The Gas Station is the home of this event:

http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm Thread_ID=49280&Type=Normal&LastDays=7


Check http://www.midiwall.com/aleatoric for
details of the previous contest and to get an
idea of what's up and what this music sounds
like.


1. Two categories exist: Single-brand, as per
the previous competition, in which
only modules from a single maker may be used.
Accessories produced by that
same manufacturer FOR that modular may be used,
such as the Moog external
S/H module with a Moog Modular, etc.
Moogerfoogers would qualify as a "modular
synth".

The second category is for Frankensynths;
mixed brands and associated
application of technique. Wire up all of your
modules for this one!

2. Updated: There are no track limits. Use as
many tracks as you wish.

3. No outboard effects or plug-ins may be used
other than reverb, echo and mild equalization.

4. The composition must not exceed 7 minutes.

5. Compositions would be due on Dec. 8 and
would be judged by the citizens of
Sonicstate on Composition (if the piece is
obviously edited/arranged), Sonic Variety,
Recording Quality, and Aleatoric Content
(if it appears to be more "free-running" and
less edited).

6. Pieces may be submitted to Mark Pulver at
mark@... or on CD via snail post.
Mark will mp3 them if need be.

7. Take notes on what you used and on how
you created certain sounds. Discussion is
fun :-)

8. Don't discuss your intention or your piece
as this is a "guessing" competition.

Aleatoric means "chance". A purely aleatoric
piece is as a recent post to AH described, with
a blank piece of notation paper on an overhead
projector, and the insects attracted to it
became notes which the performers then had to play
as the insects moved around. "Bugs". :-)

Your piece does not have to be purely chance,
but self-running patches are of special interest.
Melodies and keyboarding are not aleatoric.
Assembly of the recorded self-running patches
into an interesting piece IS aleatoric and
acceptable for this contest. Think "Subotnick".



There will also be a simultaneous contest involving
monosynths, run by bulldogge and hosted by Mark:

http://www.the-gas-station.com/messages.cfm type=normal&thread_id=49259&lastdays=7&

Easier, and feel free to post this to all other
forums!
--
Mike Peake, Your Psychic Friend