03:30
It's dangerous to go alone, take this!

The Sages are hosting another Office Hours, a time and place where you can ask your burning VGM remix questions, get feedback on your WIPs, and/or learn some tips, tricks, and techniques to take to your next project!

Hosted by @pixelseph this week!

The agenda is TBD at the moment - let us @Sages know if there’s a specific topic you’d like covered!

[GSM2] Round 3: Voting Stage
2024-03-13 04:00 - 2024-03-17 00:00
Voting Guidelines

Teams were tasked with writing three mashup arrangements of two songs each, one from a Metroid game and the other from a Castlevania game.

In order to make your vote, listen to the remixes and, for each pair, choose the remix that fulfills the following criteria (listed in order of importance):

The remix arranges both source tunes in an interesting and identifiable way into one cohesive piece of music.

The remix is well-produced within the conventions of the genre.

The remix is enjoyable to listen to.

Stream the remixes via Soundcloud or Download the Round 3 Remix Pack (MP3). Then go vote!

For your reference, here are the source tunes for each matchup:

Super Metroid vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Theme of Super Metroid

Door of Holy Spirits

Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Menu Select Theme

Forbidden Realm

Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Neo Ridley Boss Theme

Mad Forest

You can also use this thread to leave comments about the tracks. Remember to be kind and constructive. Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting!

[GSM2] Round 3: Mixing Stage
2024-03-02 01:00 - 2024-03-12 03:59
Remixes are due in 16-bit, 44.1khz WAV format by the end of this event. Use the provided form to submit your tracks.

Here are our matchups for Round 3!

Super Metroid vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Theme of Super Metroid

Door of Holy Spirits

Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Menu Select Theme

Forbidden Realm

Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Neo Ridley Boss Theme

Mad Forest

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

GSM2 Submission Form

Here's also a YouTube Playlist of all of the tracks.

Game Set Mash!! 2 [Main Forum Thread]

[GSM2] Round 2: Voting Stage
2024-02-24 05:00 - 2024-03-02 01:00
Voting Guidelines

Vote in the Voting Thread

Teams were tasked with writing three mashup arrangements of two songs each, one from a Metroid game and the other from a Castlevania game.

In order to make your vote, listen to the remixes and, for each pair, choose the remix that fulfills the following criteria (listed in order of importance):

The remix arranges both source tunes in an interesting and identifiable way into one cohesive piece of music.

The remix is well-produced within the conventions of the genre.

The remix is enjoyable to listen to.

Stream the remixes via Soundcloud or Download the Round 2 Remix Pack (MP3).

For your reference, here are the source tunes for each matchup:

Super Metroid vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Maridia (Rocky Underwater Area)

Purification

Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Tallon Overworld Depths

Overture

Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Environmental Mystery

Marble Gallery

You can also use this thread to leave comments about the tracks. Remember to be kind and constructive. Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting!

[GSM2] Round 2: Mixing Stage
2024-02-10 01:00 - 2024-02-24 04:59
Remixes are due in 16-bit, 44.1khz WAV format by the end of this event. Use the provided form to submit your tracks.

Here are our matchups for Round 2!

First up is Super Metroid vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow! You're combining

Maridia (Rocky Underwater Area)

Purification

Next is Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse! You're combining

Tallon Overworld Depths

Overture

Last but not least is Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night! You're combining

Environmental Mystery

Marble Gallery

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

GSM2 Submission Form

Here's also a YouTube Playlist of all of the tracks.

Game Set Mash!! 2 [Main Forum Thread]

[GSM2] Round 1: Mixing Stage
2024-01-27 01:00 - 2024-02-06 04:59
Remixes are due in 16-bit, 44.1khz WAV format by the end of this event. Use the provided form to submit your tracks.

Here are our matchups for Round 1!

First up is Super Metroid vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse! You're combining

Brinstar (Red Soil Swampy Area)

Beginning

Next is Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night! You're combining

Phendrana Drifts

Lost Painting

Last but not least is Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow! You're combining

Sector 4 (AQA)

Heart of Fire

Your team is responsible for writing three remixes, one for for each match-up. Each remix should aim to combine both tracks into a single, cohesive piece of music. Remember, you're not writing two separate remixes and sticking them end-to-end, but writing a track that captures both sources as a piece of music that stands on its own.

Remixes should be at least 1 minute in length. Every remix you submit is worth 2 points just for submitting, so make sure your team submits all three remixes or you risk falling behind.

GSM2 Submission Form

Here's also a YouTube Playlist of all of the tracks.

Game Set Mash!! 2 [Main Forum Thread]

[GSM2] Round 1: Voting Stage
2024-02-06 05:00 - 2024-02-10 01:00
Voting Guidelines

Vote in the Voting Thread

Teams were tasked with writing three mashup arrangements of two songs each, one from a Metroid game and the other from a Castlevania game.

In order to make your vote, listen to the remixes and, for each pair, choose the remix that fulfills the following criteria (listed in order of importance):

The remix arranges both source tunes in an interesting and identifiable way into one cohesive piece of music.

The remix is well-produced within the conventions of the genre.

The remix is enjoyable to listen to.

Stream the remixes via Soundcloud or Download the Round 1 Remix Pack (MP3).

For your reference, here are the source tunes for each matchup:

Super Metroid vs. Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Brinstar (Red Soil Swampy Area)

Beginning

Metroid Prime vs. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Phendrana Drifts

Lost Painting

Metroid Fusion vs. Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Sector 4 (AQA)

Heart of Fire

You can also use this thread to leave comments about the tracks. Remember to be kind and constructive. Thanks for listening, and thanks for voting!

Review Bomb!
2024-01-26 01:30
Do you have OPINIONS about REMIXES? Join us this Thursday at 8:30PM EST on Discord where we run the first-of-hopefully-many Review Bombs! We're going to get a listening party going for OC ReMixes that have gone the longest without having any reviews and rectify the situation. OPEN TO ALL!

OC ReMix @ MAGFest!!
2024-01-19 17:00
OC ReMix returns to MAGFest! Join us in Panels 1 for our panel where we talk about the past, present, and future of OCR!! ?

Panel Information on Guidebook

SWC077 - Songwriting Competition 077
2023-12-31 23:00 - 2024-01-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Community Scramble" (Special Sound Design Challenge)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-01-2024 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Direct link SWC077 / January 2024 (accessible on 01-JAN-2024 00:01 UTC+1/CET)

Additional Information:

The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants from mid October to December 2023, which act as the main sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC077 / January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use re-sampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation and sound alteration, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments that do not use the given content as main sound source (vocals are an exception). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.

More about the concept can be read here.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 3 - Voting Stage
2023-09-26 - 2023-09-30

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 3 - Mixing Stage
2023-09-10 - 2023-09-25

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 2 - Mixing Stage
2023-08-27 - 2023-09-04

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 2 - Voting Stage
2023-09-05 - 2023-09-09

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 1 - Voting Stage
2023-08-22 - 2023-08-26

Game Set Mash!! 1 - Round 1 - Mixing Stage
2023-08-13 16:00 - 2023-08-22 03:59

SWC071 - Songwriting Competition 071
2023-06-30 22:00 - 2023-07-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack: See you, Space Cowboy"

This month's genre: (Video Game) Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-JUL-2023 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Direct link SWC071 / July 2023

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This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC0071 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company/indie dev reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional in-the-making video game. As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

Unlike other songwriting competitions on the Mix Challenge audio community - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around. Each participant will get a response by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commission-based work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 20 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium (exclusive to SWC071/July 2023).

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC065 - Songwriting Competition 065
2022-12-31 23:00 - 2023-01-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Community Scramble" (Special Sound Design Challenge)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-01-2023 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Direct link SWC065 / January 2023 (accessible on 01-JAN-2023 00:01 UTC+1/CET)

Additional Information:

The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants during November and December 2022, which act as the main sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC065 / January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use re-sampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation and sound alteration, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments that do not use the given content as main sound source (vocals are an exception). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.

More about the concept can be read here.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC063 - Songwriting Competition 063
2022-10-31 23:00 - 2022-11-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Dialed to 11"

This month's genre: Heavy Metal

Deadline: 24-11-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Direct Link: SWC063 / November 2022

Additional to SWC063, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 24-DEC-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as main source material for SWC065 / January 2023.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC064 - Songwriting Competition 064
2022-11-30 23:00 - 2022-12-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Out the window"

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-12-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Direct link SWC064 / December 2022

Additional to SWC064, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 24-DEC-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as main source material for SWC065 / January 2023.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC062 - Songwriting Competition 062
2022-09-30 22:00 - 2022-10-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Change of Colors"

This month's genre: Pop

Deadline: 24-10-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Direct Link: SWC062 / October 2022

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC061 - Songwriting Competition 061
2022-08-31 22:00 - 2022-09-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Devoid (of...)" (Mental Health Awareness Month)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-09-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Direct Ink: SWC061 / September 2022

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC060 - Songwriting Competition 060
2022-07-31 22:00 - 2022-08-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Water" (Picture Theme)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-08-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC059 - Songwriting Competition 059
2022-06-30 22:00 - 2022-07-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack: Cards on the table"

This month's genre: (Vide Game) Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-07-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Quote

This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC059 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company/indie dev reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional in-the-making "card playing game". As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

However unlike other songwriting competitions - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around, albeit with a bit of a twist. Each participant will get up to two responses by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commission-based work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 20 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium (exclusive to SWC059/July 2022).

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC058 - Songwriting Competition 058
2022-05-31 22:00 - 2022-06-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Late Spring Cleaning

This month's genre: Jazz (with a focus on the more "chaotic" sub-genres)

Deadline: 24-06-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Musiclab, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC057 - Songwriting Competition 057
2022-04-30 22:00 - 2022-05-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Synth Racks, Presets and Cables

This month's genre: Electronic (any sub-genre)

Deadline: 24-05-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC056 - Songwriting Competition 056
2022-03-31 22:00 - 2022-04-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Gateway to another world (Picture Theme)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-04-2022 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC055 - Songwriting Competition 055
2022-02-28 23:00 - 2022-03-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Key of D (Major) -- Special Task Challenge

This month's genre: Contemporary Pop / Rock

Deadline: 24-03-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Direct Link:

SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC055 March 2022

SWC054 - Songwriting Competition 054
2022-01-31 23:00 - 2022-02-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Voyage

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-02-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Direct link:

SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC054 February 2022

SWC053 - Songwriting Competition 053
2021-12-31 23:00 - 2022-01-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Community Scramble" (Special Sound Design Challenge)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-01-2022 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional Information:

The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants during November and December 2021, which act as the main sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC053 / January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use re-sampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation and sound alteration, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments that do not use the given content as main sound source (vocals are an exception). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.

More about the concept can be read here.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Direct link:

SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC053 January 2022

SWC052 - Songwriting Competition 052
2021-11-30 23:00 - 2021-12-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Ballroom Dance"

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-12-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional to SWC052, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 24-12-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as main source material for SWC053 / January 2022.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

Direct link:

SONGWRITING COMPETITION - SWC052 December 2021

SWC051 - Songwriting Competition 051
2021-10-31 23:00 - 2021-11-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Let there be Rock!"

This month's genre: Rock / Metal (general)

Deadline: 24-11-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional to SWC051, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 24-12-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as sole source material for SWC 053 / January 2022.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC050 - Songwriting Competition 050
2021-09-30 22:00 - 2021-10-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Wicked Party

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-10-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC049 - Songwriting Competition 049
2021-08-31 22:00 - 2021-09-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Loss" (Mental Health Awareness Month)

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-09-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC048 - Songwriting Competition 048
2021-07-31 22:00 - 2021-08-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Breathing Space"

This month's genre: Downtempo

Deadline: 24-08-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC047 - Songwriting Competition 047
2021-06-30 22:00 - 2021-07-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack: Strategic Resources"

This month's genre: Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-07-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Quote

This month's Songwriting Competition is special.

SWC047 will play-act how a company is approaching and interacting with artists. The basic premise is, that there is an imaginary company reaching out to musicians in hope for finding one or multiple songwriters for a fictional in-the-making "sci-fi 4X strategy game". As usual, there is "a brief" and various audio examples present.

However unlike other songwriting competitions - where there is just a simple task with the encouragement to interact with each other already during the game - there is an active client interacting this time around. Each participant will get up to two responses by the "commissioning party" (until/including 21st of July) for ones production, telling you if you understood the brief, if you are on the right track and/or what one could still improve until the deadline has been reached. Something that would happen if you were to (e.g.) actively write a song for a commercial, or music for a short film, etc.

This endeavor does not only try to simulate a commissional work scenario, but also encourages more early/direct interaction for future songwriting games. As bonus incentive, if there are more than 20 participants, the Winners Podium might be opened up to offer a 5-position Winners Podium (exclusive to SWC047/July 2021).

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC046 - Songwriting Competition 046
2021-05-31 22:00 - 2021-06-21 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Busk that Jam Session

This month's genre: Free to select (produce a song in any genre you feel like)

Deadline: 24-06-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them Cherry Audio, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC045 - Songwriting Competition 045
2021-04-30 22:00 - 2021-05-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Plug in, connect, make music

This month's genre: Electronic Music

Deadline: 24-05-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC044 - Songwriting Competition 044
2021-03-31 22:00 - 2021-04-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: The place that sends you mad

This month's genre: Jazz / Fusion

Deadline: 24-04-2021 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC043 - Songwriting Competition 043
2021-02-28 23:00 - 2021-03-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Spring Blossom

This month's genre: Ambient

Deadline: 24-03-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC042 - Songwriting Competition 042
2021-01-31 23:00 - 2021-02-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: The Meaning of Life

This month's genre: Psychedelic Rock

Deadline: 24-02-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC040 - Songwriting Competition 040
2020-11-30 23:00 - 2020-12-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Beginning of a New Age

This month's genre: New Age (Ambient, Electronica, World Music)

Deadline: 24-12-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional to SWC 040, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline has been extended until 24-12-2020 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as sole source material for SWC 041/January 2021.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC039 - Songwriting Competition 039
2020-10-31 23:00 - 2020-11-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: There is a Pogo on the dance floor

This month's genre: Ska

Deadline: 24-11-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional to SWC 039, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 21-12-2020 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET). The content will be used as sole source material for SWC 041/January 2021.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC041 - Songwriting Competition 041
2020-12-31 23:00 - 2021-01-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Community Scramble" - write a production in any genre you feel like, fitting to the given premise

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-01-2021 23:59 UTC+1/CET (11:59pm GMT+1/CET)

Additional Information:

The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants in December 2020, which act as the sole sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC041/January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use resampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments (vocals are allowed though). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.

More about the concept can be read here.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC038 - Songwriting Competition 038
2020-09-30 22:00 - 2020-10-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: The Things That Scare Us

This month's genre: Soundtrack

Deadline: 24-10-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC037 - Songwriting Competition 037
2020-08-31 22:00 - 2020-09-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: How are you?

This month's genre: Lo-Fi Hip Hop

Deadline: 24-09-2020 23:59 UTC+2/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC036 - Songwriting Competition 036
2020-07-31 22:00 - 2020-08-28 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Video Game Soundtrack - Race to the Top"

This month's genre: Drum and Bass

Deadline: 24-08-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal. The focus of this game is to "just make music". Giving and receiving constructive criticism/feedback being one of the main game mechanics. The winners podium has a chance to win prizes as bonus (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC035 - Songwriting Competition 035
2020-06-30 22:00 - 2020-07-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Hip Hop Politics

This month's genre: Conscious Rap

Deadline: 24-07-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC034 - Songwriting Competition 034
2020-05-31 22:00 - 2020-06-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Reboot

This month's genre: Big Beat

Deadline: 24-06-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC033 - Songwriting Competition 033
2020-04-30 22:00 - 2020-05-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Madness rising

This month's genre: Avant-garde Metal / Funk Metal

Deadline: 24-05-2020 23:59 UTC+1/CEST (11:59pm GMT+2/CEST)

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC032 - Songwriting Competition 032
2020-03-31 22:00 - 2020-04-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: Together At Home

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-04-2020 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC031 - Songwriting Competition 031
2020-02-29 23:00 - 2020-03-24 11:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Take a break"

This month's genre: Chill-out

Deadline: 24-03-2020 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC030 - Songwriting Competition 030
2020-01-31 23:00 - 2020-02-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Spread the Love"

This month's genre: (Contempoary) Pop

Deadline: 24-02-2020 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC029 - Songwriting Competition 029
2019-12-31 23:00 - 2020-01-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Community Scramble" - write a production in any genre you feel like, fitting to the given premise

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-01-2020 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Additional Information:

The Mix Challenge audio community collected a handful of self-created sounds/samples from various participants in December 2019, which act as the sole sound source for this particular Songwriting Competition (SWC029/January). This special challenge is known as "Community Scramble", and it originated in December 2018.

The twist, is to create a production with just these sounds and samples. But there is absolutely no limit on how you get there - you are allowed to use any tool that is at your disposal. You can use resampling, wavetable synthesis, various types of modulation, etc. As long as you don't use any additional synth or instruments (vocals are allowed though). Else, the rules of the Songwriting Competition apply.

More about the concept can be read here, and the game thread can be found through this link.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC028 - Songwriting Competition 028
2019-11-30 23:00 - 2019-12-24 10:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "The End is Nigh" - write a production in the Singer / Songwriter genre, fitting to the given premise

This month's genre: Singer / Songwriter

Deadline: 24-12-2019 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Additional to SWC 028, the community is also collecting sounds and samples for the "Community Scramble" songwriting competition. The deadline is 21-12-2019 11:59pm GMT+1/CET. The content will be used as sole source material for SWC 029/January 2020.

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC027 - Songwriting Competition 027
2019-10-31 23:00 - 2019-11-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Symphony of Guitars" - write a production in the Symphonic Metal genre, fitting to the given premise

This month's genre: Symphonic Metal

Deadline: 24-11-2019 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

RMXC003 - Remix Challenge 003
2019-08-31 22:00 - 2019-10-15 21:59
The Remix Challenge is an occasionally recurring game by the Mix Challenge audio community.

Source genre: (Acoustic) Rock

Desired genre: Hybrid Rock / Orchestra

Deadline: 15-10-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them MuTools MUX Modular, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, Hornet Plugins JRR Sounds, Luftrum and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC026 - Songwriting Competition 026
2019-09-30 22:00 - 2019-10-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cartoons" - write a production in any genre you feel like, fitting to the given premise

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-10-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC025 - Songwriting Competition 025
2019-08-31 22:00 - 2019-09-23 22:00
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Calming your Inner Tourmoil" - write a production in any genre you feel like

This month's genre: free to select

Deadline: 24-09-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

BONUS GAME:

Remix Challenge 003

Desired genre: Hybrid Rock / Orchestra

Deadline: 15-10-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them MuTools MUX Modular, KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC024 - Songwriting Competition 024
2019-07-31 22:00 - 2019-08-23 22:00
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Elevator Pitch" - write anything in the "Muzak"/Elevator Music genre

This month's genre: "Muzak" / Elevator Music

Deadline: 24-08-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC023 - Songwriting Competition 023
2019-06-30 22:00 - 2019-07-23 22:00
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Sun-Filled Fiesta"

This month's genre: (Mainstream) Progressive House

Deadline: 24-07-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, JRR Sounds, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC022 - Songwriting Competition 022
2019-05-31 22:00 - 2019-06-23 22:00
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "AI enhanced composing" - create production in any genre you feel like, fitting to the given premise. The caveat: you must use the "Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach" Google Doodle in any shape or form.

Deadline: 24-06-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC021 - Songwriting Competition 021
2019-04-30 22:00 - 2019-05-23 22:00
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Synth Galore" - create a "80s New Wave / Synthwave (Synth-Pop/Rock)" production, fitting to the given premise.

Deadline: 24-05-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC020 - Songwriting Competition 020
2019-03-31 22:00 - 2019-04-24 21:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Firestarter" (dedicated to Keith Flint of "The Prodigy") - create a "Big Beat" production, fitting to the given premise.

Deadline: 24-04-2019 11:59pm GMT+2/CEST

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more).

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

SWC019 - Songwriting Competition 019
2019-02-28 23:00 - 2019-03-24 22:59
The Songwriting Competition is a monthly recurring competition by the Mix Challenge audio community.

This month's theme: "Blackout" - create a production in the so called "Epic Music" genre, fitting to the given premise.

Deadline: 24-03-2019 11:59pm GMT+1/CET

Joining is absolutely free, you can use whatever tools are at your disposal, feedback is mandatory to all participants, the winners podium have a chance to win prizes (among them KV311 Audio, IK Multimedia, Tone2, Luftrum, Hollow Sun and more.

More information on:

https://mix-challenge.com

WMGSO fall concert with music inspired by "Dwarf Fortress"
2018-11-18 21:00 - 23:00
Washington Metropolitan Gamer Symphony Orchestra presents its fall concert, "New Perspectives," featuring a brand new composition inspired by "Dwarf Fortress." Brand new video game music arrangements performed by the 100-member orchestra and choir, as well as small ensembles, will round out the program. Additional details and ticketing information available at wmgso.org/events.

PRC358 - Pokemon Colosseum - Pyrite Town
2017-09-24 22:00 - 2017-10-03 22:00
http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC358

PRC357 - Burning Rangers
2017-09-11 22:00 - 2017-09-19 22:00
Burning Rangers - We Are Burning Rangers:

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC357

PRC356 - Splatoon 2
2017-08-25 22:00 - 2017-09-05 22:00
PRC356 - Splatoon 2 - Ebb And Flow Tudd

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC356

Deadline September 6th 2017, 10:59 AM ThaSauce Time.

PRC355 - Sonic CD - Cosmic Eternity
2017-08-13 - 2017-08-23
http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC355

Or check the OCremix thread:

Robots vs. Knights: Round 7 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-04-12 04:00 - 2017-04-19 01:00
Team Robot

Team Knight

Squad

Artist

Source

vs

Source

Artist

Squad

Rush Squad

Thirdkoopa

Mercury

vs

Propeller Knight

Anorax

Shovel Squad

Tango Squad

Ronald Poe

Mars

vs

Plague Knight

akalink

Shovel Squad

Beat Squad

MegaDrive

Venus

vs

Shovel Knight

Jorito

Relic Squad

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

Robots vs. Knights: Round 6 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-04-04 04:00 - 2017-04-11 01:00
Team Robot

Team Knight

Squad

Artist

Source

vs

Source

Artist

Squad

Rush Squad

Starpheonix

Enker

vs

Spectre Knight

PlanarianHugger

Shovel Squad

Tango Squad

Yami

Pluto

vs

Shield Knight

GCJ

Armor Squad

Beat Squad

Xenonetix

Punk

vs

Mole Knight

Arrow

Relic Squad

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

Robots vs. Knights: Round 5 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-03-28 04:00 - 2017-04-04 01:00
Team Robot

Team Knight

Squad

Artist

Source

vs

Source

Artist

Squad

Rush Squad

Gario

Ballade

vs

King Knight

Dewey Newt

Relic Squad

Tango Squad

Chiwalker

Uranus

vs

Wandering Travelers

JohnStacy

Armor Squad

Beat Squad

Trism

Saturn

vs

Polar Knight

theshaggyfreak

Shovel Squad

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

Robots vs. Knights: Round 1 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-02-13 05:00 - 2017-02-20 02:00

Robots vs. Knights: Round 4 (Boss Battle)
2017-03-06 05:00 - 2017-03-13 01:00
Boss Theme TBD.

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

Robots vs. Knights: Round 3 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-02-27 05:00 - 2017-03-06 02:00
Team Robot

Team Knight

Squad

Artist

Source

vs

Source

Artist

Squad

Rush Squad

Thirdkoopa

Mercury

vs

Spectre Knight

PlanarianHugger

Shovel Squad

Tango Squad

Ronald Poe

Mars

vs

Mole Knight

Arrow

Relic Squad

Beat Squad

MegaDrive

Venus

vs

Wandering Travelers

JohnStacy

Armor Squad

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

Robots vs. Knights: Round 2 (Squad vs. Squad Battle)
2017-02-20 05:00 - 2017-02-27 02:00
Team Robot

Team Knight

Squad

Artist

Source

vs

Source

Artist

Squad

Rush Squad

Starpheonix

Enker

vs

Polar Knight

theshaggyfreak

Shovel Squad

Tango Squad

Yami

Pluto

vs

King Knight

Dewey Newt

Relic Squad

Beat Squad

Xenonetix

Punk

vs

Shield Knight

GCJ

Armor Squad

Remixes are due 9PM EST. Check the submission instructions in the competition thread for details.

rRPC 2016 Finals Voting
2016-08-02 04:00 - 2016-08-09 03:59
Voting for the final round of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 has begun. The finalists, Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) and Ronald Poe (Xehanort) combined their sources with Master Porky's Theme from Mother 3 and now it is time for the people to determine which of them will defeat Porky and become the new champion of the rRPC.

You may find a link to the mixes and cast your vote here.

Thank you to everyone who took time to follow this compo.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Finals
2016-07-20 13:00 - 2016-08-01 16:00
The Finals of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 have begun! Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) and Ronald Poe (Xehanort) are not only pitted against each other, but also the character who won the first rRPC: Porky! Both finalists must combine their character theme with Master Porky's Theme from Mother 3, while also having the option to include each other's character theme as well. Who will defeat Porky and become the new reigning champion of the rRPC?

The finals end at noon EDT on Monday, August 1st. For more details, follow the link to the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Bonus Round
2016-07-20 13:00 - 2016-08-01 16:00
The Bonus Round of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition is open. Compo participants may take their character and/or party member theme and mix that with any of the sources that have come up during the compo (excluding the finalists' and Porky's Theme). There are no restrictions and collaborations are allowed as well.

For those who did not sign up for the rRPC 2016, you are still allowed to participate in the bonus round. All you need to do is pick out a hero or villain theme that isn't already claimed by the participants, and combine that with any of the sources used during the compo.

For more information, follow the link to the post in the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 Hero Round Three Voting
2016-07-11 04:00 - 2016-07-18 13:00
Voting for the rRPC 2016 Hero Round Three is open.

The match ups to vote on are:

Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) vs Touchstone (Ib) - Infiltrating Enemy Territory from Bravely Default

Xenonetix (Terra) vs Garpocalypse (Ramza) - The Shield of Gargania from Gungnir and Blue Radiance from Radiant Historia

You may download the music here: Hero Round Three

Click here to access the polls.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Villain Round Three
2016-07-04 10:00 - 2016-07-18 03:59
Round Three of the Villain side has begun! During this round, our semifinalists are going to go head to head. The remaining villains are going to have their hands full fighting with the heroes at the castle gate. The match ups and sources for this round are:

Yami (Dark Gaia and Princess Shroob) vs Ronald Poe (Xehanort and Neclord)

Supercoolmike (Mithos and Miror B.), Timothy William (Sephiroth and Leblanc), and HoboKa (Lloyd and Dark Falz) may either pick one of their opponents’ character themes that they signed up with, or one of the heroes at the front gate (Ramza, Terra, Isaac, or Ayla).

The round ends Monday night at midnight on July 11th EDT.

For more information, visit the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Hero Round Three
2016-06-27 11:00 - 2016-07-11 03:59
The third round of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition has begun. The semifinalists will be using a theme associated with sneaking into enemy territory while the remaining participants will be using battle themes. The match ups and sources for round three are:

Touchstone (Ib and Flonne) and Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana and Meena and Maya) - Infiltrating Enemy Territory from Bravely Default

Garpocalyse (Ramza and Alec), Xenonetix (Terra and Dekar), alfredofreak (Ayla and Vyse), and Chernabogue (Isaac and Aigis) may choose any one of these battle themes: The Shield of Gargania (Gungnir), Blue Radiance (Radiant Historia), or Battle 2 (Arc the Lad).

For more information, check out the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 Villain Round Two Voting
2016-06-29 11:00 - 2016-07-04 10:00
Voting for the ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Villain Round Two is now open. The match up for the round is:

Yami (Dark Gaia) vs Supercoolmike (Mithos)

You may download the music here.

You may vote on your favorite track here.

Voting will remain open until 6 AM EDT on Monday, July 4.

rRPC 2016 Hero Round Two Voting
2016-06-20 17:00 - 2016-06-27 13:00
Voting for the rRPC 2016 Hero Round Two is now open. The match up for the round is:

alfredofreak (Ayla) and Xenonetix (Terra) and Ghetto Lee Lewis (Meena and Maya) : Dying Village - Breath of Fire

You may download the music here.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Villain Round Two
2016-06-13 15:00 - 2016-06-27 16:00
Villain Round Two of the rRPC 2016 has begun. The match ups are:

Yami (Dark Gaia) vs Supercoolmike (Mithos)

Ronald Poe (Xehanort) vs Timothy William (Sephiroth) vs HoboKa (Lloyd)

For more details, check out the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Hero Round Two
2016-06-06 13:00 - 2016-06-20 16:00
The second round of the Hero Bracket has begun. This week’s sources are based on towns and castles that have been taken over or wiped out by enemies. The match ups and sources for round two are:

Garpocalypse (Ramza) and Touchstone (Ib) and Chernabogue (Isaac) : These Feelings ~ Cursed Trodain Theme - Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

alfredofreak (Ayla) and Xenonetix (Terra) and Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) : Dying Village - Breath of Fire

For more information, check out the compo thread.

rRPC 2016 Villain Round One Voting
2016-06-06 18:00 - 2016-06-13 13:00
Voting for the rRPC 2016 Villain Round One is open from June 6 until 9 AM EDT on Monday, June 13. The match ups are:

Yami (Dark Gaia) vs Ronald Poe (Xehanort)

Supercoolmike (Mithos) vs Timothy William (Sephiroth)

You may access the voting thread and the link to download the round's mixes here.

PRC324: Sonic Unleashed - Endless Possibility
2016-06-02 22:00 - 2016-06-11 18:00
PRC324: Sonic Unleashed - Endless Possibility

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC324

rRPC 2016 Hero Round One Voting
2016-05-30 23:00 - 2016-06-06 13:00
Voting for the Hero Round One of the rRPC. The match ups are:

Garpocalypse (Ramza) and alfredofreak (Ayla) : Wings of Hope - Tales of the Abyss

Chernabogue (Isaac) and Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) : Raging Sea - Crystalis

You may download the music here.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Villain Round One
2016-05-30 01:00 - 2016-06-06 16:00
Round One of the Villain side of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016. The match ups of the round are:

Yami (Dark Gaia) vs Ronald Poe (Xehanort)

Supercoolmike (Mithos) vs Timothy William (Sephiroth) vs HoboKa (Lloyd)

For more details, visit the rRPC 2016 thread.

rRPC 2016 - The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Hero Round One
2016-05-23 16:00 - 2016-05-30 21:00
The first round of the Hero side of the ReMix Role-Playing Competition. The general theme of the round is traveling themes, specifically music associated with riding mounts, sailing in a ship, or flying in an airship. The match-ups are:

Garpocalypse (Ramza) and alfredofreak (Ayla) using Wings of Hope from Tales of the Abyss

Touchstone (Ib) and Xenonetix (Terra) using Lightning Blade in the Blue Sky from Wild Arms 3

Chernabogue (Isaac) and Ghetto Lee Lewis (Leliana) using Raging Sea from Crystalis

Follow the link for more details about the rRPC 2016.

The ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 Sign-ups
2016-05-02 16:00 - 2016-05-23 03:59
Sign-ups for the ReMix Role-Playing Competition 2016 (rRPC 2016) will begin on Monday, May 2nd at noon Eastern time and will last until midnight on Sunday, May 22nd. The rRPC 2016 is a ReMix competition that focuses on heroes and villains from various RPGs. As the heroes embark on a quest to save the world, the villains will be busy fighting each other to determine who among them will reign supreme. For more details about the rRPC 2016 and how to sign up, visit the thread here.

PRC321 - Super Bomberman 3 + The Hobbit + Gradius 3
2016-05-06 22:00 - 2016-05-16 18:00
http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC322

PRC320 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Yell "Dead Cell"
2016-04-07 22:00 - 2016-04-18 09:59
PRC320 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Yell "Dead Cell"

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC320

Star Ocean 5 US Release
2016-06-28
The US release date for Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness

Ratchet and Clank Release
2016-04-12
Ratchet and Clank release

The new game based on the movie based on the first game

April 12th, 2016

Dark Souls III Release
2016-04-12
The release of Dark Souls III, April 12th 2016

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Final Battle and Epilogue Voting
2016-04-20 19:00 - 2016-04-27 19:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote for the winner of the Final Battle of OA as Simon Belmont versus Jorito as Dracula, with remixes featuring Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and the original Castlevania!

Also vote for submissions for the Epilogue, combining the ending theme of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse with a source of the remixers' choosing. This round is open for all to participate in, not just tournament entrants, so get your remix on!

PRC318 - Sonic 2 Mystic Cave 2 Player Theme
2016-03-11 10:00 - 2016-03-21 19:00
Source: Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (GEN) - Mystic Cave 2 Player Theme

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC318

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Dracula Round 2 Voting
2016-03-23 19:00 - 2016-03-30 19:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

The source for the round is Sorrow's Distortion, the Albus battle theme from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia! Fifteen remixers are in the running to create the best remix they can using that source and the theme they've chosen for the competition.

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Hero Finals Voting
2016-03-23 19:00 - 2016-03-30 19:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Gario, Wildfire, and OA using sources from Castlevania III, Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Simon Round 2 Voting
2016-03-02 20:00 - 2016-03-09 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Sir_NutS, War Machine, and OA using sources from the original Castlevania and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Dracula Round 1 Voting
2016-03-02 20:00 - 2016-03-09 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

The source for the round is Moonlight Nocturne, the introduction/backstory theme from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night! Nine remixers are in the running to create the best remix they can using that source and the theme they've chosen for the competition.

PRC316 - Zelda Twilight Princess - Gerudo Desert
2016-02-16 23:00 - 2016-02-24 19:00
Source: PRC316 - Zelda Twilight Princess - Gerudo Desert

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC316

http://ocremix.org/community/topic/42749-prc316-meeting-the-desert-zelda-twilight-princess/

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Soma Round 2 Voting
2016-02-24 20:00 - 2016-03-02 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by ladyWildfire, Magnetic Ether, and Supercoolmike from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and Castlevania III!

PRC315 - F-Zero X - Dream Chaser
2016-02-05 - 2016-02-10
PRC315 - F-Zero X Dream Chaser

http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC315

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Alucard Round 2 Voting
2016-02-17 20:00 - 2016-02-24 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Gario, HoboKa, and Aleix Ramon from Castlevania III, Castlevania: Dracula X, and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin!

MAGFest 2016
2016-02-18 - 2016-02-21
OC ReMix will be at MAGFest again this year!

Panel times are TBD. Keep an eye out!

Follow the official thread on the forums!

PRC314 - Mega Man + Streets of Rage 2
2016-01-18 23:00 - 2016-01-27 10:00
PRC314 - Mega Man 10 - Nitro Man + Streets of Rage - Dreamer

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Soma Round 1 Voting
2016-02-03 20:00 - 2016-02-10 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Supercoolmike, wildfire, Chernabogue, Chalis, Esperado, and Magnetic Ether from Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and three other Castlevania games!

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Simon Round 1 Voting
2016-02-10 20:00 - 2016-02-17 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Sir_NutS, Jorito, War Machine, Trism, OA, and YoshiBlade from the original Castlevania and three other Castlevania games!

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation: Alucard Round 1 Voting
2016-01-27 20:00 - 2016-02-03 20:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums

Vote on remixes by Gario, PlanarianHugger, HoboKa, Yami, theshaggyfreak, and Aleix Ramon from six different Castlevania games!

Castlevania: Cacophony of Incarnation - Signups
2015-12-09 00:00 - 2016-01-07 08:00
A Remix Competition Presented by the OverClocked ReMix Forums
The Cult of Dracula strikes again! With their arcane power, they've reached backwards and forwards through time, even into alternate realities, to piece the Castle of Chaos and its surroundings back together, and with it, their fallen master. But the castle has come back jumbled together! Lakes float above towers, forests grow deep underground, and libraries burn perpetually in caverns of fire.
Of course, with the pieces of the castle have come the heroes of ages! These heroes must fight through the Transylvanian chaos, sending each area in turn back to the abyss, until only one remains, trapping Dracula's essence and allowing him to be defeated once more.

PRC311 - Golden Sun - Ivan's Theme
2015-12-03 - 2015-12-14
Source: Golden Sun (GBA) - Ivan's Theme
http://compo.thasauce.net/rounds/view/PRC311
http://ocremix.org/community/topic/42278-prc311-friendship-with-ivan-golden-sun/

PRC310 - Valkyrie Profile
2015-11-22 - 2015-11-30
PRC310: Valkyrie Profile
Deadline: Nov 30th.

PRC307
2015-10-13 - 2015-10-19
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (NDS) - Clouds of Passaj

PRC302
2015-08-02 - 2015-08-10
PRC302 - Let's Shoot the Tiger (Twin Cobra)
Twin Cobra (GEN) - Kyuukyoku Tiger

Friday Night TF2
2015-06-13 01:30
Come join us for community tf2 night
Connect info and more, here!.

OCRemix Friday Night TF2
2015-06-06 01:30
Join the OCR gaming community in Friday Night TF2 on our very own server!
Find us at IP 68.232.183.15:27015

PRC298 - Vectorman Day 7
2015-05-31 - 2015-06-08
PRC298 - Vectorman - Day 7 Rock 'n Roller ~ Day 14 Underground Vault (Genesis)

RWS 3-6 Voting Period
2015-06-16 20:00 - 2015-06-20 08:00
Vote via ThaSauce!

RWS 3-6: Iron Remixer Challenge
2015-06-02 20:00 - 2015-06-17 08:00
Thread
The Iron Remixer Challenge is a theme based on a particular instrument or effect, called the "secret ingredient." Remixers can use the secret ingredient as a "main ingredient" (lead), a "spice" (harmony, pad, arpeggio, or other accompaniment), or both, but should make an effort to take advantage of it and illustrate its use, i.e. to "best express the unique qualities of the theme ingredient."
This round's secret ingredient will be announced Tuesday, June 2.

Radio Hyrule - Flexstyle Live DJ Set
2015-05-25 06:00
Radio Hyrule (a longtime supporter of OCR music and VGM in general) is holding a live event at the local barcade near the Phoenix area. I'll be spinning a set of purely Zelda-based music for a couple hours starting at 10 PM PST. You can tune in via their website: https://radiohyrule.com/night

PRC297 - Dragonball Super Butouden 3
2015-05-14 - 2015-05-25
PRC297
Dragonball Super Butouden 3 - Goten vs Trunks

RWS 3-5: Saturday Morning is Forever
2015-05-12 20:00 - 2015-05-26 20:00
Compo thread
It seems like the video game world is on a giant nostalgia kick lately. First Shovel Knight and Mighty No. 9, now Yooka-Laylee and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Well, you know what else that generation gets nostalgic about? Cartoons.
For this round, each participant should either:

Remix one or more sources from game(s) based on TV show(s), OR

Remix any source as if it were to be the theme song for a new cartoon based on that game. (Lyrics optional but recommended.)

If taking option A, please follow the usual OCR rule that you can't remix a source that was itself originally from a TV show or other medium. Also, it must be based on a TV show directly; for instance, Disney's Aladdin is out even though there was also a TV show based on the movie, because the games are also based on the movie and not the show.

OCR Destiny -- Doubled Rewards!
2015-05-12
Begins at 1PM EST
Destiny is increasing the Crucible rewards by double. They're also giving reward packages for completing a daily playlist event in the Crucible. This is a good time for OCR clan members on Destiny (PS4) to show some muscle and get our name out there in the Crucible, as well as earning some new (unknown) rewards while we're at it!
If you're not a member of the clan yet, go here.
Remember: You have to set it as your Playstation clan, you can't just join the group!

Destiny House of Wolves release week (OCR Clan)
2015-05-19 - 2015-05-26
OverClocked ReMix PS4/PS3 clan on Destiny
House of Wolves is releasing on May 19th! Let's represent OCR with style during this week as we make groups together and tackle the Prison of Elders and Trials of Osiris for the first time.
Side Quest:
First person to receive Exotic sidearm "

" during this week wins. People to contact if you need help: bestrader, supercoolmike, Dyne2057, r1bozzman (not actual member but close friend to us), audiofidelity
All of the new events are 3 player co-op... we have 11 clan members... let's "stick it in"!

RWS 3-5 voting period
2015-05-25 20:00 - 2015-05-30 08:00

PRC296 Voting Stage
2015-05-11 - 2015-05-13
Voting stage of PRC296 - Animal Crossing - 1 AM
http://ocremix.org/community/topic/40882-prc296-waking-up-at-1-am-animal-crossing/

PRC296 - Animal Crossing 1 AM
2015-05-04 - 2015-05-11
PRC296 - Animal Crossing - 1 AM
http://ocremix.org/community/topic/40882-prc296-waking-up-at-1-am-animal-crossing/

OCR Talkback (Live Show) - 9PM ET
2015-05-02
OCR's web show where we talk to artists, staff, and take viewer questions. Tweet your questions at @ocremix with #ocrtalkback!
9PM EST!
Tune in!

Mario Kart 8 Tournament
2015-05-07 03:00
To join the tournament, go to "search by code" in the online tournaments menu and enter the following code:
0268-4142-9420
Default rules will be 150cc, normal items, all tracks (including DLC packs 1+2), and no teams.
Schedule:
May 6: Mirror Mode
May 13: Default rules
May 20: 200cc, mushrooms only
May 27: Default rules

Dwelling of Duels Free Month (Due Date)
2015-05-27
Dwelling of Duels is a monthly VGM covers competition. Competitors submit redone versions of game music and the entries are voted upon by the community. Entries must comply with these rules:
• The song must follow the current month's theme;
• The song must be previously unreleased;
• The song must not be shorter than 2 minutes;
• The main instrument must by played live.
May 2015 is a Free Month: any game is allowed.
The songs are due: May, 27th, 11:59 AM EST
Send your entries to dodsongs@gmail.com
http://dwellingofduels.net/

This month's banner is done by fedde of Game Art HQ.
http://fedde.deviantart.com/
http://www.game-art-hq.com/

PRC295: Extension
2015-04-28 - 2015-04-29
Deadline Extension
PRC295 - It's A Me in A Snowdrift Cave (Mario & Luigi Superstar + Legend of Legaia)

MnP 34 - LoZ Majora's Mask: Milk Bar
2015-04-23 - 2015-05-07
Compo: MnP (Meat 'n Potatoes)
Round 34: LoZ Majora's Mask - Milk Bar

Hey! My pick for round 34 is "Milk Bar" from Majora's Mask.
-Mark Sparling
The Competition Thread

RWS 3-4 voting period
2015-05-05 20:00 - 2015-05-09 08:00

RWS 3-4: The Greatest Rivals
2015-04-17 20:00 - 2015-05-06 08:00
Link
Welcome to another "Versus" edition of RWS! Previous episodes have pitted Mega Man against Mega Man X, and Disney characters against the spectrum of "M"-rated games, but this time we bring you perhaps the greatest rivalry of video game history: Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog!
