I’m a beginner in music and Renoise. As a way to improve my skills I would like to propose a monthly challenge. The idea behind that is to (try to) make a track with a given set of constraints. People willing to participate can then post their .xrns and we can learn from each other, comparing various techniques. This is not a contest for the best song, no winner, no loser, just experimentation and creativity for fun !
Here are some possible constraints for a song, a challenge would be a mix of them
only one track
no effects
only effects (no notes)
ridiculous bpm
hand drawn sound
only use a given single sample
all the lines
all notes are arpaggiated
use a particular instrument
only one pattern of fixed length
must be a canon
use a particular key
use a particular chord progression
a cover of a song
remake of a song
a themed song
fork an existing .xrns
only mix an exiting .xrns
each notes triggered randomly
use only your voice
less than xx kb .xrns file
forbid some frequencies
make a synthesizer in renoise
use a specific beat pattern
make a beat out of effects
exactly 1minute song
The more people join the challenge, the more material and ideas we would come up with.
Hello jrm, you’ve got the right spirit. Limitation breeds creativity for sure. And you’ve mentioned some lovely constraining ideas. To me it doesn’t seem necessary to mix them. Just go down the list and you’ve got over 2 years of challenges.
Being at a different point in my musical life, I don’t think I would get around to participating often. But I quite like the idea of it.
I say go for it. Post a challenge on the first of the month. Starting December first and see who joins. And keep at it even if it just a few people who join in at first.
I would start with a challenge where your track has to be exactly 1 min.
It has to be an original track. No Remixes. No Covers.
Made in Renoise.
Further no Restrictions.
(hopefuly this helps point this challenge in the right direction)
