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.
You have until Oct 21 to sign up/apply - this way, the tournament can start in November, and wrap up around the holidays.
If you want to watch the event take place but don’t want to participate, or maybe you missed the sign-up deadline, you can join the audience, a group designated to watch and hype up whichever teams they want to.
Teams will communicate primarily through discord, and will have access to private channels and VC's. This is also how you will get in touch with admin and your teammates! Please join if you are participating or watching. Participants, it may hinder your teammates if you do not.
Weekly challenges will be announced live via Discord Stage - however if you miss a live announcement, the challenges will be posted in a text channel.
If you have any questions, DM me on discord, and if you want to participate but do not have one, please PM steggy on OS forums.
In the meantime, see you at the games! May the best team win : )
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 October Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create ghostly music!
General Information
The entry period is from 10/1 ~ 10/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 10/31/2021!
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 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.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
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.
Event Committee Revision Summary
The Contest Committee has been revamped to allow for OS users to have an easier time becoming a member if they so desire.
The Community Committee has been entirely repurposed. It's goal is now to provide a place for regular OS Users to host official OS Events, hopefully creating more user participation for them than what would otherwise happen.
The Tutorial Committee, Halloween Scavenger Hunt Planning Committee, and Easter Egg Hunt Planning Committee have all been disbanded due to the fact that they have been defunct and have no alternative purpose at this time.
Additionally, new applications for becoming an Event Committee member are being accepted once again! More information on the various positions you can apply for can be found in the next section.
Monthly Contest Voter
Obligations:
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.
Requirements:
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.
Please put on your application:
Your Discord account.
Your Google account email.
A recent sequence you made that you are proud of. :)
Monthly Contest Committee
Obligations:
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.
Optional:
Help decide what the themes of future monthly contests will be
Help create prizes for the future monthly contests.
Requirements:
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.
Please put on your application:
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.
Community Committee
Obligations:
Properly manage your event as you have described it in in your Community Committee application.
Requirements:
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.
Please put on your application:
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.).
That is all for now. If you have ready through everything up until this point, I would like to thank you immensely. If you have any questions, please send me a PM through OS. Additionally, if you would like to apply, please send the application as a PM to me through OS. Also, in case any of you are feeling a bit zealous, know that you can apply for as many roles as you want. I hope to see your interest in joining the event committee!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 September Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create angry sounding music!
General Information
The entry period is from 9/1 ~ 9/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 9/30/2021!
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 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.
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 2021 August Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create space or scifi music!
General Information
The entry period is from 8/1 ~ 8/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 8/31/2021!
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 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.
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 2021 July Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create oceanic music! The music can represent any part of the ocean that you want, from sailing the high seas to the abyss that is its darkest depths.
General Information
The entry period is from 7/1 ~ 7/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 7/31/2021!
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.
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.
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 2021 June Monthly Contest!
This month's theme is to create as good of a sequence you can using less than a thousand notes!
General Information
The entry period is from 6/1 ~ 6/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 6/30/2021!
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.
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.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
Hello Online Sequencer, it is now time to announce the winners of the 2021 Space Race Contest! We hope this contest has sparked inspiration for both beginners and veterans alike—we were impressed by the quality of the entries this year and we hope to do another large contest sometime in the future.
##1775595 A Class Runner-up
a sunset gone too soon fox
##1879627 B Class Grand Winner
The Curséd Cities pseudoname
##1893333 C Class Grand Winner
Enter the Space imnew
Judgement and Voting Process
The winners were determined by a half-judge, half-community system. Before the community vote, we categorized the entries into a rough tier sort using objective criteria. Some entries ended up landing a different tier in the final catalog—so the numbers here should only be used to predict winners.
In the voting form, you were able to choose your favorite two entries per tier. We've made sure to keep the community voting process as fair as possible by IP-checking every user on the forms and throwing out duplicate/alt entries. While a total of 101 forms were submitted, 90 of them are verified votes you can see in the charts below.
(pseudo was declared winner as Larry already received A Tier rewards—hence no tie breaking was necessary)
We will ship physical rewards to the address that you provide us. This can be your home address or a friend's—but be sure to pick a reliable place to pick up your prize!
For the winners living in Europe—we will ship merchandise directly from Teespring. Unfortunately, Teespring is unable to deliver the Accessory Pouch and Water Bottle outside of the US, however you can select the rest of the prizes.
For the S Class Winners—we've planned on giving a (very special!) second set of prizes, but as of now, handling OS merchandise is the current priority. We will contact you in the future once these prizes are better-planned out.
Premium Tee (any color) - OR - Miscellaneous Item Pool (1)
A Class Grand Winner
Merch of Choice (1)
Miscellaneous Item Pool (1)
Yellow Contest Winner Title
A Class Runner Up
Clothing Item Pool (1)
Miscellaneous Item Pool (1)
Yellow Contest Winner Title
B Class Grand Winner
Premium Tee (any color)
Miscellaneous Item Pool (1)
Yellow Contest Winner Title
C Class Grand Winner
Miscellaneous Item Pool (1)
Yellow Contest Winner Title
Miscellaneous Item Pool
OS Pillow 16" x 16"
OS Mask
OS Accessory Pouch
OS Water Bottle
OS Mug
OS Phone Case (provide model)
OS Towel
OS Tote Bag
OS Sticker (3)
Afterword
Congratulations to all the winners! We will contact you through Discord to discuss prize selection and other distribution details.
Thank you to all the participants for using Online Sequencer! We hope that you guys continue to use the site and make music online!
Hello Online Sequencer! It's time to announce the 2021 May Monthly Contest! Please note that there are a couple of rule changes for this month only in the General Information section.
This one is quite special, as it is the 2020 winner's theme choice contest! The theme is to make funk music!
General Information
The entry period is from 5/1 ~ 5/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 5/31/2021!
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 not allowed for this Monthly Contest.
All entries have to be original works for this Monthly Contest.
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.
I look forward to seeing what you guys come up with. Good luck to you all!
It's been a fun few months, but I think it's time for me to take an extended break from OS. Many of you know that I have a full time job as a software engineer, and I've been dividing my time between that and working on new features for OS. I think we've added some cool stuff in my time here, and it's been really rewarding to see what people do with it in the space race. But my job related work has been suffering, and it's time for me to focus on that.
- Liam
P.S. You've probably also seen Lucent's post. We've been talking about work life balance for a bit, and both decided to leave at the same time, to reduce the amount of drama.
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