This month is a very special theme. It will be the second anniversary of the Backslash Minecraft server, and quite the interesting program has been set up over there. They've made an in-game sequence player that can convert sequences into a note block playable form! As such, this month's theme will be to create sequences that are the best sounding in this note block form!
Given the nature of this contest, please read the special information section below before entering.
Special Information
Any sequence can technically be converted. However, it might not end up sounding the way you'd expect. Here are the various restrictions in what the program converts.- The pitches of notes will be clamped from F#4 to F#5, as that is the pitch range for note blocks.
- The range of different instruments is more limited, especially with the percussion instruments. An exact list has not been compiled yet.
- There are no sustained notes.
- No instrument settings will be read apart from volume and detune.
- BPM markers are also compatible.
A web tool for converting sequences is currently being developed for those without Minecraft. In the meantime, if you have Minecraft, you can convert and listen to your sequences as follows:
- Join the backslash discord server, which is run by fox.
- Follow the steps there to be whitelisted to the Minecraft server.
- Once in the Minecraft server, simply run the command "/sequence <id>" to convert the sequence and listen to it in-game!
Specific Instrument Conversions
Here is the current list of how the various online sequencer instruments get converted. Special thanks to Ben for putting this together.BLOCK_NOTE_BLOCK_GUITAR:
- 1 Acoustic Guitar
- 4 Electric Guitar
- 22 Sitar
- 32 Jazz Guitar
- 33 Koto
- 35 Muted E. Guitar
- 38 Distortion Guitar
- 44 Dist. Guitar (Sustain)
- 49 Clean Guitar
- 3 Smooth Synth (Classic)
- 20 Pizzicato
- 28 Church Organ
- 45 Cello (Sustain)
- 46 Violin (Sustain)
- 47 Strings (Sustain)
- 5 Bass Guitar (Classic)
- 29 Slap Bass
- 37 808 Bass
- 48 Bass
- 54 Bass Guitar
- 6 Synth Pluck
- 7 Scifi
- 11 Violin
- 12 Cello
- 52 Smooth Synth
- 9 French Horn
- 10 Trombone
- 23 Flute
- 24 Saxophone
- 50 French Horn (Sustain)
- 51 Trombone (Sustain)
- 13 8-Bit Sine
- 14 8-Bit Square
- 15 8-Bit Sawtooth
- 16 8-Bit Triangle
- 27 Synth Bass (Classic)
- 30 Pop Synth (Classic)
- 55 Synthesizer
- 56 Synth Bass (Sustain)
- 57 Pop Synth (Sustain)
- 19 Xylophone
- 21 Steel Drums
- 34 Vibraphone
General Information
The entry period is from 5/1 ~ 5/21 (11:59 PM EST). Winners will be announced on 5/31/2024!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.
- Collaborations on entries are allowed, but any points that the piece might receive are divided up equally between the contributors. 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.
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