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HVB @hvb11/15/2023, 12:18 AM

one hour compo

last night i dreamed that my friend hosted a one hour battle (compo), but it wasn't on battle of the bits or anywhere else, it was HERE on cohost dot org.

the dream actually kinda made me think that could be really fun if enough people were in on it? it'd be very informal, and probably best done with a specific tag for the event and its entries.

what i'm envisioning is: a time is scheduled/chosen in advance, then the prompt goes out at that time. people spend an hour making their songs and then they upload them right here as an audio post. and all the entries get tagged the same thing and we just listen and comment i guess, probably no scoring. maybe even people could participate within the day, to be timezone friendly, and just operate on the honor system that you spent about an hour on it lol.

anyone think that sounds interesting? cohost one hour compo? call it COMPOST??

#COMPOST (ohc)#One hour compo #One Hour Battle #composers of cohost #i seldom use very many tags so i dunno how best to reach people with this one

HVB @hvb11/18/2023, 1:09 AM

next weekend! COMPOST #1

i'm glad there seems to be some interest in this - methinks we shall have the first edition of COMPOST™ next Saturday (8 days from now)!

i'll put the prompt up at midnight EST and, in the spirit of being timezone friendly, people can make and post their entries at any point within 24 hours. i suppose we'll use the tag "COMPOST #1"! some folks expressed a preference for a two-hour compo vs one-hour, so let's just say you should spend 1 to 2 hours on your track, whatever feels comfortable and however much time you can spare, i.e. don't feel pressured to do the full two hours. we're not scoring or anything :p

afterwards, we can all listen to the Posted Songs and leave comments and all that! it should be fun!

#COMPOST (ohc)#One hour compo #One Hour Battle #two hour battle #two hour compo #composers of cohost #compo #COMPOST #1

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naydra @naydraaa11/15/2023, 12:23 AM

sounds like a cool idea, i'd be down to participate

Caro @caro11/15/2023, 12:44 AM

ohhhh if only i knew the first thing about actually composing music or making it real

surasshu @surasshu11/15/2023, 12:55 AM

maybe this could be like the 2HC thing that they do (did?) on jp twitter? i feel like since it's a web challenge so its not very strict with the timing, 2 hours is a better fit. i think they'd do one every so many days (every 3 days iirc)

EDIT: this was the thing: https://twitter.com/2hoursDTM and basically it would reveal a prompt at a certain time and then ppl would post their 2hour compo creations with that hashtag, no voting or anythingies--i never participated bc its at a pretty rough time (i think its like 5-7am lmao) but it always seemed really cool!

HVB @hvb11/15/2023, 1:31 AM

ohh this is awesome! good point this might be a solid template. maybe i would encourage like "1-2 hours" or something - i feel like one of the virtues of the one hour compo is its fairly low commitment

surasshu @surasshu11/15/2023, 1:48 AM

with 2 hours i think you dont feel as bad starting 15 minutes (or even 1 hour) late, but that does require a little bit of "marketing" i agree. also to be clear i dont think every 3 days is a good frequency, thats too much IMO lmao

HVB @hvb11/15/2023, 1:53 AM

oh yeah i think i would try it once and if people liked it i'd do it like, once a month or something, hahaha

surasshu @surasshu11/15/2023, 3:15 AM

i can help! especially since you're already hosting a compo lmk if that's helpful, feel free to reach out on discord :eggbug-devious:

A.C.3 @AC311/15/2023, 2:40 AM

The idea of a one-hour compo is terrifying to me, but a two-hour one sounds a lot more approachable!

Felix Arifin @composerfa11/15/2023, 2:16 AM

Hell yeah I'd be down to COMPOST

curious quail @curiousquail11/15/2023, 3:59 PM

We're missing a good chance to make COMCHOSING a thing

necrose - glip @glitchedpuppet11/15/2023, 3:38 AM

i would LOVE no scoring and just commenting and listening instead

i get really shy about scoring because i'm not in it for that reason, i just want to make things with others... so i'd be interested in participating if it were in a format that i could do / work with, personally

Beem @cdbeem11/15/2023, 3:42 AM

sounds fun!

wyngwyrm @wyngwyrm11/15/2023, 3:46 AM

I'm 100% down for some COMPOSTing >:) awesome idea!!

@mojilove11/15/2023, 11:37 AM

I'd like to participate in this but timezones would mean that I'd probably have to go with your "participation within the day" rule. (Maybe a rule like "between 8 and 9 pm in your timezone" might work, but I don't think I could even manage that regularly)
Sounds really cool!

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aidan babidan @adibabidan11/18/2023, 1:33 AM

com post! com post! com post!

nicky flowers @nicky11/18/2023, 1:34 AM

i'm excited!! i hope this becomes a regular thing

Jack @Jackdaw11/18/2023, 2:38 PM

Is this just like, any kind of music?

HVB @hvb11/18/2023, 2:45 PM

yes! there'll be a prompt (like to set the mood basically) but my intent is for it to be as open ended as possible, and you can make your thing however you like

apple gel @customizeurdad11/18/2023, 3:45 PM

I'll be travelling that day but I'd love to do future events!

SomniRespiratory Flux @somnirespiratoryflux11/18/2023, 5:32 PM

I've never actually done any composing but it's something I'd be interested in trying someday. Unfortunately I doubt I'd be able to learn how to do that (or more importantly, get the software and/or instruments to do it) over the next week. But it's still tempting to just try, since as long as people are aware of those limits it would be a good, low-commitment way to learn and get feedback... But then again I also don't see myself having the time to do it anytime soon either. I'll consider it I suppose, it'll be fun maybe?

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