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It's Spooktober soon, and there's been a bunch of chatter about a goon collab project in the Synths thread. On a now related note, I found myself yesterday listening to Ronald Reagan's "Evil Empire" speech, slicing it up to make a VPME QD sample bank, and I thought "wow this is lit this guy sounds totally theatrical and unhinged, this is a gold mine". Also, the world is hosed enough now that we can look back on Reagan and kind of laugh because his handouts to the rich and efforts to kill gay people (edit: and the poor, and lots of random people in the global south and elsewhere) pale in comparison to the assholes in charge these days.  Challenge / Collaboration / Whatever: 2022 Reagan Revisionism/Remix/Revolution The only criteria here, and they are blurry, is that you [1] uses a (cited, linked) sample or set of samples of Ronald Reagan in a piece of [2] music involving synthesizers. What's a synthesizer? I'm willing to be extremely generous on that, personally, a synthesizer is anything that performs synthesis, and if you want to pipe some reagan into a Beebo pedal and then gently caress with it by playing an electric-pickup mandolin through it, I'll accept that easily. If you make a set of completely unlistenable patches in VCV rack and pipe the entire canon of reagan speeches through it, I will DEFINITELY accept that. Entry Fee: The fee is that you toxx in this thread by quoting or posting "  I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above".Deadline: To be considered for prizes, you need to pay the toxx fee by 9/31/22. Categories There are only two categories: "Identifiable Reagan" - pieces where Reagan is used in a way such that it's clearly discernable human speech that at least could be Reagan. "Secret Reagan" - pieces where samples are used but have been so heavily distorted that they are not discernable as Reagan. Note that there is a gray area between these two things, and it will be up to creators to decide which category to submit to. One submission per category per user, but you are free to submit to both Judging We can either judge by panel, or just community vote by all goons who agree to actually listen to all submissions. I need to look into leveraging any existing discord infrastructure to do this (with SA user validation), or just put up a poll somewhere. I will figure this out, suggestions welcome, see attached poll. Prizes Provided we get at least 20 entries besides myself, I will personally put up a forums upgrade of your choice for winners of both categories as well as a $20 visa gift card. If anyone wants to contribute to the prize pool, PM me. Old/weird/broken cheap gear is always a possibility! If we exceed 100 unique submissions across both categories I will double my own prize contribution from $20 to $40. Go forth and sample Reagan! edit: RESOURCE SHARING I have made a folder for shared samples, just because I started slicing up "Evil Empire" and I realized I am going to make a lot of samples and probably not use very many of them. Also couldn't help but think about the Hinckley discussion when I was making a clip of "I understand how Abraham Lincoln Felt".... Here is the folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BLfV7ROuAbph8mbMQvWO2SA1l1CGC_Ws?usp=sharing I think I have this set up so that anyone with the link is an editor of this folder, and a viewer of my folder. I will probably keep adding samples there, but if you'd like to do the same to make this easier for others, please make a folder with your name, then you can upload to it and maybe tweak the perms on the subfolder to keep someone from getting the link and nuking it. In any case if people start using this I will backup elsewhere to prevent that. All my samples are mono @ 16 / 44.1 because that's what the VPME QD wants Cabbages and Kings fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Sep 11, 2022 |
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I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above
Cabbages and Kings fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Sep 8, 2022 |
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Sep 8, 2022 14:53
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Cabbages and Kings posted:
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Sep 8, 2022 16:14
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Cabbages and Kings posted:
me toooooo
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Sep 8, 2022 20:50
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In fact, since I'm like a stickler, here: I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above
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Sep 8, 2022 20:57
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idk why you want to hack on the reagans they seem p cool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhEJ8gm8aL4
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Sep 9, 2022 00:04
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I need to put some thought into it and see what clutter I have lying around, but I might be able to put up some prizes to match the reagan induced cspam theme of famine war pestilence and death
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Sep 9, 2022 02:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYrlDlrLDSQ&t=22s
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Sep 9, 2022 04:21
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXBswFfh6AY
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Before I can for this, I need to find some appropriate samples. I'm trying to find one I heard in a song by some now problematic 80s British band, where it has Ronald Ray-Gun talking about how it was the CIA who really turned on America. (It was in "After Suck There's Blow" by the Gaye Bykers on Acid) But if I can't find that one, I'll have to search for some samples, and Ronald Reagan's voice makes me want to throw whatever is reproducing the sound into an industrial shredder. Also, can we use samples of John Hinckley? im_sorry fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Sep 9, 2022 |
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Sep 9, 2022 04:25
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My gat drat back ain't being good to me right now and I have other commitments so I am not going to Toxx at this time, but if I can get this together I'm gonna contribute either way 
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im_sorry posted:Before I can This machine shreds fascists: quote:Also, can we use samples of John Hinckley? Ask him?
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im_sorry posted:Before I can Can't work with the above videos? You can also purchase or download all his movies. I would think the Bonzo movies would probably yield some great clips. He also published the speech against socialized medicine on vinyl and you can still find it now and then on ebay or discogs. I'm calling dibs on him in Pigskin Parade with Judy Garland (Do it for the Gipper movie).
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Sep 9, 2022 05:45
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I'd say dibs on the killers but it's too good not to share, baby
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Sep 9, 2022 06:24
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petit choux posted:Can't work with the above videos? You can also purchase or download all his movies. I would think the Bonzo movies would probably yield some great clips. He also published the speech against socialized medicine on vinyl and you can still find it now and then on ebay or discogs. I'm calling dibs on him in Pigskin Parade with Judy Garland (Do it for the Gipper movie). I just found this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tplzaufz3w I think I have some source material now, and have started working on the music already, so I think I can safely I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above.
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The Voice of Labor posted:I'd say dibs on the killers but it's too good not to share, baby The Killers based on the short story by Hemingway? I didn't know he was in that. Didn't resemble the short story very much IIRC. And no, I don't get to have exclusive dibs on Pigskin Parade. Oh, I voted #3 because it's all rigged in favor of the liberal librarians petit choux fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Sep 9, 2022 |
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Sep 9, 2022 06:54
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Voted 1, no poll option for Goku. I'm just learning VCV Rack, let's see if I can make something music with Reagan. I will submit something to this contest by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above
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Sep 9, 2022 11:51
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I threw a couple banner ads in linking here, maybe we'll find some GBS people with an MPC live in their closet.
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im_sorry posted:Also, can we use samples of John Hinckley? "ask him" is indeed a good answer but anything is permissible as long as it also includes a Reagan sample
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petit choux posted:
Extremely same  I make dorky industrial bleeps so sure I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained aboveNot sure what Reagan weirdness to sample. I miiiiight use a specific bit of the evil empire speech in the OP that would work but we shall see what YT has to offer.
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I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above
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Sep 9, 2022 18:34
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i've been moving and thus need motivation to actually finish putting the rest of my studio poo poo in place so I will submit something to this context by 12pm midnight GMT on 10/31/2022, which meets the criteria explained above
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Sep 9, 2022 22:13
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Danger - Octopus! posted:Extremely same someone needs to cover glass houses with the this kind of pornography is artistic creativity sample
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Cabbages and Kings posted:"ask him" is indeed a good answer but anything is permissible as long as it also includes a Reagan sample Anything that's public domain I don't think you need to ask anybody. On the other hand, I wouldn't object if he were to participate in this competition, either. I used to know this DJ kinda buddy in DC that used to refer to good weed as "Hinckley" because he said he had to have been on some amazing poo poo to have done what he did.
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petit choux posted:Anything that's public domain I don't think you need to ask anybody. On the other hand, I wouldn't object if he were to participate in this competition, either. I used to know this DJ kinda buddy in DC that used to refer to good weed as "Hinckley" because he said he had to have been on some amazing poo poo to have done what he did. I think that Hinckley was also a term for joints dipped in PCP. I recall seeing it in an old book about PCP from the 80s. I found this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co7Uips60xA - it seems like it could be a good source of samples.
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I have a newfound respect for people that take the time to go through audio and cut it up to make people say stuff they never said. Especially for a president, as basically everything they ever said has been uploaded to youtube. The famous lines are easy to find obviously but something kinda off the radar? Ouch.
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xzzy posted:I have a newfound respect for people that take the time to go through audio and cut it up to make people say stuff they never said. This one, from the 90s (it uses Rush Limbaugh clips) is an utter masterpiece of cutting and pasting audio. With computers the way they were in the 90s, they must have done it with tape, which I can't even imagine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq7nxvAPS-c
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Before I toxx for this, I want to clarify: involving synthesizers, or entirely synthesized instrumentation? I make hilariously left wing synthpunk anyway, so this is right up my wheelhouse, but if I want to make sure I get the freedom of using a guitar if it would make the song better. EDIT: John Hinckley is active on Twitter and now a touring musician, but he'd like to leave the whole "attempting to assassinate Reagan" thong behind him. He might also be a little gunshy given Warner stiffed him for writing the lyrics to Devo's I Desire. I'd recommend against reaching out to him for this out of respect for his wishes and coming so close to making the world a better place. OutOfPrint fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Sep 11, 2022 |
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Sep 11, 2022 02:08
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I'm considering doing this - need to sort some work garbage out first to make sure I have time.
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Also adding this to the OP: I have made a folder for shared samples, just because I started slicing up "Evil Empire" and I realized I am going to make a lot of samples and probably not use very many of them. Also couldn't help but think about the Hinckley discussion when I was making a clip of "I understand how Abraham Lincoln Felt".... Here is the folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BLfV7ROuAbph8mbMQvWO2SA1l1CGC_Ws?usp=sharing I think I have this set up so that anyone with the link is an editor of this folder, and a viewer of my folder. I will probably keep adding samples there, but if you'd like to do the same to make this easier for others, please make a folder with your name, then you can upload to it and maybe tweak the perms on the subfolder to keep someone from getting the link and nuking it. In any case if people start using this I will backup elsewhere to prevent that. All my samples are mono @ 16 / 44.1 because that's what the VPME QD wants
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"Community Voting" seems to be taking the lead and I think we could handle that just fine with a vote thread with a poll, it's what it's for.
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If anyone finds a clean copy of "I am paying for this microphone" you'd be a hero. Everything on youtube is clipped, the crowd noise sucks too. Which I guess is just something you gotta deal with when making samples but someone out there must have a better copy.
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Cabbages and Kings posted:Also adding this to the OP: are you gonna mash it up with rage bc if you don’t i might (not committed to toxx yet)
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OKAY HERE'S A LOW BAR FOR ENTRY AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ENTRIES THAT ARE MUCH MORE CONVINCING BUT ALSO I AM SHAMELESS ABOUT JUST PUTTING THIS ONLINE!! Also I hope my actual entry is much more substantial than this but I'm a big believer in doing C- grade homework, then going out and playing until dark, then trying to polish that turd into a solid B. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7c8cGTI6N4 Morphalene is a pretty wild toy. I accidentally have a gap slice in there which is why I have some dead air  this was just loving around and trying to learn the module and also understand the QD's sampling. Seems like I have a thing or two about mixing to figure out, Reagan was correct volume in my ear but is blasting the red on the tape edit: URGH IT'S loving MESSY IN HERE, FML. Was so clean before I hosed with the space completely to accommodate the new rack, plus camera setup. I swear! Pillow Face posted:are you gonna mash it up with rage bc if you don’t i might (not committed to toxx yet) it's a funny idea, but, it's actually a little dark for me, despite being the person who came up with this cursed idea, so I am going to leave it for someone else, perhaps even someone with some combination of more skill and talent 
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Cabbages and Kings posted:Also adding this to the OP: I don't know if I'm going to have time to participate in this one but in case anyone is new to this sort of samplefuckery I did a quick rundown of my workflow from Son of Strelka and Hardcore Prophecy. Details are in subtitles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTSFDMfEjqQ Building sample libraries this way can be really time consuming but the assembly part is basically like magnetic fridge poetry if you've put your library together right. A few years ago I did a proof of concept using google's speech-to-text API to automatically process a bunch of Attenborough speech and it went okay. It saved a shitload of time in library prep but the accuracy was only about 80% so there was a bit of guess-and-hope when it came to actually using the text. Trig Discipline fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Sep 11, 2022 |
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Sep 11, 2022 22:32
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Toxxing is dumb like gambling. Here's a song anyway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwY8-0Hwo-A Vvv DJ? 
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lol ambient dj nerds. I guess if I post one Imma have to post a youtube video of my daw playing back tracks
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waiting for someone to just absolutely shred a guitar through some fancy pedal, tbqh
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Cabbages and Kings posted:waiting for someone to just absolutely shred a guitar through some fancy pedal, tbqh If I have time I will answer the question of "Will Reagan Miku Stomp", but unfortunately I already know the answer is probably not.
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