Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2019 July Monthly Contest!
This one is quite special, as it is the 2018 winner's theme choice contest! In this contest, try and create the best sequence you can while using only the 13 original instruments!
These instruments are:
Electric Piano
Grand Piano
Acoustic Guitar
Drum Kit
Smooth Synth
Electric Guitar
Bass
Synth Pluck
Scifi
French Horn
Trombone
Violin
Cello
In addition, the volume sliders, reverb function, and delay function are strictly prohibited, and using any of these will cause your entry to be immediately disqualified.
General Information
The entry period is from 7/1 ~ 7/21 (11:59 PM EST) this time as it has started later. Winners will be announced on 7/31!
While we will post general notes on every contest, please refer to the Monthly Contest announcement thread for more details on Monthly Contests themselves.
Entry limit of 2 sequences per person.
Committee members are allowed to enter the contests, but will not enter their example sequence nor will they vote for their own entry.
Sequences made prior to the current Monthly Contest are allowed, although we don’t entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not.
Making a remix of an existing song is allowed.
Editing an entry after the entry period is strictly prohibited and will result in that entry being disqualified.
Collaborations on entries are allowed, but any points that the piece might receive are divided up equally between the contributors.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
Have fun making music like how it was back in late 2015 until mid 2017!
My name is Alex and I would like to announce the 1st Round of the Battle of the Beats.
The Challenge Is: Back in Black - AC/DC
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Add a beat to this. Whoever makes a decent enough beat to this will progress. ADD ONLY DRUMS TO THE TRACK. No adding extra to what's there Those that don't listen will be disqualified
My name is Alex and I would like to announce the 1st ever Battle of the Beats. Sign up down below if you would like to participate. Winner will be announced on August 5th
Overview: The Battle of the Beats is hosted by the OS Event Committee that happens during the month of July. This is a tournament of Online Sequencer composers who specialize in percussion. There are 5 rounds. The first round, round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the finals. Each round except the preliminaries are 1v1 and will have to do a beat challenge to progress. The voting is up to community vote. At the end, we will have a hierarchy of beatmakers.
I have 3 motives on why i want to do this contest.
Motives:
To rank all percussionist users so that we have a general categorization
If users want to find a percussionist for a collab, they can see the list and figure out who they want to have them help them on their project
This would be a fun community activity to bring us together
First Round- Anyone can sign up and join (Release Date: July 1st. Entry Deadline: July 5th. Voting deadline: July 7th) | Round of 16- The 16 that made it from the first round (Release Date: July 8th. Entry Deadline: July 12th. Voting deadline: July 14th) | QuarterFinals- The 8 that made it from Round of 16 (Release Date: July 15th. Entry Deadline: July 19th. Voting deadline: July 21st) | SemiFinals- The 4 that made it from QF (Release Date: July 22nd. Entry Deadline: July 26th. Voting deadline: July 28th) | Finals- The 4 from SF. The winning pair and the losing pair (Release Date: July 29th. Entry Deadline: August 2nd. Voting deadline: August 4th) | Champion- The Winner. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THE SIGN UP DEADLINE IS JUNE 29 SO DON'T WAIT
Current Participants:
Alex!
Kirbyderp
Guest
Nameless
Fox
Sir_Guy
Void
Xstep
Vulminous_music
Gazxons
Doublepower
LucentTear
MysTrysT
Pricerocks
Sercho
Lumien
Frank
MTN-HNG
SansTheSkeleton
Jonah
Julesvpraag
Kurtch
The Newlstoon
Hello Online Sequencer! Sorry about the delayed start, but that's over now, as it's time to announce the contest!
Now that's it's summer time, why not a trip to the beach? Let's make some tropical music!
General Information
The entry period is from 6/3 ~ 6/23 (11:59 PM EST) this time as it has started later. Winners will be announced on 6/30!
While we will post general notes on every contest, please refer to the Monthly Contest announcement thread for more details on Monthly Contests themselves.
Entry limit of 2 sequences per person.
Committee members are allowed to enter the contests, but will not enter their example sequence nor will they vote for their own entry.
Sequences made prior to the current Monthly Contest are allowed, although we don’t entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not.
Making a remix of an existing song is allowed.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
Editing an entry after the entry period is strictly prohibited and will result in that entry being disqualified.
I have a feeling that we might get a barrage of steel drums....anyway, good luck!
Hello everyone. I would like to address a several things pertaining to yesterday's events. If you don't know what the heck I'm talking about, then it's best that you don't dig too much into it.
For those who are aware of what I'm talking about, this isn't the first time that OS has banned for... long distance relationships.
I can't stop you from having one, but please be aware of what you are getting into, especially if you're underage. What you do can also affect the owners of the platform you're using, in this case, Online Sequencer. As dumb as it may sound, we REALLY don't want this site to shut down because we broke the law.
We have been given full permission by Jacob to do what we needed to. I know I can seem harsh and unserious about my job, but I wouldn't comply with banning a reputable person without a solid reason. The worst thing that you can do is pressure the staff about it. We're already trying our best to investigate events and the less stress we have to deal with, the faster we can finish our investigation and get a statement like this to you guys ASAP.
Serious matters like these aren't handled in public and left out of discussion for a reason, and we would like you to respect this. As much as possible we'd like to keep the toxicity on the site at a minimum so that others may enjoy their time on the sequencer.
I might write more since I feel I'm missing something here, so check back in case there are updates with this statement. Happy sequencing guys. Please stay safe.
The entry period is from 5/1 ~ 5/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 5/31!
While we will post general notes on every contest, please refer to the Monthly Contest announcement thread for more details on Monthly Contests themselves.
Entry limit of 2 sequences per person.
Committee members are allowed to enter the contests, but will not enter their example sequence nor will they vote for their own entry.
Sequences made prior to the current Monthly Contest are allowed, although we don’t recommend entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests.
Making a remix of an existing song is allowed.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
Editing an entry after the entry period is strictly prohibited and will result in that entry being disqualified.
I’m excited to see what you all come up with! Good luck!
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I think of things that make me happy like hanging with friends and jamming. So in this song, I did more acoustic instruments. I find that music box gives it a happy feeling. Major chords will also make your song happy and give it that cheery vibe. Piano left hand arpeggios sound really nice and bright.
But this is my interpretation. Happiness can be brought out in many ways. Let your’s shine through your piece and yeah. Anything can be cheery in a major chord progression. Be creative.
The World Update doubled the number of available instruments, but it's become apparent that this is not sufficient. Therefore, the upcoming update will feature every known instrument in the universe.
12 string guitar 17-string bass koto accordina accordion acoustic bass guitar acoustic fretless guitar acoustic guitar aeolian harp afoxé Afuche/Cabasa agogô ajaeng akete alfaia algozey alphorn alto clarinet alto flute alto saxophone alto viol alto violin amadinda aman khuur analog synthesizer Anglo concertina ankle rattlers anvil Appalachian dulcimer archlute archtop guitar arghul arpeggione arrabel ashiko atabaque atarigane autoharp baandu baglama bagpipe bajo sexto balafon balalaika Baltic psalteries bamboo angklung bandoneón bandora bandura bandurria bangu bangu banhu banjitar banjo banjo-ukulele banjolin bansuri barbat baritone guitar baritone horn baritone saxophone baroque guitar baroque rackett baroque trumpet barrel drum barrel organ baryton bass bass clarinet bass drum basset clarinet basset horn bass flute bass guitar bass harmonica bass oboe bassoon bass pedals bass recorder bass saxophone bass synthesizer bass trombone bass trumpet bass viol Bass Viol bass violin Batá drum bawu bayan bazooka bell bellow-blown bagpipes bell tree bendir berda berimbau bhapang bicycle bell bin-sasara birbynė birch lur bisernica biwa Blaster Beam boatswain's pipe bodhrán body percussion bolon bombarde bones bongos boobam boomwhacker bouzar / gouzouki bouzouki bowed piano bowed psaltery bowed string instruments brass brač bronze lur brushes bugarija bugle buisine buk bulbul tarang bullroarer button accordion buzuq caixa cajón calabash calliope carillon castanets cavaquinho caxixi celesta cello Cembalet chacha chakhe chalumeau chamberlin chamber organ chande chanzy chap Chapman stick charango chau gong chikuzen biwa chime bar chimes ching chirimía chirimía and drum chitarra battente chitra veena chromatic button accordion chromatic harmonica chuurqin cimbalom cimbasso citole cittern cizhonghu clapper clapstick clarinet classical guitar classical kemençe claves clavichord Clavinet claviola clavioline claviorganum clogging concert flute concert harp concertina conch concussion idiophone congas continuum contrabass clarinet contrabass flute contrabassoon contrabass recorder contrabass saxophone cor anglais cornamuse cornet cornett cowbell craviola Cretan lyra Cristal Baschet crotales crumhorn crwth cuatro cuíca cylindrical drum cymbal cò ke cümbüş daegeum daf daire daluo danso darbuka daruan davul Denis d'or descant recorder / soprano recorder dhol dholak diatonic accordion / melodeon diddley bow didgeridoo dilruba ding tac ta disk drive diyingehu dizi djembe djoza dobro dohol dolceola dombra domra donso ngɔni doshpuluur double bass double reed doyra dramyin drum machine drums (drum set) druⅿ machine druⅿset Dubreq Stylophone duck call duduk duggi dulce melos dulcian dulcitone dulzaina dunun dutar duxianqin E-flat clarinet ebow effects ektara electric bass guitar electric cello electric fretless guitar electric grand piano electric guitar electric harp electric lap steel guitar electric piano electric sitar electric upright bass electric viola electric violin electronic drum set electronic instruments electronic organ elektronium end-blown flute English concertina English flageolet erhu esraj euphonium EWI farfisa fiddle fife finger cymbals finger snaps fipple flute five-string banjo flabiol flageolet flamenco guitar floppy disk drive flugelhorn flumpet flute flûte d'amour folk harp foot percussion foot tapping fortepiano four-string banjo fourth flute frame drum free reed French horn fretless bass friction drum friction idiophone frottoir fujara fundeh gadulka gamelan gankogui ganzá gaohu garifuna drum garklein recorder gayageum gehu gemshorn gendèr geomungo German concertina German harp ghatam ghaychak ghijak gittern gizmo glass harmonica glass harp glockenspiel goblet drum gong gong bass drum gourd mouth organ gralla gramorimba grand piano Gravikord great bass recorder / c-bass recorder Greek baglama guan guban gudok guitalele guitar Guitaret guitar family guitarrón chileno guitarrón mexicano guitar synthesizer guitorgan gumbri guqin gusli gut guitar guzheng güira güiro haegeum hammered dulcimer Hammond organ handbell handclaps handpan hard disk drive hardingfele harmonica harmonium harp harpejji harp guitar harpsichord Hawaiian guitar heckelphone heike biwa helicon hi-hat hichiriki hmông flute horn hotchiku hourglass drum hue puruhau hue puruwai hulusi huqin hurdy gurdy hydraulophone hyoshigi härjedalspipa idiophone igil Indian bamboo flutes Irish bouzouki Irish flute Irish harp / clàrsach janggu jeli ngɔni jew's harp jing jing'erhu jinghu jouhikko jug junjung k'lông pút kachva sitar kagurabue kamalen ngɔni kamancheh kanjira kanklės kannel kantele kanun kartal kaval kazoo kemenche kemençe of the Black Sea kettle drum keyboard keyboard bass keyed brass instruments keytar khene khim khlui khong wong khong wong lek khong wong yai khulsan khuur khèn Mèo kinnor ki pah kithara kkwaenggwari klong khaek klong song na klong that klong yao kokle kokyu komuz kora kortholt koto kotsuzumi krakebs krap krap khū krap phuang krap sēphā krar kudüm kèn bầu kèn lá kös kōauau kōauau ponga ihu lamellaphone langeleik laouto lap harp lap steel guitar laser harp lasso d'amore launeddas lautenwerck lavta laúd limbe lirone lithophone liuqin low whistle lute luthéal lyra viol lyre Lyricon madal maddale mandocello mandoguitar mandola mandolin mandolute mandora / gallichon maracas marimba marimba lumina mark tree Marxophone marímbula mbira mellophone mellotron melodica membranophone mendoza metal angklung metallophone Mexican vihuela mijwiz Minimoog minipiano mirliton Moog morin khuur morsing mouth organ mridangam mukkuri musette de cour musical bow musical box musical saw nabal nadaswaram nagadou-daiko nagak nai naobo natural brass instruments natural horn natural trumpet ney nguru ngɔni njarka nohkan Northumbrian pipes nose flute nose whistle nyatiti nyckelharpa nylon guitar oboe oboe d'amore oboe da caccia ocarina ocean drum octave mandolin octavilla octavina octoban octobass oktawka olifant omnichord ondes Martenot ondioline ophicleide organ orpharion orphica Otamatone other instruments oud oval spinet pahū pahū pounamu paiban paiban pakhawaj pan flute pang gu ly hu hmông Paraguayan harp pardessus de viole pedal piano pedal steel guitar percussion percussion idiophone phách pi Pianet piano piano accordion piano spinet piano trio piccolo piccolo oboe piccolo trumpet pi nai pipa pipe and tabor pipe organ piri pkhachich plucked idiophone plucked string instruments pocket trumpet poi poi āwhiowhio porotiti Portuguese guitar post horn practice chanter prepared piano primero psaltery pí thiu pākuru pātē pōrutu pūkaea pūmotomoto pūpakapaka pūrerehua pūtātara pūtōrino qilaut quadruple reed quena quijada quinto rainstick rammana ranat ek ranat kaeo ranat thum ratchet rauschpfeife ravanahatha Reactable rebab rebec reco-reco recorder reed organ reeds regal rehu renaissance rackett repeater repinique request it resonator guitar Rhodes piano rhythm sticks riq rondador rototom ruan rubab rudra veena ryuteki rōria sabar sackbut saduk samba whistle samica sampler sanshin santoor santur sanxian sarangi Saraswati veena sarod saron sarrusophone sasando satsuma biwa saw duang saw sam sai saw u saxophone saxophone quartet saz Schwyzerörgeli Scottish smallpipes scraped idiophone segunda Serbo-Croatian tamburica orchestra serpent setar shaken idiophone shakers shakuhachi shamisen shawm shehnai shekere sheng shichepshin shime-daiko shinobue sho shofar shruti box shudraga siku singing bowl single reed sistrum sitar slenthem slentho slethem slide brass instruments slide guitar slide whistle slit drum snare drum song loan sopilka sopranino recorder sopranino saxophone soprano clarinet soprano flute soprano saxophone soprano violin sousaphone Spanish acoustic guitar spilåpipa spinet spinettone spoons steel-string guitar steel guitar steelpan string quartet strings string trio Stroh violin struck idiophone struck string instruments subcontrabass recorder suikinkutsu suka suling suona surbahar surdo sursingar swarmandal Swedish bagpipes synclavier synthesizer syrinx sáo meò sáo trúc sênh tiền t'rưng tabla table steel guitar tabor tack piano taepyeongso taiko taishogoto talharpa talkbox talking drum tamborim tambourine tambura tanbou ka tanbur tangent piano tanpura taonga pūoro tap dancing tape taphon tar tar taragot tarota tef te kū telharmonium temple blocks temür khuur tenora tenor banjo tenor guitar tenor horn / alto horn tenor recorder tenor saxophone tenor trombone tenor viol tenor violin thavil theatre organ The Great Stalacpipe Organ theorbo theremin thon thon and rammana thon and rammana three-hole pipe Tibetan water drum tible ti bwa timbales timpani tin whistle tinya tiple tiêu tololoche tom-tom Tonette tonkori topshuur toy piano traditional basque ensemble transverse flute trautonium treble flute treble recorder / alto recorder treble viol treble violin tres triangle trikiti tritantri veena tromba marina trombone tromboon trumpet trumpet family tràm plè trắng jâu trắng lu trống bông tuba tubax tube zither tubon tubular bells tubulum tumbi tumutumu tungso Turkish baglama turntable txalaparta txistu typewriter tzoura tōkere udu uilleann pipes ukeke ukulele unspecified drum upright piano vacuum cleaner valiha valved brass instruments valve trombone veena venu vessel flute vibrandoneon vibraphone vibraslap vichitra veena video game console vielle Vienna horn Vietnamese guitar vihuela viola viola caipira viola d'amore viola da gamba Viola da Gamba viola organista viol family violin violin family violin octet violino piccolo viololyra violoncello piccolo violone violotta virginal vocoder voice synthesizer vuvuzela Wagner tuba Warr guitar washboard washtub bass waterphone wavedrum whip / slapstick whistle willow flute wind chime wind instruments wind synthesizer wire-strung harp wood block wooden fish woodwind wot Wurlitzer electric piano xalam Xaphoon xiao xiaoluo xun xylophone xylophone xylorimba yangqin yatga yaylı tanbur yehu yonggo yoochin yu yueqin zabumba zarb zhaleika zhonghu zhongruan zhuihu zill zither zurna çevgen ütőgardon čelo đing buốt đing năm đàn bầu đàn nguyệt đàn nhị đàn tam đàn tam thập lục đàn tranh đàn tứ đàn tứ dây đàn tỳ bà ģīga ōtsuzumi šargija żafżafa żaqq żummara
Improved Collaboration
We've noticed an increase in collaborative composition, which is great to see. To better facilitate this, we will be launching an app to help you find people who compose in a compatible musical style. When two members mutually agree that they would be a good fit, they'll be able to access private voice and video chat to make it easier to work together.* Here is a prototype screenshot of the UI, based on similar apps that have achieved success for other use cases.
* Inappropriate usage of the video chat will be strictly prohibited.
Hello Online Sequencer! As we’re now about to be heading into mud season (unless you live somewhere that doesn’t experience that), it’s time to announce the April Monthly Contest.
This month’s theme is simple: make some music fit for a rainy day.
Oh, and we’re also bringing back the example sequences (and I suppose I should also post the general rules here as well)!
General Information
The entry period is from 4/1 ~ 4/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 4/30!
While we will post general notes on every contest, please refer to the Monthly Contest announcement thread for more details on Monthly Contests themselves.
Entry limit of 2 sequences per person.
Committee members are allowed to enter the contests, but will not enter their example sequence nor will they vote for their own entry.
Sequences made prior to the current Monthly Contest are allowed, although we don’t recommend entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests.
Making a remix of an existing song is allowed.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I’m excited to see what you all come up with! Good luck!
Hey everybody! I got some example sequences just to give you guys an idea of what’s goin’ down.
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Credit to Wafels and whoever discovered the pizzicato trick, but in this example I have here, you can simulate rain by taking the Drum Kit and turning the volume way down. You can play around with the slap, cymbals, and hi-q in a random order with reverb to get that crisp sound of water droplets hitting the ground. (Or you can just copy and paste mine. ;D)
To make thunder, turn your pizzicato down low and make a small wall of notes (preferably on the scale). The preferred range of notes goes from C2 to about E3. Adding delay and reverb to top it off, and boom, you got yourself some thunder.
As for the music itself. Go for anything that could make you imagine a rainy scenario. Perhaps you want to go for the classic rainy cafe jazz. Or perhaps you want to make a tribal african rain dance. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Get creative with it.
Speaking of Guest’s idea of a rainy jazz cafe, let’s take that idea and turn it on its head, shall we? Instead of dark and gloomy, while it might be raining outside, the clouds are a bright white and it’s midday. While there’s certainly a band in the cafe, it’s not playing a slow, dreary, tune, but instead one that’s more upbeat but calm, providing a relaxing break from the mundane midday of the outside world. What music would you think of in a scenario like this? Well, here’s my answer to that question.
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Speaking of which, is it just me, or does no one ever try to go for the bright, cloudy midday (with or without rain) scenery. It’s always either clear skies with the sun beating down, a dark and gloomy night (oftentimes with rain), or a scenic sunset.
This is probably the single, most worst event that has ever occurred to the internet, and has made it the worst day in the entire history of the internet.
Small channels and content creators all over the web, like my own, will be wiped out by the new laws. Such websites as YouTube have stated that they will not allow anybody within the EU to upload anything onto their platform, many other sites will most likely follow suit to this trend. Content creation is one step closer to being completely *****ed.
I'd suggest you guys raise awareness to the issue and cause a bigger uproar to the problem at hand. We need them to realise that what they're doing isn't "protecting copyright laws", it is *****ing the world wide web up completely, in the present, and the forseeable future. The government officials have zero idea what they are doing, and how this will effect the internet as an entirety.
Furthermore, if you live outside of the EU, do not back down and go into a "I don't care" state. This colossal change to the internet will also effect you. Most websites, such as YouTube, use the strictest laws in a given area as their entire security and rule system, as this is easier to do, and makes it easier to uphole the laws of the stricter areas. Thus, this will effect you. There is no doubt about it.
Hello Online Sequencer! It’s time to announce the March Monthly Contest! We haven't been getting much, participation this year in the previous contests, but this is a much simpler theme like the ones in the beta contests, so maybe that'll help?
Anyway, since this month will mark it being 1 year since the world update (to the month, that is) this month's theme is to make a song using just the instruments that were added in the world update! In case you don't know exactly which instruments those are, here's a list of them.
Church Organ
Electric Drums
Flute
Jazz Guitar
Koto
Music Box
Muted Electric Guitar
Pizzicato
Pop Synth
Ragtime Piano
Saxaphone
Sitar
Slap Bass
Steel Drums
Synth Bass
Vibraphone
808 Bass
808 Drums
Distortion Guitar
8-Bit Drums
Good luck to you all!
NOTE: this does not mean that you have to use all of the instruments in the list, you just can't use instruments that aren't in the list.
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Hello Online Sequencer! It’s time to announce the March Monthly Contest! We haven't been getting much, participation this year in the previous contests, but this is a much simpler theme like the ones in the beta contests, so maybe that'll help?