BotB Advent Calendar 2023

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2023-12-01 00:00:00

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179833
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #179833 :: 2023.12.01 12:06am
  
  sean, cabbage drop, Lasertooth, damifortune and kilowatt64 liēkd this
this year co-hosted by dami f. tune.
big thanks to him and big thanks to puke7 as always for making it possible AND implementing shared hosting , wtf how cool???
 
 
179834
Level 21 Chipist
DuccBoi
 
 
 
post #179834 :: 2023.12.01 12:13am :: edit 2023.12.01 12:13am
  
  sean, cabbage drop, Lasertooth, damifortune, SRB2er and kleeder liēkd this
me when advent calendar 2023
 
 
179835
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #179835 :: 2023.12.01 12:19am
  
  cabbage drop, damifortune and kleeder liēkd this
ITS ADVENT 2023!!
nice
 
 
179841
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #179841 :: 2023.12.01 5:10am
  
  cabbage drop, Lasertooth and kleeder liēkd this
welcome everyone >:)

hope to see a bunch of completionists doing each day this year (and it's a good opportunity to learn something new), but regardless of how much you end up getting done, i hope this event is a ton of fun for you!!

also don't forget you can vote on each day after the day is done :D
 
 
179853
Level 29 Hostist
puke7
 
 
 
post #179853 :: 2023.12.01 8:28am :: edit 2023.12.01 8:29am
  
  cabbage drop, Lasertooth and kleeder liēkd this
is this thing on? [edit]seems to be
*this was just a test*
 
 
179883
Level 27 Chipist
kilowatt64
 
 
 
post #179883 :: 2023.12.01 8:51pm
  
  argarak, Lasertooth, kleeder, cabbage drop and damifortune liēkd this
tell all your friends about "BotB Advent Calendar"
 
 
179901
Level 10 Mixist
anizodotmp3
 
 
post #179901 :: 2023.12.02 2:23am
For the day 1 challenge, everyone have a badge and not me, how is that possible ?
 
 
179902
Level 28 Mixist
argarak
 
 
 
post #179902 :: 2023.12.02 2:41am
  
  damifortune and kleeder liēkd this
@anizodotmp3 the badge means "you have not yet voted on this entry"
 
 
180107
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #180107 :: 2023.12.04 12:09am
  
  lasersphaser, Bravoman, SRB2er and damifortune liēkd this
what is this time signature poop crap
 
 
180127
Level 27 Chipist
kilowatt64
 
 
 
post #180127 :: 2023.12.04 6:06am :: edit 2023.12.04 6:06am
  
  Bravoman, Lasertooth, SRB2er, kleeder and damifortune liēkd this
everyone knows that the M in MSGS stands for Math

Math Sounds Guitar Source

really wishing my age was divisible by 4 and my name had a C in it right now, thanks for that mom and dad
 
 
180132
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #180132 :: 2023.12.04 7:23am
  
  Sinc-X hæitd this
  
  kleeder liēkd this
This one is really weird
And not really in a good way tbh
Especially if you suck at time signatures, as this basically requires good knowledge on that.
 
 
180135
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #180135 :: 2023.12.04 8:36am
  
  Lint_Huffer, Lasertooth, kleeder and Demphys liēkd this
sounds like a good opportunity to practice not sucking at time signatures!
 
 
180287
Level 17 Mixist
Demphys
 
 
 
post #180287 :: 2023.12.06 9:41am
  
  kleeder liēkd this
About pxtone bitpack: can I duplicate instruments? For example, I want to create cool sounding intervals/arpeggios with guitar long samples.
 
 
180288
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #180288 :: 2023.12.06 9:48am
  
  Bravoman and Demphys liēkd this
yes, you are allowed to manipulate the samples like that!
 
 
180289
Level 17 Mixist
Demphys
 
 
 
post #180289 :: 2023.12.06 9:56am :: edit 2023.12.06 9:57am
  
  kleeder liēkd this
@kleeder ok, thanks! Post punks not dead!
 
 
180319
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #180319 :: 2023.12.07 12:05am
  
  kleeder liēkd this
HUMAN VOICE?!
So I need to use my voice?! How does that even work?!

(Christmas ghosts does sound cool tho as a bitpack)
 
 
180320
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #180320 :: 2023.12.07 12:06am
check the lyceum++
 
 
180321
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #180321 :: 2023.12.07 12:07am
human voice is usually produced by yourself btw. like, did you try "talking" before? that's one possible way of creating human voice.
you usually move your mouth along that to sharpen the sounds you produce. it's fun you shld try it.

for the format rules: lyceum is ur friend, rly.
this is just allgear+whatever human sound u can add on top
 
 
180361
Level 19 Mixist
Lint_Huffer
 
 
 
post #180361 :: 2023.12.07 6:16am
  
  kleeder and damifortune liēkd this
> for the format rules: lyceum is ur friend, rly.

To be fair, nowhere in the Lyceum does it spell out whether the submission must be completely acapella or not! Well, until I just now edited it...
 
 
180366
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #180366 :: 2023.12.07 6:26am
  
  Lint_Huffer and kleeder liēkd this
thanks for clarifying stuff in the article!!
 
 
180523
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #180523 :: 2023.12.09 3:26am :: edit 2023.12.09 3:52am
Hey so uhhh, I'm confused about what the bitpack is for this one (I've never used this format before lmao)

Do I use the samples in it, or does the file say somewhere about what to do?
And if I do need to use the samples provided, do I need to use only those, or can I make my own?
 
 
180524
Level 28 XHBist
Tex
 
 
 
post #180524 :: 2023.12.09 4:04am
  
  kleeder and SRB2er liēkd this
Rules would only be provided if the bitpack was a .txt or a .zip containing the text file and the samples.

So, in this case, there are no rules other than that you can only use the samples in the bitpack with one of the tools associated with the format, like OpenMPT.
 
 
180526
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #180526 :: 2023.12.09 4:23am
  
  Tex liēkd this
OK then, thanks!
 
 
180554
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #180554 :: 2023.12.09 9:54am
  
  Bravoman, cabbage drop, Snowdune, SRB2er, kleeder and mirageofher liēkd this
so many cool interpretations of bitpacks and great entries so far - really happy with how things are going :D

and, massive props to all the people who are trying out new things this month and putting their attempts out there! that's one of my favorite things about this event and i love seeing more of that spirit going on
 
 
180615
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #180615 :: 2023.12.10 12:54am
  
  Bravoman and cabbage drop liēkd this
furnace let's go!!!! Multi-chip time!!!
 
 
180620
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #180620 :: 2023.12.10 1:13am
  
  damifortune, cabbage drop, DuccBoi, Lasertooth, SRB2er and Bravoman liēkd this
jesus christ, 33 entries on day 9???? you are all crazy n00bs, wtf
im so happy to see everyone is having fun with this event !!!
lets keep rocking >:))
 
 
180981
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #180981 :: 2023.12.15 6:44am
  
  agargara, Titan of Plasma, cabbage drop, kleeder and kilowatt64 liēkd this
couple things for today!

1) dn-famitracker 0.4.0.1 is recommended over the most recent one for this format, because 0.5+ have some issues exporting w/ expansion chips

2) i can do hardware renders for this format if anyone wants one!
 
 
181009
Level 27 Chipist
kilowatt64
 
 
 
post #181009 :: 2023.12.15 10:39pm
  
  damifortune and agargara liēkd this
dami I’d love a hw render for me and mioh’s, please!
 
 
181011
Level 27 Chipist
agargara
 
 
 
post #181011 :: 2023.12.15 11:15pm :: edit 2023.12.15 11:16pm
also worth mentioning, the foobar2000 game emu player component (foo_gep) didn't play back my
nsf correctly...so maybe use something else like nsfplay for checking!
 
 
181012
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #181012 :: 2023.12.16 3:02am
I really wanna do this one but my brain lacks any knowledge on how to make a carnival esc theme, lmao
 
 
181239
Level 21 Chipist
blockblockblock
 
 
 
post #181239 :: 2023.12.19 11:39am
  
  lasersphaser, cabbage drop and damifortune liēkd this
props to Dami for streaming the SMW entries! 🎮

Also I was like oh, cool, super mario world, I love that game, I can whip up a level before dinnner!

Having never touched Lunar Magic before.

turns out you *can't* just 'sit down' and whip up a vertical level where you climb a christmas tree to get to the goal at the top

next time I'll be a little better prepared 😅
 
 
181249
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #181249 :: 2023.12.19 12:54pm :: edit 2023.12.23 2:03pm
  
  blockblockblock, agargara, lasersphaser, Snowdune, funute, cabbage drop and Blast_Brothers liēkd this
i played all the SMW emtries on stream

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5so4IxwAo

if you wanna use that to vote rather than playing them yourself! i did not succeed at getting Every Single Secret or Coin live but i think we saw most of the levels
 
 
181426
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #181426 :: 2023.12.23 4:59pm
  
  SRB2er and cabbage drop liēkd this
only one day left!!! what will it BE!!!
 
 
181441
Level 21 Chipist
SRB2er
 
 
 
post #181441 :: 2023.12.24 12:21am :: edit 2023.12.24 12:28am
We've been dami'd!!

Nooooooooooo-

Jokes aside, having 2 formats sounds cool
Too bad I only have access to doing 1 lmao (remix)
 
 
181443
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #181443 :: 2023.12.24 12:32am
  
  sean and SRB2er liēkd this
for adventists: doing only one of the two formats is fine and counts as "doing the day"

for completionism doing both formats is required otherwise it doesn't count as a complete battle
 
 
181454
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #181454 :: 2023.12.24 5:27am
  
  blockblockblock, sean, SRB2er, kilowatt64, Collidy and kleeder liēkd this
ehehe welcome to the final day surprise :D

for the snes format, don't be afraid! i have written a big guide on the best ways to do this format and there's multiple ways you could tackle it, even a daw: https://samplemance.rs/snesguide
 
 
181474
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #181474 :: 2023.12.24 8:20am
  
  sean and SRB2er liēkd this
oh right also if anybody wants a SNES hardware render, either leave the render space open or let me know!
 
 
181476
Level 27 Chipist
kilowatt64
 
 
 
post #181476 :: 2023.12.24 8:56am
  
  sean, cabbage drop, SRB2er, damifortune and kleeder liēkd this
two formats as the star on our little advent tree?!
 
 
181494
Level 27 Chipist
agargara
 
 
 
post #181494 :: 2023.12.24 9:04pm :: edit 2023.12.24 9:05pm
  
  doctorn0gloff, lasersphaser, Titan of Plasma, sean, kleeder, SRB2er, anizodotmp3, cabbage drop, damifortune, Lasertooth and Demphys liēkd this
Congrats to all the completionists and adventists, and all the people who submitted stuffs. I still need to catch up on the last few days, but it was wonderful experiencing everyone's ~art~ throughout the month.

It was a (sometimes masochistic) joy to be challenged by unfamiliar formats. Out of all the new formats I tried, the one I most want to explore further is NSF+expansions. This also whet my appetite for more pxtone and renoise battles...

HUGE HUGE HUGE thank you to kleeder and dami for organizing and hosting. Also thanks to puke of course for making this all possible. This was a blast! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 
 
181496
Level 10 Mixist
anizodotmp3
 
 
post #181496 :: 2023.12.24 11:14pm
  
  roz, lasersphaser, Titan of Plasma, sean, damifortune, kleeder, Demphys and cabbage drop liēkd this
thanks everyone and thanks kleeder and damifortune for this idea
 
 
181714
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #181714 :: 2023.12.26 10:18am
  
  roz, pusakal, cabbage drop, lasersphaser, Ahornberg, Titan of Plasma, agargara, blockblockblock and damifortune liēkd this
congratz to our adventists this year (people who participated in at least 50% of days):

- agargara (24)
- cabbage drop (24)
- damifortune (24)
- Lint_Huffer (24)
- sean (24)
- TristEndo (17)
- Snowdune (16)
- kilowatt64 (14)
- Prestune (14)
- Yuzu (13)
- mirageofher (13)

congratz to these three for participating once again and therefore extending their streak of submitting every year since 2018:

- kleeder
- Tobikomi
- TrippleP

congratz to our completionists for submitting to every format:

- agargara
- cabbage drop
- damifortune
- Lint_Huffer
- sean
 
 
181758
Level 27 Chipist
agargara
 
 
 
post #181758 :: 2023.12.26 10:14pm :: edit 2023.12.26 10:14pm
  
  cabbage drop, lasersphaser and damifortune liēkd this
maybe too early, but I took a page from damifortune's book and uploaded my tracks to bandcamp :3

https://agargara.bandcamp.com/album/advent-calendar-2023

(I also cheated a bit and padded it with OHB tracks >_>)
 
 
181793
Level 25 Grafxicist
big lumby
 
 
 
post #181793 :: 2023.12.27 8:05pm
  
  puke7, blockblockblock, Collidy, roz, Lasertooth, kleeder, cabbage drop and damifortune liēkd this
congratulations to amy kleeder and danielle fortune for hosting the new battle with the moast entries
 
 
182382
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #182382 :: 2024.01.07 7:53am
  
  cabbage drop, blockblockblock, kilowatt64 and agargara liēkd this
vote it up vote it up! would love to see more votez overall, but especially on the formats that are still under 10 voters. if you're just starting, you baaasically just have to hit one format each day rn

i think we might see some synclistens soon for voting purposes? keep yer eyes peeled

i played the mario world levels here if you wanna thumb through this video and vote on em

since we pushed the voting period back 2 weeks (one to avoid overlap with guntner battle end, one more to avoid magfest), there will probably not be any more voting extensions and we'll have a results stream that sunday, 3wk from now!
 
 
182616
Level 31 Chipist
kleeder
 
 
 
post #182616 :: 2024.01.10 11:03am
  
  lasersphaser, cabbage drop and agargara liēkd this
i played teh smw levels too and you can watch my playthroughs here in the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNoJHWBdeL8&list=PLwYS1k2A3k7K8TC-Ftct9nUThuy3poIqP&index=44

i skipped snowdunes entry here because it was too annoying
 
 
182923
Level 29 Chipist
cabbage drop
 
 
 
post #182923 :: 2024.01.16 3:09am
  
  agargara, damifortune and kleeder liēkd this
wanna do vote synclisten stream this Sunday hi noon mountain time 2PM EST! and go day after day same time thru at least the music formats
 
 
183362
Level 29 Chipist
cabbage drop
 
 
 
post #183362 :: 2024.01.23 11:38pm
  
  agargara and damifortune liēkd this
first two parts bunkered and date-stamped by format on YouTube; 1
and 2
! may start early for Wed Jan 24 stream; relaxed pace for visual, coding, and gaming formats; mb make way for an XHB or two, and do Advent day 24 on Jan 25 hi noon mountain 2PM EST for the grand finale
 
 
183447
Level 28 XHBist
Tex
 
 
 
post #183447 :: 2024.01.25 4:51am
  
  cabbage drop, lasersphaser, agargara and damifortune liēkd this
Some fun bitpacks in this. Makes me wish I participated at least a little more. But had fun voting on everything. Lots of new faves. Was wowed by what people were capable of with these formats.

GG everyone! And congrats to kleeder and damifortune for hosting the longest boi
 
 
183488
Level 29 Chipist
cabbage drop
 
 
 
post #183488 :: 2024.01.25 8:19pm
  
  ArchiButtsqueak, puke7, agargara, sean, kilowatt64 and damifortune liēkd this
made it thru all 441 emtries! here's the bulk playlist
and here's parts 3-1
, 3-2
, 4-1
, 4-2
, and 5
 
 
183491
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #183491 :: 2024.01.25 8:57pm :: edit 2024.01.25 8:57pm
  
  agargara and cabbage drop liēkd this
thank you so much for doing these cabbage! i enjoyed tuning in where i could! your enthusiasm is wonderful
 
 
183521
Level 27 Chipist
agargara
 
 
 
post #183521 :: 2024.01.26 8:33am
  
  cabbage drop and damifortune liēkd this
thanks cabbage drop, I enjoyed watching a lot of the recordings. agree with dami, love your enthusiasm and you have a great "radio voice"!
 
 
183538
Level 29 Hostist
puke7
 
 
 
post #183538 :: 2024.01.26 3:10pm
  
  Titan of Plasma, agargara and cabbage drop liēkd this
one week extension on vortings!
 
 
183541
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #183541 :: 2024.01.26 3:25pm
  
  agargara and cabbage drop liēkd this
plz vortings! would really love to see every format above 15 votes

joint result stream from me and kleeder next weekend! top 3 every format
 
 
183905
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #183905 :: 2024.02.03 12:12pm
  
  agargara, cabbage drop and kleeder liēkd this
RESUTLS STREAM tomorrow 3pm eastern noon botb time (right when voting ends) !!!! be therewave or be squarewave
 
 
183912
Level 29 Hostist
puke7
 
 
 
post #183912 :: 2024.02.03 4:00pm
  
  agargara, damifortune and cabbage drop liēkd this
oh wow I scheduled the thing ahead of time for a change

https://youtube.com/live/xc8oy0tBmHI?feature=share
 
 
184073
Level 31 Chipist
damifortune
 
 
 
post #184073 :: 2024.02.05 6:44am :: edit 2024.02.10 10:03am
  
  kilowatt64, Titan of Plasma, agargara, Frag, roz, Arcane Toaster and cabbage drop liēkd this
thank you everyone for making this such a successful and memorable battle :')

thanks kleeder for having me on as co-host, and puke for making everything run super smoothly!

and thank you to all the lovely people who entered and/or voted. so much awesome art was created here

see you next year 🫡

final stream results pic


Average Score: 23.617
 
 

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