2026 June Monthly Contest

[Tory]

<--1st

<--2nd

[-Molotov-]

I hope win, or at least, be honorable mention

[Kirbyderp]

Since there appears to be confusion regarding the intent of the theme for this month, I want to clarify things a bit. The idea behind this theme is essentially musical midi art, so the way in which you place and arrange the notes in the sequence editor should both create one or more images of some kind while also creating a song that relates to the image. I found some good examples of this which I've listed below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP7ogabj0ow - Midi art of celestial and sci-fi objects (planets, spaceships, stars, etc.), and the music is evocative of outer space in style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfQwMjraf0A - Midi art of the continent of Africa, and the music incorporates elements from Toto's "Africa".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8QuScleKkw - Midi art depicts various scenes from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time, and the music utilizes various motifs from the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fs-OyFJ6UQ - Midi art depicts various scenes from Undertale, and the music utilizes various motifs from the game.

I'll also be adding the above to the main post to make it more apparent. Now, to answer some specific questions people had:

Furthermore, in order to avoid the trivialization of this month's theme, all notes that are contributing to the entry visually must also be contributing auditorily! So, for example, no using instruments with their volume set to 0, no placing instrument notes outside of the range for that instrument (such as Bass notes above C#5), etc.

heya, quick question.

do thumbnails count?

Yes, thumbnails do count.

The piano doesn' t count because for extending the time of the song.

The piano does count because it is visually present in the sequence.

Hopefully this helps clear things up! I'll try to remember to check back if there are further questions.

[plxzma]

ill probably lose cuz the judges don't like tearout but trust me this is like *****ing insane for os

[CaptainPresto]

[spurt]

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[amosecrets]

1st Entry: 

[SourOnionPringles]

more things will be added soon. just a WIP

[SourOnionPringles]

Are Rush E like songs and other black midis allowed?

[TheUpperDiamond]

ah that is interesting. MIDI art that also sounds catchy.