Beat This! - April 26-27, 2017

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The next competition will be from April 26-27th! See the information below.

Signups

The signups will be on April 26th at around 10am ET, and end around 8pm ET. Voting will be for 1 day, on April 27th, where the results will be posted the same day.

Go here to signup (click the "signup" tab - it will open up on the signup day)

Theme: NONE

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

Voting

From now on, the voting will be by all members! If you are competing, you will be able to vote but not for yourself. DO NOT TRY TO CHEAT! I will be watching for cheaters. This means you cannot sign up under different names or get your friends and family to sign up either. If you are caught cheating you could be banned (depending on the mood I'm in).

Beats

All the beats will now be displayed in a random order and without any names. All you will see is: Beat #001, Beat #002, etc. This is so that there is no favouritism when voting.

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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The signups are open!

 

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The signups are closed.

 

[SandmanP]

hey is the sign up for todays competition closed i thought it was open till 8pm EST

 

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hey is the sign up for todays competition closed i thought it was open till 8pm EST

It's open until we have 16 contestants, or 8pm. We reached 16 really fast.

 

[Solo]

Damn, that was quick. Maybe next time.

Good luck to everyone who signed up!

 

[C-RayBeats]

When will the tracks be posted?

 

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[Young $uccess]

whole playlist is dope mane!

 

[Drago Zetić]

Two of the beats contain name tags. I'm pretty sure that goes against the whole idea of removing author and track titles from the entries.

 

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Two of the beats contain name tags. I'm pretty sure that goes against the whole idea of removing author and track titles from the entries.

Yeah but I know some people want to try and protect their beats.

 

[DEEZ BEATZ]

OMG!!!!! EVERY BEAT IN THIS CONTEST IS HELLA DOPE...GOOD LUCK ON TRYING TO JUDGE THIS ONE. AND YES TAGS ARE USED TO PROTECT YOUR BEAT IF YOUR SELLING THEM...BUT I LEARNED THAT IN CONTESTS USING YOUR TAG MAKES IT TOO EASY FOR PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY YOUR TRACK, WHICH IS A HUGE DISADVANTAGE... BUT IT REALLY SHOULDN'T MATTER. IT'S THE BEST BEAT THAT SHOULD WIN IN THE END. GOOD LUCK TO EVERYBODY!!!!

 

[C-RayBeats]

Some dope tracks in this one..Good luck beat makers!

 

[Drago Zetić]

Yeah but I know some people want to try and protect their beats.

I hope this is the last off-topic post I make in this thread, but the only true way of protection is to actually copyright your beats. For the USA, check this link. Even sampled beats work if you mention "excluded" elements (the samples). Beat tags should only be used for recognition (anybody's producer name is essentially their brand and they're trying to get it out there).

Audio watermarks and short run time aside, I like the ideas presented in the sample-based ones, keep it up!

 

[Yung Mane]

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Results! https://www.illmuzik.com/beat-this-competition/archives/?d=2017-04-27

 

[Feel]

Hell yeah! Thanks for the opportunity. I'll be on the look out for the next one.