Doepfer

The Gas Station is the home of this event:

http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm?Thread_ID=49280&Type=Normal&LastDays=7


Check http://www.midiwall.com/aleatoric for
details of the previous contest and to get an
idea of what's up and what this music sounds
like.


1. Two categories exist: Single-brand, as per
the previous competition, in which
only modules from a single maker may be used.
Accessories produced by that
same manufacturer FOR that modular may be used,
such as the Moog external
S/H module with a Moog Modular, etc.
Moogerfoogers would qualify as a "modular
synth".

The second category is for Frankensynths;
mixed brands and associated
application of technique. Wire up all of your
modules for this one!

2. Updated: There are no track limits. Use as
many tracks as you wish. 

3. No outboard effects or plug-ins may be used
other than reverb, echo and mild equalization.

4. The composition must not exceed 7 minutes.

5. Compositions would be due on Dec. 8 and
would be judged by the citizens of
Sonicstate on Composition (if the piece is
obviously edited/arranged), Sonic Variety,
Recording Quality, and Aleatoric Content
(if it appears to be more "free-running" and
less edited).

6. Pieces may be submitted to Mark Pulver at
mark@midiwall.com or on CD via snail post.
Mark will mp3 them if need be.

7. Take notes on what you used and on how
you created certain sounds. Discussion is
fun :-)

8. Don't discuss your intention or your piece
as this is a "guessing" competition.

Aleatoric means "chance". A purely aleatoric
piece is as a recent post to AH described, with
a blank piece of notation paper on an overhead
projector, and the insects attracted to it
became notes which the performers then had to play
as the insects moved around. "Bugs". :-)

Your piece does not have to be purely chance,
but self-running patches are of special interest.
Melodies and keyboarding are not aleatoric.
Assembly of the recorded self-running patches
into an interesting piece IS aleatoric and
acceptable for this contest. Think "Subotnick".



There will also be a simultaneous contest involving
monosynths, run by bulldogge and hosted by Mark:

http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm?type=normal&thread_id=49259&lastdays=7&

Easier, and feel free to post this to all other
forums!
-- 
Mike Peake, Your Psychic Friend