hello everybody, i am inviting you all to share your creative process with the world in the form of XHB vlogs!

what is an XHB vlog? an XHB vlog is a recording made by a BotBr as they compose an entry for an XHB.

it could be as simple as the raw capture of your screen & audio output over the course of the XHB, or if you want to go the extra mile you could provide live commentary as you work, or add narration and do other kinds of editing in post. it's up to you!

the idea germinated in this thread, and i subsequently made a lyceum page to collect them. there i said:

...this author believes that learning by studying the great masters at work is one way to level up your battlecraft. Furthermore, even accomplished XHBists could surely stand to learn more from their peers.

so why not show off your skills, and we can all learn something from each other! especially in demand are formats which don't have an XHB vlog yet, but all formats are still appreciated (in fact it might be equally valuable to see how different BotBrs approach the same format).

you can add your video to the lyceum page yourself or leave a link in this thread and i'll do it.

the BotBrs whose work has been featured so far are cabbage drop, DefenseMechanism, and shinichi.

happy chipping; happy vlogging!

I will try this!!! I feel like it would be cool to see how people interpret workflows and such.

i recorded one for my pyp no.6 just to see how it's like; i can have it up in a couple of hours

might do this for an nsf/sms entry once those come up. i think it'd be more interesting

update: it is here

oh hell yes!! lumby++

I will watch everything shared on there. These are great for learning (and also getting to know someone a bit more!)

thanks so much lumby! adding it now.

ed. thanks to doc as well, also added!

ed. 2 and dami!!

for the entry https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/demonstration+lounge.mp3/57664/, here is my video!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LWGdGo0AFk

hmmmm, when i upgrade my computer this is feasible

lol I thought about doing this many, many years ago and people were worried it would ruin the anonymity of the entry :rofl:

(btw, the tables there at https://battleofthebits.com/lyceum/View/XHB%20vlogs are a bit messy, i have no idea how to fix that...)

donworry bknox i put up a big disclaimer in the article reminding everyone not to stream live during a battle, only upload after slugs!!

https://youtu.be/BlCQr-D17Es
https://battleofthebits.com/arena/Entry/drug_money.mp3/57718/

thanks mioh, i'll get on it!

ed. nvm kilo did it!

ed. 2 added blower :)

vlog for my entry fungus 5,000,000,000

hopefully someday I'll be recording when I make a masterpiece. today I was recording when I made fungus 5,000,000,000

fungus 5,000,000,000 is a masterpiece

it lacks commentary but this video from coda

should probably be on the list!

edit: when first starting this entry, i tested a recording. none of my audio commentary came through and it's only the last 25 10 minutes (edited out blank time), but you could watch it here

if you're interested

Yeah I thought of that one too when I first saw this thread :)

defmech do you know what OHB entry that coda video corresponds to? the title says it was recorded on the 4th of february 2016 but coda didn't submit an entry on that day, or any time around then. does coda have an alt?

p.s. enjoyed the ten minutes of LSDJ ;0

looks like it was for a one hour compo elsewhere

got two new xhb vlogs to contribute:

another 4kb module, for "tomato.it" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F06pAAtw7Y4

a SNES battle, for "star fox now in cinemascope.smc" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U8JCcuFwFg

and since i didn't post it in the thread the first time (but it's already on the lyceum list), here

was my first 4kb module vlog

Finally put the vlog up for welcome to the island of tong.it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UornMSMO1cU

(and added it to the Lyceum article)

thanks funute! and dami i will add yours now.

ed. done!

i did a vlog

for fmractal!

update: new vlog

for gulpin.mid!

hmmmm interesting maybe i should do this :)

new batch! in reverse order of time

pc-x801

got to make FM instruments! short song

adLib

done thru AdlibTrackerII! also FM instruments made here

pxTone

went pxCollage! got to use more keyboard and take it easy on the mouse

nsfc

made in Dn-FamiTracker! made triangle kick and snare and more

klystrack

no time to make FM this time, mb next round

mod4k

munch.py saved the day

wow, incredible work cabbidge!! i'll get to adding these tomorrow i think.

New vlog

for smoke break in shanghai.it [mod04k] (in Lyceum already)

thanks so much dami for clearing up the formatting on the lyceum page, it looks amazing now.

also, i've added all the cabbage entries. great work!

ed. please enjoy slugsong blundervlog

, or: what happens when i want to make an XHB vlog but the cat has other ideas.

here's the vlog

for meeting in the cafe.mp3
(uncut version)

(edit: reuploaded to include the entry at the end of the video)

I just wanted to let you all know that I really appreciate that you're making these. I have a lot of respect for all of you just for putting your music out into the world, and as someone who has zero talent I really enjoy seeing how you manage to put these together. It makes the art of composition feel less like an unachievable witchcraft.

thank you for the kind words :) we are all human at the end of the day..

ohb vlog

for 10 dollars and 4 cents.it
(might have to wait a bit for the vid to be available in a higher quality)

new ohb vlog

for metal pipes are falling down.mp3
(uncut version)