Hello everyone.

We've recently held a public discussion on Discord over how we can improve the community space inside website chat. We will now make conscious efforts to turn the Online Sequencer community into a more welcoming and thoughtfully engaging place to discuss music and other subfield topics.

There are two points I would like to touch base with—asking the community for help and introducing upcoming security features.



We need your support!

The current staff works hard to make sure the sequencer stays peaceful and to de-escalate issues that may occur. We also frequently reform the official rules to make sure they are relevant and up-to-date.

However, our efforts alone are not enough to change the kinds of interactions taking place on the chat. We cannot continue to hand out repercussions to misbehaving users and expect good behavior to come out of it.

Instead, we believe that promoting good behavior starts from the core of the community, and that we should slowly alter the way in which we communicate with others on a daily basis.

Our main goal is to reduce inappropriate content on the chat. This is a music community first and foremost and that conversation should ideally be about Online Sequencer or other music-related topics.

We are going to be more strict around sexual topics as they have no place on the site. From now on, please refrain and encourage others to refrain from using certain vocabulary on the chat. If you are unsure what "certain vocabulary" entails, please contact me and I will let you know what isn't allowed. Otherwise, we will now enforce a 30-minute mute policy every time someone mentions something inappropriate.

Moreover, if you feel that the chat is derailing, try to refocus the conversation topic back to Online Sequencer! This is the most effective method of calming the chat.

Quote:Here are some example topics to interject into the discussion:

- Ask about someone's favorite sequence.
- Talk about your favorite instrument combinations or site features.
- How did you first find about Online Sequencer?

Quote:Additional Chat Restrictions
In addition to the 24-hour restriction...

- Users will be required to read the website rules before proceeding.

- Users will also be required to post a thread to the Introduce Yourself subforum.

- This will affect users who have joined before the update, but have not posted to this subforum. Please post a self-introduction in advance!


Other Quality of Life Updates
- The in-progress Vote Mute feature will let regular users use a chat command to mute a misbehaving user for 30 minutes after a specified vote count. The Vote Mute feature will also notify admins about the user similarly to the !911 command. We are still deciding on the number of votes required to successfully vote mute a user.

- We are also figuring out how to prevent muted users from whispering others on the site. The actual logistics are still unknown.

Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 December Monthly Contest!

This month's theme is to make classical-sounding music!

• 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 during the voting period (the 22nd through the end of the respective month EST) 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.
  

Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 November Monthly Contest!

This month's theme is to create sequences using unusual time signatures! For this contest, an unusual time signature is defined as a time signature that is not 4/4 or 3/4 (or any that are interchangeable with these two). Using 4/4 and 3/4 in sections of your entries are allowed, but most of the sequence should be in some other time signature(s)! 

• 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 during the voting period (the 22nd through the end of the respective month EST) 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.
  

 Happy Halloween, Online Sequencer! I hope you've all spooked yourselves up, because it's time for the Halloween Art Showcase!

This thread is just a place where people can showcase and talk about each other's Halloween related art that they've created. There are no stakes or points involved, just have fun! The art can be anything you made for Halloween, such as a cool costume, a spookified profile picture, a spooky sequence (of course), or anything else you would like to share! Just make sure your art follows the OS Rules. I look forward to seeing your spooky creations! Happy Halloween!

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Hello Online Sequencer! This Halloween, the Event Committee will be hosting a Halloween Art Showcase! The art can be anything you made for Halloween, such as a cool costume, a spookified profile picture, or anything else you would like to share! A thread will be posted in the Events section on Halloween for people to show what they've made if they wish. It is important to note that this is not a contest, no one will be judging your or your art (just make sure it follows the OS Rules). We hope to see your spooky creations this Halloween!

Hey Online Sequencer!

With the tons of new updates and features also comes a new tournament-style contest - the OS Games.

The tournament will work like this:

• Everyone who is reading this forum can sign up to participate - and each member will be divided amongst 8 teams. Each team will compete in challenges to score points.
  
• Every Sunday, a new challenge will be announced. You and your teammates will have until the following Friday to complete the challenge.
  
• Results will be posted that Saturday, to allot for break time and team planning. The top scoring team will receive 8 points, the second 7, etc.
  
• At the end of 7 weeks, whoever has the most points wins!
  
• Teams will be judged by a set of criteria each week, and scored accordingly.
  
• Each team will have a team captain, an apply-only position for OS members who want to help promote team spirit and encourage friendly competition. Apply to be a team captain here: https://forms.gle/cRQ8izS4HLQrvFpy7. Note: It is mandatory for team captains join the discord.
  

Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 October Monthly Contest!

This month's theme is to create ghostly music!

• 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 during the voting period (the 22nd through the end of the respective month EST) 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.
  

Hello everyone, I hope you all enjoyed your summers!

When first creating the Online Sequencer Event Committee, LucentTear had a vision of expanding the Online Sequencer Community and helping users improve at making music. However, since then, every event except the Monthly Contests has either died out or fallen flat on its face for one reason or another.

And, with the Event Committee now having existed for 3 years, with various members and events coming and going, just about the only thing that has stayed constant is the event I suggested, the Monthly Contests. To put it bluntly, this saddens me.

You see, while the Online Sequencer community has most certainly grown and improved as a whole over the past 3 years, I can't confidently say that the Event Committee has been a real contributor to this, and as someone who's shared this same vision with Lucent from the very beginning, I feel as though the Event Committee has failed to deliver on this promise.

As such, over the past day, I have been completely remodeling the Event Committee Discord Server, repurposing or disbanding defunct subcommittees and improving any working subcommittees in order to hopefully let the Event Committee reach it's intended potential. And now that the remodeling is finished, it is time to announce just what has been going on behind the scenes over the past day.

• Once a month, vote for the contest entries that you think should win during the voting period (the 22nd until the last day of the month).
  

• Once a month, vote for any contest entries you believe are deserving of an honorable mention.
  

• Being a Monthly Contest Voter DOES NOT prevent you from entering in the Monthly Contests.
  

• You must have a Discord account.
  

• You must have a Google account.
  

• Your Online Sequencer account must be at least 3 months old.
  

• You must be at least semi-active on OS.
  

• You must not be in bad standing with the OS Mods and community.
  

• Your Discord account.
  

• Your Google account email.
  

• A recent sequence you made that you are proud of. :‎)
  

• Once a month, vote for the contest entries that you think should win during the voting period (the 22nd until the last day of the month).
  

• Once a month, vote for any contest entries you believe are deserving of an honorable mention.
  

• Being a Monthly Contest Committee member DOES NOT prevent you from entering in the Monthly Contests.
  

• Help decide what the themes of future monthly contests will be
  

• Help create prizes for the future monthly contests.
  

• You must have a Discord account.
  

• You must have a Google account.
  

• Your Online Sequencer account must be at least 3 months old.
  

• You must be active on OS.
  

• You must be in good standing with the OS Mods and community.
  

• Your Discord account.
  

• Your Google account email.
  

• Name 5 OS users you think are underrated.
  

• A recent sequence you made that you are proud of. :‎)
  

• If you would like to be a Monthly Contest Voter, assuming that you are not accepted as a Monthly Contest Committee member.
  

• Properly manage your event as you have described it in in your Community Committee application.
  

• You must have a Discord account.
  

• Your Online Sequencer account must be at least 3 months old.
  

• You must be active on OS.
  

• You must be in good standing with the OS Mods and community.
  

• Your Discord account.
  

• Whether or not your event will repeat or if it will be a one-time occurrence.
  

• The rules for how your event will operate.
  

• The day(s) on which announcements will be made about your event.
  

• Why you think your event would be good for the OS community.
  

• Any other important details about your event.
  

• How you would like to be contacted if an OS user has any questions about your event (OS pm system, OS Discord server, etc.).
  

Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 September Monthly Contest!

This month's theme is to create angry sounding music!

• 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 during the voting period (the 22nd through the end of the respective month EST) 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.