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Uploading and entering
Try not to get too specific. Topics with an open ended interpretive nature work best at attracting entries and voters and work well across different skill levels and styles of playing. So "heavy" works better than "heavy metal", which works better than "Viking death metal". Not essential, but try to steer away from topics that will exclude the beginners skill group by being overly technical by their very nature (Shred, Progressive metal, etc.). Topics do not have to be a style of music either - they can be a feel or a mood, a colour or an emotion - these topics will be completely open to interpretation, which often brings in surprising results across a wide variety of genres and styles.
- Competitions are free for all members to enter
- There are no prizes, but you will learn and have fun by entering
- Serious recording skills and equipment are not necessary, but you will need some way of recording
- There are three skill categories - Beginner (B), Intermediate (I) and Advanced (A). You must specify which you are entering and you may change category from competition to competition if you feel the need.
- Topics are set by the previous competition's winner with the highest number of votes in any category
- Please stick to the topic
- Entries must be original compositions - No soloing over someone else's track and no covers.
- Only four instruments - Vocals are allowed as a "freebie" unless specifically disallowed.
- Duration must be no longer than two minutes - This makes it easier for voters to download lots of entries.
- Use compressed audio formats - such as MP3 or OGG. Uncompressed formats such as WAV or AIFF are too large for many downloaders/voters.
- Put your username in the file name of your entry - this helps the voters know who to vote for.
- Add a letter to the beginning the file name - "A", "I" or "B" to denote the skill category
- Try and avoid spaces ( ) in file names - rather use underscores "_" or dashes "-". This prevents any chance of problems with links showing up properly.
Uploading and entering
- Once completed, upload your entry to a file sharing service like www.box.net, www.soundcloud.com or your personal web site.
- Once uploaded, send a PM to Renesongs with the link and any details you want to share to enter.
Try not to get too specific. Topics with an open ended interpretive nature work best at attracting entries and voters and work well across different skill levels and styles of playing. So "heavy" works better than "heavy metal", which works better than "Viking death metal". Not essential, but try to steer away from topics that will exclude the beginners skill group by being overly technical by their very nature (Shred, Progressive metal, etc.). Topics do not have to be a style of music either - they can be a feel or a mood, a colour or an emotion - these topics will be completely open to interpretation, which often brings in surprising results across a wide variety of genres and styles.
