I'm gonna see if an illustration catches my eye in the art portal, if not, I wouldn't mind helping out with the judging this year as well :)
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I’m in, no questions asked. I’ll see what I can can cook up that’s inspired by the art portal, of course once the submission thread is posted.
I cant wait, so excited to participate in this for the first time!
In the AIM 2023 rules list, rule 4 states "No pre-recorded lyrics from vocal packs either."
just wanted to know what you mean by this exactly, I can understand not wanting people to use long ass acapella tracks throughout the majority of a song, but does this also exclude short vocal chops?
You can't drag and drop a vocal line and compose accompaniment behind it. However, chopping up vocals and rearranging them in your own creative way is fine, as long as they're also within the Newgrounds Audio Portal guidelines: https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/terms-of-use/audio-guidelines
Not entering, but I wanna ask a few things so the competitors have a better idea of what's what:
1. Can it be an FNF style thing (i.e. something you'd throw into an FNF mod)?
2. Can it be a remix of another thing?
more prolly to come.
There have been some FNF-style tracks submitted to the compo in previous years. This is a compo for original works, so remixes are not allowed. Composing in the style of a different game OST is fine as long as the composition is still your original work, i.e. not a remix, mashup, cover, arrangement, etc.
oh yeah interesting
can we use one specific image from a gallary or a strip n stuff like that?
Right now, the main challenge is that it is does not seem to be possible to link to the specific image within a single page. For the purposes of judging, I am currently leaning towards allowing multiple images from one art link (galleries and such) and such submissions must specify which image they would like to be judged on in relation to the Art Relevance category. If a Newgrounds Art Portal link is shared to an artwork with multiple images in a gallery, then only the main image (top, largest) will be used for judging by default.
This is not 100% confirmed yet, so do review the rules once the submissions thread is live.
Oh I am so down to participate in this.
Yes! I missed out last year and was upset for so long about it, but this time I'm here, I've improved, and I'm ready for another year of AIM. This has usually been a highligt each year for me, and this year will be no different. :) Also, good luck to everyone participating! :D
Edit: I need to ask, as I didn't see it on the 2023 thread - we're still allowed to submit up to 2 tracks, right?
Yes, you will still be able to submit 2 entries.
So exciting! I hope I am able to join again this year, it's always a blast! :D
I may have to try my musical hand at this. I hereby approve all my work in the portal to be used as well.
This is my favorite audio event on NG. I will definitely try to participate this year. I’m excited to see what everyone comes up with!
woah... i'm gonna do something, maybe...
hope someone uses one of my (very few) art as inspiration :P
hmm sounds interesting. ill try and make something
im interested, posting a comment so i dont 4get hopefully lol
am i allowed to use my own art? just incase i dont find anything good :P (even though i already found one "good" thing)
You can't find anything good in the entirety of the Art Portal? Using your own art as inspiration often reflects poorly on the composer and may influence judging in a negative manner. In the past, it has been allowed, but highly discouraged.
I am sort of a newbie here. (I was on here yonks ago when i was doing Flash animations.)
Anywho, sounds like a lot of fun and would be well up for it. " but DO NOT start working on your entry until the submissions thread is posted." When and where will that be? April 19th ? Here? Do I choose ANY art? Do I have to get the artists permission? Sorry it I do not understand.
The thread will be posted on the Audio Forums (https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/forum/13) and should be titled something along the lines of "AIM 2024 Submissions Thread". April 19th is the start date but it will be in relation to the PDT time zone (and officially determined by me posting the submissions thread). You shouldn't be starting to work on your piece of music until that thread is posted. The thread will also be linked in this news post once the compo starts. I'll mention the Audio forum in the news post for clarification.
You can select any art that is uploaded to the Newgrounds Art Portal and is not A rated. If you're just being musically inspired by the art, you do not need to get permission from the artist, but it's a good idea to always try and reach out to the artist as most would probably love to know that their work has inspired someone to compose a track. However, if you are planning to actually use the art to promote your music, i.e. saving and using it as an album cover or as a visual for a video, etc. then you SHOULD be getting permission from the artist.
Wait, does the music have to be inspired by an art that’s frontpaged, or just any form art
It can be any art submitted to the Art Portal (https://www.newgrounds.com/art) as long as it's not A rated.
@Random-storykeeper
Not related to the contest, but is there a MIA contest (Music inspired art)
There have been some in the past, but I'm not sure how frequently they run.
StopItBahis
can the inspiration be a looping gif?
Random-storykeeper
Yes, looping GIFs are okay to use.