Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2025 April Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create pop (genre) music!
General Information
The entry period is from 4/1 ~ 4/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 4/30/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Earlier today, Online Sequencer was hit with a flurry of legal action from UMG and WMG, including demands to take down a significant portion of the website's sequences and for stricter moderation of all user created sequences going forward. The consensus between the mod team and Jacob is that we cannot reasonably enforce these demands at the moment. Since they were made under threat of immediate and severe legal action, we are forced to sadly shut down the website for the foreseeable future to protect ourselves.
This is just as difficult a decision for us to make as it is for you to hear. Information available to the mod team is still incomplete, and we will provide updates in the discord as we receive them. For now, what we do know is that you have until 12pm PDT tomorrow, April 2nd, to back up your sequences locally before our servers shut down and you risk losing them forever. We are deeply sorry to make this decision, but our hand has been forced.
It's been a great 12 years of sequencing online. We hope your music careers continue to flourish elsewhere.
The entry period is from 3/1 ~ 3/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 3/31/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2025 February Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create music for an alien environment.
General Information
The entry period is from 2/1 ~ 2/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 2/28/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Happy New Year Online Sequencer! It's time to kick off the 2025 Monthly Contests!
This month's theme is shoegaze.
General Information
The entry period is from 1/1 ~ 1/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 1/31/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all! Also, for any 2024 contest winners, I ask for patience for a few days until my schedule clears up enough to get to the 2024 winners matters. Thank you!
Hello Online Sequencer! I know it's slightly early, but I don't think I'll be by a computer to be able to make this announcement tomorrow, so it's time to announce the 2024 December Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to make music for a fantasy environment! What kind of fantasy environment is up for you to decide!
General Information
The entry period is from 12/1 ~ 12/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 12/31/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2024 November Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to make a sequence that has less than 1000 notes and markers combined!
General Information
The entry period is from 11/1 ~ 11/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 11/30/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2024 October Monthly Contest!
Time to get creative, as this month's theme is a dual theme! This month's theme is percussion-only! There will be two separate categories, one for melodic percussion-only sequences, and one for non-melodic percussion-only sequences.
Please look at the category rules below to see what entries are allowed for each category.
Category Rules
For the non-melodic percussion-only category, only the various drum kit instruments are allowed to be used. DO NOT USE OTHER INSTRUMENTS, EVEN IF THEY ARE MUTED! For the melodic percussion-only category, only the instruments under the "Percussion (MIDI)" and "Percussion (Classic)" are allowed. For reference, here is a complete list of instruments that are allowed (instruments in blue are only allowed in the melodic percussion-only category.
Drum Kit
Electric Drum Kit
Xylophone
Vibraphone
Steel Drums
8-Bit Drum Kit
2013 Drum Kit
808 Drum Kit
909 Drum Kit
2023 Drum Kit
EDM Kit (E)
Please note that using all or parts of the drum kits in a melodic manner is NOT ALLOWED in the non-melodic percussion-only category; instead, they should be used for the rhythmic and other non-melodic qualities. Feel free to use the drum kits in a melodic manner for the melodic percussion-only category, however.
Markers are allowed and can be used as you see fit, so long as you keep the category's restrictions in mind.
While it is also stated in the general information this month, be aware that only 1 entry is allowed per user per category. Make sure that everyone's on board if you're going to submit a collaboration, as that would be the only allowed entry for that category for everyone in the collaboration!
Lastly, when submitting an entry, please state what category you are submitting it to. If you do not, we will default to assuming it is a submission for the melodic percussion-only category unless it is very clearly meant for the non-melodic category. Be aware that stating that an entry is for the non-melodic category does not guarantee it's placement there, as it will be moved to the melodic category if it uses any parts of the drum kits in a melodic manner.
General Information
The entry period is from 10/1 ~ 10/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 10/31/2024!
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 1 sequence per user per theme. That means that each user can still only enter 2 sequences total this month.
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2024 September Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is special, as it's the 2023 winner's choice month! This month's theme is club/dance music!
General Information
The entry period is from 9/1 ~ 9/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 9/30/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2024 August Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is ska music. Are you a real composer? Well, uh...technically uh...nah.
General Information
The entry period is from 8/1 ~ 8/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 8/31/2024!
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 entering the same sequence in different Monthly Contests is not. If you are unsure about whether or not you have entered a sequence in a previous monthly contest, a list of all the sequences that have been entered into previous monthly contests can be found here.
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.
You cannot "collaborate" with alt accounts. Abusing alts to circumvent the 2 entries per person rule is not allowed.
Entries that are collaborations should not be posted on a shared alt account. They should be posted to the account of one of the collaborators. You cannot enter a sequence on another account's behalf.
The standard Online Sequencer Rules will apply and any entries violating a rule will automatically be disqualified.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
