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This is the BotB Advent Calendar. Twenty-four 24HBs for the 24 days leading up to Christmas. Each day has its own format and bitpack, then a new one takes its place on the next day!
Formats and bitpack change at midnight (PST time zone). Be sure to check each day for formats you're interested in, and read the bitpack! Advent Calendar is also a great opportunity to try something new, you've got a whole day to figure out a format! Maybe some of you will even enter every day, and join the Hall of Completionists...
You can read more about this series here.
Also check out the previous battles:
- Advent Calendar 2023
- Advent Calendar 2022
- Advent Calendar 2021
- Advent Calendar 2020
This is basically a timezone-friendly XHB :D
That means that the average time you should put into an entry is 1 to 4 hours. You can obviously work a lot longer on your track if you want, but don't think you're forced to do this. The usual XHB rules apply: Your entry should be made within the day, please don't submit tracks you finished earlier, follow the rules or use the provided samples, depending on the bitpack type.
- snowyness • decorativity • yum factor • adventism • candlelight in pants
- Follow the bitpack rules - each format has a bitpack
- Day 24 is an exception from the "no cover rule" below
- Please don't submit stuff you made earlier (before the battle)
- All registered users of BotB may vote.
- All tunes will be rendered to MP3 for voting accessibility.
- No covers allowed, only original works.
- Entries that have been previously publicly released are not allowed.
- While generative processes are permitted if designed by the entrant, they should never be used as a substitute for putting real human effort into your entries on BotB.
- For direct communication join us on IRC!! irc.esper.net #botb :D/
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_24.txt
649 bytes with this they beganBeing a general use Mixist format, anything that can record, compose, arrange, and mix music and/or sound from scratch, free and paid, will do for this format. Anything that isn't audio is off limits. Additional bit pack rules may apply. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
30 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_23.txt
173 bytes with this they began
Submitted entries may only use images from the provided bitpack
Take an original image or group of original images and manipulate into something new. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
28 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_22.txt
328 bytes with this they beganMIDI file written for the Roland SC-55, an iconic Sound Canvas module from 1991 and the first to incorporate the then-new General MIDI standard. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
26 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_21.mptm
4.8mb with this they beganTracker Module file made with OpenMPT. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
34 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_20.txt
495 bytes with this they began
Tracker module made with Famitracker or a Famitracker-Fork, e.g. 0CC, j0CC, Dn and whatever else is out there. Make sure to leave a note in the description about which fork was used. Entry should be able to load in that version.
Render has to be taken from the tracker, not the exported file. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
30 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_19.txt
483 bytes with this they begantime based write log to various primitive audio chips :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
26 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_18.txt
389 bytes with this they beganTracker file made for setrodox's ohc machine "PandaTracker" :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
22 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_17.txt
343 bytes with this they began
A drawing made digitally or a photo/scan.
If you wanna submit pixelart etc, check the other visual-formats. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
32 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_16.txt
216 bytes with this they beganMusic made for YM2203 Mono or YM2608 Stereo :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
19 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_15.xrns
4.2mb with this they began
Entry made using Renoise. DSP effects only
download
files no larger than 25mb :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 25mb
23 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_14.txt
284 bytes with this they beganThe cover art format. Must be a square image. Accepted dimensions are between 100px and 600px :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 750kb
33 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_13.txt
224 bytes with this they beganProject file made in Little Sound Dj, a hardware tracker for the GameBoy created by Johan Kotlinski in 2000. Indicate the version used along with your submission to ensure accurate playback! :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
20 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_12.txt
492 bytes with this they beganstand alone modular synth software; https://www.bespokesynth.com/ :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
21 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_11.txt
513 bytes with this they begancustom level(s) for Boom-compatible Doom clones :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
21 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_10.txt
173 bytes with this they began
Sound chip found in both Atari ST & ZX Spectrum as well as Intellivision, Vectrex, MSX, Amstrad CPC, Oric 1, and more.
Submission should be able to play back on real hardware (or in an emulator)! :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
40 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_9.txt
310 bytes with this they beganfree open source musical score notation software; website :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
28 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_8.txt
156 bytes with this they beganA broadcast standard for displaying text and low-resolution graphics on TVs. Level 1 or 1.5 only! :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
24 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_7.txt
275 bytes with this they beganTIC-80 is a fantasy computer for making, playing and sharing tiny games. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
24 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_6.it
122.4kb with this they began
Tracker Module file made by using samples!
files no larger than 65,536 bytes :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 64kb
41 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_5.txt
388 bytes with this they beganStandardized ISO 32000 which includes text formatting and images with specific presentation across platforms. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
35 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_4.png
442.3kb with this they began
Music made for the HuC6280 chip, featured in the PC-Engine / TurboGrafx16.
Submission should be able to play back on real hardware (or in an emulator)! :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
30 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_3.txt
287 bytes with this they beganAn online sequencer with a selection of instruments and meme sounds. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
42 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_2.txt
328 bytes with this they beganan original photograph created using a device with a lens known as a camera :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
47 entries submitted :: view entries
BotB_Advent_Calendar_2024_Day_1.txt
373 bytes with this they beganBeing a general use Mixist format, anything that can record, compose, arrange, and mix music and/or sound from scratch, free and paid, will do for this format. Anything that isn't audio is off limits. Additional bit pack rules may apply. :: read lyceum article
Maximum File Size :: 12.5mb
36 entries submitted :: view entries :: listen entries
