<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - RPM Challenge!]]> 2012-03-18T04:45:57Z PunBB https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/5831/rpm-challenge/ <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> I did! It was my worst one yet!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sammulligan 2012-03-18T04:45:57Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/94966/#p94966 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> so, who else finished?

]]> https://chipmusic.org/e.s.c. 2012-03-18T00:55:31Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/94948/#p94948 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> I've totally got to do this.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/HolyNegative0 2012-01-14T03:57:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86858/#p86858 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Thankfully the organizers were generous enough to give us 29 days this year for the challenge.

I've done this the past 3 years, and I usually come up with a few things I like. One cool part of RPM is the listening party in March. Every album submitted is put out on a few tables for people to peruse, then they play a video that makes you think it was important, and then everyone goes to a different venue (at least in Portsmouth, NH) for genre-specific listening parties where they play one song from every album.

I like these timed challenges too, and while I don't always complete them I always consider it a success because even if I only made a few new things... hey, I made a few new things!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/sammulligan 2012-01-13T20:45:10Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86838/#p86838 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Why did they have to choose the shortest month? tongue

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Krubbz 2012-01-13T20:35:28Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86837/#p86837 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> I'm doing Weekly Beats, but I might give RPM a try.  I also do NaNoWriMo every year.  I like timed challenges.  They often force you to work in a way you don't normally, and take creative paths you might not take otherwise.  Fun stuff.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/roboctopus 2012-01-13T18:05:52Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86827/#p86827 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> I need about to month to force myself to finish one track so, this isnt really for me. Looking forward to see peoples results though.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/A+Versus+B 2012-01-13T15:39:23Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86818/#p86818 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> ive done the RPM in 2007, 2008, 2010 & 2011, and in three of those years have done what i feel is some of my better work (and those three years were more than strictly chip hardware)... last year, i started a week late too, since i hard a hard time feeling inspired while snowed in by a blizzard...
highly recommend this, even if you have to do what i do and treat it like an 8-hour a day job on weekends so as to not mess with your day job...you can get a lot done with 16-20 hours of concentrated effort on a weekend, then spend the week listening to what you have done so far and making small adjustments after work...its a bit tiring, but worth it smile

]]> https://chipmusic.org/e.s.c. 2012-01-13T11:24:04Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86784/#p86784 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Blip is in February though, and it's gonna be cutting a 5-day hole in the month for a bunch of people.

The idea is cool though! Just... why Feb? :<

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Victory+Road 2012-01-13T07:37:17Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86770/#p86770 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Also, this thing is once a YEAR-it's always been the month of February yikes

]]> https://chipmusic.org/an0va 2012-01-13T07:26:04Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86768/#p86768 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Compared to the 30 songs in 30 days thing, this is nothing! If some people just do straight chip albums that makes the whole mixing/mastering stages small (or negligent)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/an0va 2012-01-13T07:25:31Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86767/#p86767 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> Doing timed competion/challenges regularly got my production chops to amazing levels.  It's a great exercise because like all things, songwriting and recording require PRACTICE.  I had to record 10 shitty songs before I started to get any good at all.

That said, jesus christ an album in a month is WAY to much.  I've had luck with ones that require ONE song in a month (http://www.dwellingofduels.net)

]]> https://chipmusic.org/danimal+cannon 2012-01-13T07:20:48Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86766/#p86766 <![CDATA[Re: RPM Challenge!]]> there should be a 100 day challenge to try and complete as many timed challenges as possible.

but nobody will complete it because there are way too many x-amount-of-day challenges floating around.

]]> https://chipmusic.org/Chainsaw+Police 2012-01-13T07:06:19Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86765/#p86765 <![CDATA[RPM Challenge!]]> Used to do this religiously for a few years. I bet a lot of us here would work wonders with this-let's give it a shot!

http://rpmchallenge.com/index.php?optio … Itemid=290

The real trick though, IMO is starting literally everything on February first. i.e. - no cheating with song ideas you've had sitting around for months. 28 days to create a consistent product. You can do it!!

]]> https://chipmusic.org/an0va 2012-01-13T06:53:55Z https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/86764/#p86764