Beat This! - December 9-10, 2015

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The next competition will be from December 9-10th! See the information below.

Signups

The signups will be on December 9th at around 8am ET, and end around 8pm ET. Voting will be for 1 day, on December 10th, where the results will be posted the same day.

The Signup page is here (it will open up on the signup day)

Theme: CHRISTMAS

You must make a beat that has a Christmas feel to it. Sleigh bells are encouraged!

You can use whatever sounds you want, samples, synths, just remember to read the rules for the rest of the restrictions. What the voters will be looking for is originality, creativity, mixing skills and overall dopeness!

Sponsor

This month, the competition will be sponsored by Greg Savage & DIY Music Biz, where the winner will get 1 on 1 consultation from industry insider Greg Savage on music licensing.

Rules

If you're not sure about the rules, read this thread.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions about the competition, please post them in here.

 

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2 days away!

 

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If anyone would like to judge, send me a PM.

 

[Shuka4Beats]

Hello, dear Fade!

Could beat be longer than 2 minutes? Because it is really hard to achieve all the ideas in this amount of time.

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Victor

 

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Hello, dear Fade!

Could beat be longer than 2 minutes? Because it is really hard to achieve all the ideas in this amount of time.

Thank you.

Best wishes,
Victor

Sorry, it's set for 2 minutes. Besides, I'm sure some members have already done their beat since the signups are tomorrow. What is it you want to do?

 

[Shuka4Beats]

Sorry, it's set for 2 minutes. Besides, I'm sure some members have already done their beat since the signups are tomorrow. What is it you want to do?

I am working on some Christmas project during last days but I have intro that involves over a 30-40 sec, so I asked you if there any chance to make it longer.
But now I understand what you tried to say and hope to make it shorter...

 

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I am working on some Christmas project during last days but I have intro that involves over a 30-40 sec, so I asked you if there any chance to make it longer.
But now I understand what you tried to say and hope to make it shorter...

Yeah that's it. Usually it's 2 minutes but sometimes it will be 4 minutes if it's a remix.

 

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Signups are open, let's get it! https://www.illmuzik.com/beat-this-competition/signup/

 

[Kai Arwas]

The upload to this competition is not working. It says that not all of the blank space were filled out, and they were :/

 

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Here are the beats! The results will be posted tonight.

Listen to the beats:

 

[oninkaf]

@Shuka4Beats @joeburnem @Dub1Beatz @TACTIK @ybeatz your beats are my fav. really enjoyed listening to these

 

[Sol-Ra]

@Shuka4Beats @joeburnem @Dub1Beatz @TACTIK @ybeatz your beats are my fav. really enjoyed listening to these

Theirs with hard af

 

[Sol-Ra]

I think @ybeatz have one of the best beats

 

[oninkaf]

I think @ybeatz have one of the best beats

True, but I would go with @Shuka4Beats beat, it's the most complex in my opininon, very evolving

 

[Tanner]

@Shuka4Beats is dope he should win... @Sol-Ra nice job too!

 

[Sol-Ra]

@Shuka4Beats is dope he should win... @Sol-Ra nice job too!

Thanks Bro

 

[Sol-Ra]

True, but I would go with @Shuka4Beats beat, it's the most complex in my opininon, very evolving

Yeah, i think @ybeatz had the best mix but it lacked any change ups, and @Shuka4Beats had the best progression.

 

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UPDATE

Hey guys, sorry but I'll have to post the results sometime tomorrow. My computer just crashed so I'm trying to deal with that right now.

 

[crog85]

Well I was gonna wait for the results to come in before commenting, but since thats not happening until tom. I'll just do it now... Gonna be busy tom.

My top 5 beats were:
1. MCAntonym - XMAS
2. Shuka4Beats - Shchedryk
3. Dub1Beatz - Shmerry Christmas
4. Joeburnem - Merry Christmas
5. Tactik - Xmas Bellz

@MCAntonym I really liked this beat. A lil dark, a lil creepy, and a lil weird... Just the kinda beats I like. The intro loop/sample seemed to be a lil off, but once the beat came in it wasn't as noticeable... When you drop out the sample around 1:30 and just have the bell/keys (whatever that sound is) with the bass and drums, that sounded really good... to me... What was the name of the song you sampled? Reminds me of Home Alone lol

@Shuka4Beats This beat was really good as well. The way you are able to build your beats up is impressive... I think you will probably take the victory on this one. I would've voted your beat as number 1, but MCAntonym's beat was what my ears liked, and I can't argue with them. Also good job on playing out the melody instead of using a sample. (Maybe you were using samples... but thats just what it sounded like to me.)

@Dub1Beatz First off, I like the title "Shmerry Christmas" lol, but this beat sounds tough. Definitely something suited for a battle. I like the way you used the sample...

@joeburnem I definitely like this beat. Not sure about the "Chestnuts" sample lol, but it still sounds good.

@TACTIK I really like the way you chopped up all the samples. Definitely a fitting beat for the theme.

There were some other beats that sounded good, but I wasn't just looking for the best sounding beats, I was looking for beats that fit the theme as well... @ybeatz You fell into this category... Your beat sounded really good, but I thought there were other beats that fit the theme a lil better. Good job though.

@Sol-Ra You get points for playing out the melody instead of using a sample (at least thats what it sounds like to me) Unfortunately just not enough points to get you into my top 5.

Good Luck to everyone that entered... I wasn't sure what to expect with a "christmas theme," and I must say I was surprised... You guys got your creative juices flowing on this one and put together some nice beats. Much better than I could do for sure.

 

[Sol-Ra]

@Sol-Ra You get points for playing out the melody instead of using a sample (at least thats what it sounds like to me) Unfortunately just not enough points to get you into my top 5.

Thanks! and i did play it out myself.