Wibbles Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) Get Bloom Drum Machine Lite free with Beatport's remix competition of "Ray of Light" by Madonna: https://www.beatportal.com/articles/1051209-the-global-remix-challenge-returns-with-madonnas-grammy-winning-ray-of-light A bit better than the normal quality of tracks in these remix competitions. Bloom Drum Machine Lite: https://www.pluginboutique.com/products/14065-Bloom-Drum-Machine-Lite Edited August 29 by Wibbles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 No soup for me! I entered, and confirmed...and got no email...twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locrian Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 5 hours ago, cclarry said: No soup for me! I entered, and confirmed...and got no email...twice Hmm, I received two emails from PB almost immediately. The first one asked my permission to send me the second one, and that one included the discount code and link to the stems. I should mention that -- as was the case for the recent Bloom KSHMR Lite remix contest -- the discount code was not visible in the initial message that was sent to my Yahoo Mail account, so I forwarded it to my Gmail account which then displayed it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclarry Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 54 minutes ago, locrian said: Hmm, I received two emails from PB almost immediately. The first one asked my permission to send me the second one, and that one included the discount code and link to the stems. I should mention that -- as was the case for the recent Bloom KSHMR Lite remix contest -- the discount code was not visible in the initial message that was sent to my Yahoo Mail account, so I forwarded it to my Gmail account which then displayed it properly. It took about 10 minutes..but it finally came through...multiple times...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberwolf Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 I never knew who this song was by but I have always liked the feel and sound...I think I am going to try my hand at it. Unlike the KSHMR wild ride track, though, I have no idea where to go with it yet. That one I immediately heard a soundtrack as soon as I heard the vocals... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 (edited) Entered/uploaded submission for this remix competition yesterday. Still have not had any emails or indication I am entered or not. Sounds kinda flakey tbh. Or its very busy I imagine. I wonder is it enough to have it submitted at labelradar? Deadline was over hour ago 11.59pm pt or 6.59am gmt Edited September 26 by aidan o driscoll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberwolf Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 (edited) I don't think LR sends you emails; I think you have to look at your notifications and messages in your account page there. And there wont' be anything until someone manually sends you one., after they actually listen to it, etc. Personaly, I think that only the people paying for LR will get much of a chance, the freebie accounts get listened to last, if at all, from the way things read in the instructions for the site itself. Edited September 26 by Amberwolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Thanks @Amberwolf - Like I said FLAKEY. Does beatport own labelradar? If not then you would imagine Beatport should have the say as to whether paying LR members get bumped to the top and not much heed paid to the Free people. If it is that way then all there remix challenges are a complete waste of time unless you pay LR. should be an email even to say you are entered subject to review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 (edited) About the stems for this Madonna RAY OF LIGHT competition. We found more flakeyness The vocal line particularly is all over the place BPM wise, it changes throughout. We had to use melodyne pro to sort this out somewhat. I dont know if this was from the original recording back in the day 1998 or what. Edited September 26 by aidan o driscoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrate Audio Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 "Madonna’s cult 1998 album Ray of Light " I would hardly call it a cult album. It was a major release at the time. But one of my fav Madonna albums. Even I own a copy. Where are the stems for ray of light? I would be curious to hear what they sound like. I created an account on Beatport but I see no raw stems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 (edited) 4 hours ago, Nitrate Audio said: "Madonna’s cult 1998 album Ray of Light " I would hardly call it a cult album. It was a major release at the time. But one of my fav Madonna albums. Even I own a copy. Where are the stems for ray of light? I would be curious to hear what they sound like. I created an account on Beatport but I see no raw stems. @Nitrate Audio The competition link is: https://www.labelradar.com/contests/madonnarayoflightglobalremixchallenge/portal STEMS link on the right, I think you have to sign into the competition to get them. BUT the deadline has passed so maybe they wont allow stem download anymore Edited September 26 by aidan o driscoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberwolf Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 AFAIK in all these contests, the stems are only available during the contest time. I didn't end up making a remix (decided that since I know it won't win, and they aren't going to let me post it anywhere, I shouldn't waste my time making music no one will ever be able to hear), but I did play wiht the stems just to see what they were like, and found it itneresting to see all the punch points / etc in the waveforms; you can easily see where each part starts and stops, even if you don't hear it. Regarding notifications / etc., I'd love it if they were better, but AFAICT none of these places is about the user experience, it's all about what they can get out of you. On LR, I submitted a "review" of their site to them when prompted, and gave detailed feedback on many "broken" or inadequate functions, unclear UI design and statements, misleading UI elements, etc., and while their system "thanked" me for the feedback, I can't imagine they care enough to fix any of it (virtually no company does, I am usually shocked when I submit bug reports to companies that then actually act on them in a helpful way--that happens once every few years). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Not out of it yet .. new notification: "Thank you for taking part in the Beatport presents: Madonna Global Remix Contest - "Ray of Light" Contest! The submission period has now ended and the curators will continue reviewing the entries. You'll receive a notification if you make the finalist shortlist (if you haven't already). Best of luck!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberwolf Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 At least you got the notification in a reasonable time. The KSHMR one didn't send me that till days afterward. Then it immediately sent me the notice on the track itself "wasn't interested". Then a while later "just listened to your track for the first time! You've gotten their attention. If they'd like to take further action, they can either shortlist or pass on your track." Then right after that "Thanks so much for participating in the Contest! Unfortunately your track has been reviewed by the contest curators and wasn't selected as a winner this time around. Not to worry though there are always plenty more exciting and valuable Contests to participate in!" So their notifications are delayed for whatever reason, from the actual things that are happening. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan o driscoll Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 @Amberwolf Ill keep ye posted The 80s being a very good time for Madonna I decided to go that route with the "remix" - plenty of distorted overdriven guitar in the chorus. Used UJAM drums - the BM-VICE 80s drum plugin, 4 to the floor with occasional tamberine off beats. We stripped all the EFX off the Maj vocal stem as best we could so I could re effect it with straight forward verb using Echoboy and Raum. With the guitar in the verse I made up 2 new counter lines. Chorus guitar using plenty of whammy and overdrive. So did it this way as a back to the 80s remix, maybe the way it would have been done then, as the track was done in 1998. This rather than the usual "dance2 DJ remix type thing. Not sure if i can post it here, probably not .. However I wonder if people are at Labelradar can they search for an artist and see a comp submission. I am under COLOURTIDE ( www.colourtide.com ) .. Its an originals project since late 80s, same members. Resurgence last 3, 4 years with use of cloud as some members area abroad in US. putting together 12 - 14 new original tracks at the moment. One is at the website above called "GETTIN ON" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amberwolf Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) 11 hours ago, aidan o driscoll said: Not sure if i can post it here, probably not .. However I wonder if people are at Labelradar can they search for an artist and see a comp submission. On your LR page, in "my tracks" there's a tab on the right for "sent to contests". clIck the "chain" icon on the right end of the one you want a link for, and that link takes you to your chosen 20 seconds of the track for public viewing. An example is a link to my KSHMR Wild Ride remix: https://www.labelradar.com/artists/Amberwolf/profile?track=394d9ad7-2796-4226-b3ab-690febbcfa0d BTW, on that remix, I was trying for a soundtrack type (because I prefer doing those, even though no one is ever going to use one for anything); my intent was to change it into a "spy action movie" thing (after having *just* seen Atomic Blonde), and i was changing the lyrics to match but my time ran out to work on it. I really wish I could post it up; the few that listened to it thought it was interesting and worth listening to. (I will eventually build my own vocals for it that are the reworked lyrics to tell my spy movie story isntead, so it wont' have any of the original remix contest parts in it and I can post it up, because I don't want it to just be a bunch of wasted time...I decided that I won't be trying any more remix stuff unless they allow reposting them, in advance, as I have lots and lots of music to make and don't want to waste what little time I have making stuff no one is allowed to hear (even if no one *will* listen, i'd like them to be *able* to). The stuff I really like to do is things like Drywater, Mars and Behind You Lie Many Unseen, and The Last Flight etc. that try to tell a story, or to give a soundtrack to an idea, etc. Edited September 28 by Amberwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy1 Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 On 9/26/2025 at 2:53 AM, aidan o driscoll said: About the stems for this Madonna RAY OF LIGHT competition. We found more flakeyness The vocal line particularly is all over the place BPM wise, it changes throughout. We had to use melodyne pro to sort this out somewhat. I dont know if this was from the original recording back in the day 1998 or what. wouldn't that be the real definition of remix my brain still can't wrap around what a remix is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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