European Engine Battle

[filkertom]

What that actually means is a contest, sponsored by the German company Best Service: create a track, up to three minutes long, using only sounds in this download (scroll down to find it) powered by their Engine 2 player.

Contest? Hey, sure, cool. But what's really cool is that you get 2-1/5 GB of noise, demo'ing some of their awesome (if pricey) sound packs. Ambient, synths, percussion... as always, be sure to hold the key down to hear the full sound -- it's amazing how deep noises are getting lately.

Any new music on your side?

Comments

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

I can't seem to find the download you're talking about, and there isn't any "down" to scroll to. The only links I can click on are the separate packages. Am I doing something wrong?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Huh. You running NoScript? That might cause a problem. Anyway, here's a working link (http://www.bestservice.de/battle.asp/download/en). The download button is below the e-mail field. Note that the e-mail is optional; if you enter it, they'll send you a voucher for a discount on their site.

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

The new link did it, I'm downloading it now. I'm not running NoScript or any of that. Maybe the first link takes _you_ to the download because you've got a cookie with gooey sounds and crunchy virtual instruments baked in? That's happened to me before.

Are making an entry to the contest? If so, can we hear it?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Maybe after DragonCon. Too much to do right now, not enough time or brain to do it.

[palenoue.livejournal.com]

Ooooo, I have a friend going to that. If she finds out you weren't in top form because because of an HTML issue _I_ brought up, she'll kill me!

[virtualvirtue.livejournal.com]

No new music, but Oh Dear, I have discovered some really good old time radio: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Rougue's Gallery, Richard Diamond, Phillip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Boston Blackie...

New Music....

[hms42]

The newest free music available from me is on the Filk Archive at http://www.filkarchive.org.uk

A free membership is required for download. (I put up a song performed by MadFilkentist).

I am working on getting more permissions on some other songs for the site from those whom I have recorded.

Also, I have started to crack the archives at the Big Blue House in Mass and am starting to ID the recordings. (Something from 1994 will turn up soon! Likely @ OVFF on the interfilk table. No permissions have been requested or granted at this time.)

Re: New Music....

[hms42]

And I am posting in my LJ about a new for sale CD that I should have posted about in early July. Roberta did say she sold almost all of the copies she brought to Worldcon.

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Alas, not at the moment. I abandoned the blue oyster cult filk -- nobody but me would get "Go Drosophila".