via Moog Music where you'll find details on how to enter.
"Wake up, Benders, Modders, and Hardware Hackers; it's time for the 7th Annual Moog Circuit Bending Challenge.
Moog Music was born when a young Bob Moog started tinkering with electronic circuitry. As a boy, Moog built small radios, amplifiers, and Theremins in his basement workshop with his father. The rest, as you know, is history.
Click here for the details of this year’s challenge. Enter by April 13th for a chance to win a pair of passes to Moogfest 2018, where the top 3 entries will compete for top honors and Moog Synthesizers."
"It's that time of year again! Our 2018 raffle for a pristine vintage Minimoog synthesizer launched today. This gorgeous synth, serial number 6360, stands on its own merits. Not only does it have an undeniable sonic legacy, but it has been expertly restored and is in excellent physical and technical condition. It's a gorgeous instrument inside and out.
YES, there's more! This year's Minimoog has been inscribed and signed by none other than prog rock god Rick Wakeman, who helped define the use of the Minimoog in live performance in the 1970s with his incredible, jaw-dropping solos. His inscription reads, "Thanks Dr. Bob for sharing your genius. You'll never be forgotten." (sniff!)"
Reverb is having a contest for Arturia's new V Collection 6. Details on how to enter here.
"In one swoop, V Collection 6 brings the keyboard mainstays that shaped music with the flexibility and versatility of a digital environment. V Collection 6 is the ultimate collection of vintage keyboards. Compiling all 21 of Arturia’s award-winning software emulations of classic keyboards and synths into one software package, there has never been such an essential tool for your studio. Enter before 3/31/2018. Winner announced 4/2/2018"
Published on Dec 5, 2017 Reverb
"Adam Pickrell, music director for Nelly Furtado (he has also played with St. Vincent, John Congleton, and many more) takes us through more than half a century of music featuring just some of the sounds from Arturia’s V Collection 6."
"We are launching the ‘Life is a trip’ contest and sending one SHUTTLE System out to be on a worldwide tour.
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Artists who have always been interested in trying out our SHUTTLE System, can apply and may get selected for one of the 5 one month slots of pure Endorphin.es SHUTTLEness.
Starting from now until 6th of December 2017 you can apply to be part of this experience.
Simply send one demo track (electronic link please) and a short artist profile to the following email address trip@endorphin.es for a chance to become a SHUTTLE EXPLORER.
We'll then announce the 5 chosen artists from all over the world.
They will receive the SHUTTLE SYSTEM for 1 month to compose a track with it, and then pass it along to the next artist and so on.
We will keep you updated about the progress of the project the whole way.
After all five tracks of all SHUTTLE EXPLORERS are finished and have been delivered to us, we’ll put them up to the social media audience for them to vote for the best track.
The best vote wins a SHUTTLE System!
We're looking forward to your applications.
Please read the schedule and conditions of the campaign below.
Here is the official Moog playlist for this year's Halloween Theremin contest! Spooky times ahead. The list features a whopping 37 entries. You should recognize a few from previous posts, however, there are plenty more to get you in the mood for Halloween.
The Prophet-6 almost looks like a Prophet-10 in the first idea video!
"Introducing the GLASYS Live Challenge!
Sing, rap or play your instrument over one of my 3 new ideas and you could win a Korg Minilogue analogue synthesizer, a Moog 108M Cluster Flux or merch from Dave Smith Instruments!
"New product from Mooög! The MuRTS! Mechanical undead Rotating Theremin Sequencer! Rotating vanes control a theremin, while the theremin controls a voyager via CV. I originally tried to get this to play the first 8 beats of "happy birthday to you" but it wobbles too much and it's creepy enough as it is.
Made with love. and blood.
"The Bob Moog Foundation is offering an incredible vintage Memorymoog Plus synthesizer as the prize in its summer raffle, which ends on September 6, 2017. All proceeds go to benefit our educational and historic preservation projects. You can enter the raffle here: http://bit.ly/MemorymoogPlus2017.
The Bob Moog Foundation is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is not affiliated with the company Moog Music, Inc. in any way. Our support comes from donors like you."
"In celebration of the curiosity that fueled a young Bob Moog and all those who follow in his footsteps, we are proud to announce the 6th Annual Moog Circuit Bending Challenge.
What can you do with 9 volts of power and a $70 budget? This year, 3 finalists in the Moog Circuit Bending Challenge will hack, bend, and solder their way to Moogfest 2017 in Durham, NC, to exhibit their instruments and compete for top honors.
via The Bob Moog Foundation where you'll find additional details including how you can enter to win.
"Today we proudly announce the launch of our annual Minimoog raffle. This year we have something very special to share. The vintage Minimoog being raffled, serial number 4311, has been signed by legendary synthesist Jan Hammer who is known for his groundbreaking music on the 1980s TV series Miami Vice, and whose work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra helped define the Minimoog as a virtuoso performance instrument in the early 1970s.
The raffle is open internationally and runs through April 3, 2017 or until all tickets are sold. All ticket sales benefit our work with Dr. Bob's SoundSchool and the Bob Moog Foundation Archives."
"Want one of these? Expand the @Moogfest global community & you could win one. Details: here"
Prizes so far:
MINIMOOG MODEL D
VIP TICKETS
SOUND EXPLORER’S STARTER KIT
MOTHER-32
MF-101 LOWPASS FILTER
ETHERWAVE THEREMIN
MOOG THEREMINI
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"This contest will be judged by none other than glomag, Chipocrite and Bias ONE (fka minus baby). So, what is the challenge? To create and submit the best version of Devo's classic 'Whip It' using LSDJ or any other Chiptune/8-bit hacked software to create it."
Full details:
"The Chip It Challenge: Join the Chip It Challenge! Sign up to find more information on the competition and download a starting track at https://soundfly.com
What's the Prize?
Grand Prize: Modded Game Boy and flash cartridge, and personal feedback from Chipocrite on your track!
2nd place: Flash cartridge and personal feedback from Chipocrite on your track
3rd place: Flash cartridge
What are the judging criteria?
The overall originality of your version of 'Whip It,' while still being recognizable as "Whip It," as decided by our esteemed panel of judges
Make this YOUR version of "Whip It!"
Who are the judges?
Chipocrite, our fearless host, instructor and humble
Glomag emerged from the NYC chip music scene around the dawn of the 21st century, writing music on Game Boys and performing local shows. His has two releases on 8bitpeoples, DaMaGe and Roland and The Lamprey, and with the 8 Bit Operators on Astralwerks Records as well as on various compilations. He has performed in and around the U.S. and Europe.
BIAS ONE (formerly known as minusbaby), Richard Alexander Caraballo began his minusbaby project in 1999 to explore the diversity of a lo-fi, compositional aesthetic and has since progressed experimentally in its scope to include elements guided by those roots and a sonic language representative of his influences, namely, the art of bass and how it moves butts. Also, he has covered "Whip It.
How is it going to work?
In short, make your own version of "Chip It." You can use Chipocrite's version as a guide, and we have even provided you with a .sav file of Chipocrite's verison. So, get into the nitty-gritty of Chipocrite's decisions, understand his choices, and then create your own piece! (Or skip the .sav file and create your own version from scratch.)
Your piece should have the same structure as Chipocrite's. It should include the intro (the first 12 bars of the song, or the first 18 seconds of Chipocrite's version), the verse (bars 13-29, or from :19 to :41 of Chipocrite's version) and a chorus (bars 30-46, or :42 to :57 of Chipocrite's version)
When are submissions due?
February 15th, so get moving!
What can’t you do?
You can’t just re-submit the .sav file we give to you with little tweaks. Make it your own!
You shouldn't use just a sprinkling of LSDJ (or chip-based sounds) and then beef the track up with a whole bunch of other synths and drum machines and stuff. Keep it chip. All submissions will be accepted and reviewed, but you probably won't get too far if you don't keep it chip!
Additionally, if you post your track on Soundcloud, Facebook, or Twitter and tag @learntosoundfly and use the hashtag #chipit, we'll share your work with all our followers.
Hi everyone! I just wanted to let you all know that we have a winner for the UltraNova contest! Apologies for the delay in the announcement. The contest ended on January 19th, just before we were all hit by the NAMM storm. I want to thank everyone who entered. Novation tells me this was one of their best contests yet, with over 1600 entries! Go MATRIXSYNTH! :) Novation promoted the contest on their social channels, while I promoted it here on MATRIXSYNTH. That said, I am extremely happy to announce that the winner of the contest is a reader of the site! The winner does wish to remain anonymous, which I totally understand and respect, being the anonymous mr. matrix myself. :)
I want to thank Novation for hosting the contest and giving a chance for my readers to win a free Novation UltraNova. BTW, if you haven't already, be sure to check out my lengthy UltraNova review here. Novation offered to host the contest as a follow-up to the review.
Thank you Novation, and thank you to everyone who participated!
“Novation are giving you the chance to win a Novation UltraNova Synthesizer: an 18-Voice Polyphonic synth with 3 Oscillators, 6 Envelopes, 3 LFOS, and a 20 slot Modulation Matrix. Click here to find out how to win."
Note the contest runs through January 19, so be sure to enter before then. You are all the first to find out in this post!
