Freesound Project

Please notice that the "Earth, Wind, Fire and Water competition" has been finished. You can see the results of the competition here.

Freesound, M-Audio and Soundman together with Computer Music Magazine proudly present the first Freesound competition. Themed as "Earth, Wind, Fire and Water" this competition will use The Freesound Project as the setting for the oldest battle on this planet: the battle of the elements!

The rules

• failure to comply with all the rules below will most likely result in removal from the competition. So better read them carefully.
• You have to upload at least 4 sounds, each one themed as one of the elements.
• You have to record or synthesise these sounds, one for "earth", one for "wind", one for "water" and one for "fire".
• Sounds can be any length (up to -say- 5 minutes), but need to be sounds, not songs!
• If you feel like entering more than once in the competition, that's ok, just upload another set of 4 (you could put them in sample packs).
• You need to give your sounds a good description and you need to tag them with the tags "earth" or "wind" or "fire" or "water" depending on the sound...
• Describing a sample in a good way also means you have to tag them with more than just your "earth"/... tag and give them a long description of what you recorded or how you created the sound! Look around on freesound to get a feeling for tagging and descriptions if you have any doubts.
• The competition will run until Friday April 7.
• Obviously the samples need to be made or recorded by you and must comply with our legal terms, but that goes without saying ;-) If you have any questions about the rules, please use this forum thread to ask questions.

Questions?

All questions should be answered in this forum thread. Questions by email or private messaging will be ignored.

The prize

Instead of cutting up the prize in separate pieces, we've decided to go with a "winner takes all" approach. And what a prize it is! You get the M-Audio Microtrack, a flash-based miniature audio recorder, one superb set of the Soundman in-ear microphones -perfect for fieldrecording- and the audio-processing/mastering effects suite Ozone from Izotope, to finalize your sound.

M-Audio Microtrack

The MicroTrack is a rugged high-fidelity mobile 2-channel digital recorder that records WAV and MP3 files to CompactFlash or microdrives perfect for everything from professional field recording to corporate meetings, training, education and worship. Record via balanced line inputs or built-in high-fidelity microphone preamps complete with phantom power for studio-quality microphones. Connect MicroTrack to a PC or Mac via USB and simply drag and drop recordings to your computer for immediate editing or Web posting. Power derives from a lithium-ion battery, and the unit can recharge via the computer’s USB connection or USB power adapter. The MicroTrack combines quality beyond that of DAT recording with the convenience and cost-effectiveness of personal digital recorders for the ultimate solution in mobile recording.

Soundman OKM Binaural Microphones

The OKM original head-microphone is a ball look Elektret-microphone which comes with an enclosed A3 adapter. This combination can be used to make excellent quality surround recordings.

The OKM original head-microphone is a new and uniquely designed microphone, developed especially for mini recording systems. Its special design allows it to be used for the most diverse applications.

Izotope Ozone Mastering Processors

Ozone combines analog modeling with 64-bit digital precision to deliver a complete set of world class mastering processors.

From the warm sound of tube modeled equalizers to the pure transparency of linear phase filters, Ozone provides the tools and the technology you need to deliver top notch audio masters.