russell Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 http://contest.ableton.com/About the CompetitionAbleton has teamed up with SoundCloud and collaborated with some of our favorite artists for this very special contest. A free Live Pack featuring sounds from atmospheric pop titan M83, indie electronic stars Junior Boys, and LA beatmaker Nosaj Thing is available to all Live users from May 14th through May 28th. Use these loops, stems and presets to create a new, original track.One catch: you only have 24 hours to create and submit your work.The countdown starts with your download. Get your creative juices flowing and show us what you can do in just one day. After all entries have been submitted, the SoundCloud community and the artists themselves will choose the best tracks. Prizes include a trip to Berlin, Ableton Suite with free upgrades for life, five years of a SoundCloud Pro Plus account and more.Contest GuidelinesParticipationThe contest runs from May 14th to May 28thOnce you start downloading the Live Pack you have 24 hours to create and submit your trackCreative use of the Live Pack contents will be a major criterion for selecting the winners. But you can use other content as well, as long as you use it to create something that sweeps us off our feet.The top 10 tracks will be showcased on Ableton.comEach contestant may only submit one trackA SoundCloud account is required for downloading the Live Pack and submitting entriesThe Live Pack works with all editions of Live (Lite, Intro, Live, Suite) but requires version 8.2.2 or higher (download latest version)VotingA Soundcloud account is required for votingPublic voting is open from May 14th to June 15thThe top 25 entrants will be asked to hand in their Live Sets, so we can take a look under the hood and judge techniques.The prize winners will be selected from the top 25 tracks by M83, Junior Boys, Nosaj Thing plus the Ableton and SoundCloud contest committees.Got further questions regarding this contest? Get all the answers in the Beat the Clock FAQs.Prizes1st prize winner receives:Round trip to Berlin for two people including the following: Hotel stay for 4 nights, visits to the Ableton and SoundCloud headquarters, and a session with Ableton’s Lead Product SpecialistAbleton Suite with free upgrades for life5 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account1 Akai APC402nd + 3rd prize winners receive:Ableton Suite with free upgrades for life5 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account1 Novation Launchpad4th-10th prize winners receive:Session with an Ableton Certified Trainer in your city or online training from one of our partners1 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 seems like a pretty cool idea. ableton people should get onto this.nice post russel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupe Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Moved this over to Competition but left the shadow topic in Production Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legunner Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I tried it and the tracks they give you aren't reallllly that good so i just canned it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxyKon Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Yeah that 1st prize would def be alright to win, too bad im a logic user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.