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Sounds of Sandbox - Singing Contest

JohnMiller
over 5 years

Round 4: Rock

Accepting votes and critiques.

Theme schedule:

  1. ROUND 1, Feb 17-27: Musicals and Theme Songs
  2. ROUND 2, Mar 4-13: Pop
  3. ROUND 3, Mar 18-27: Songs with Names/Places in the Title
  4. ROUND 4, April 1-10: Rock
  5. ROUND 5, April 15-24: Meme Songs

Did you enjoy Time to Shine and EM Idol? Well, here's a brand new singing competition with a twist: this time, YOU are on our panel of judges.

In this contest, players will sing their way through five themed rounds, earning points for performing well and for giving feedback to their fellow competitors. At the end of the season, 12 outstanding tracks from throughout the season will be selected for inclusion on the "Soundtrack of Sandbox” compilation mixtape showcasing the absolute best of our community.

The comp will be five rounds long. Each round will take approximately two weeks.

Anyone Can Enter; Anyone Can Win

Missed the pregame? No big deal. Players in Sounds of Sandbox can jump into the competition in any of the five rounds of competition. Don't normally hang in Sandbox? Now's your chance to make an impression.

Wildcards

Feel like a theme isn't letting you show your stuff? Submit a wildcard entry! Twice in a game, a player may submit a second entry in any genre of the player's choice. Perfect for those trickier rounds, or for when you want to REALLY show off.

A Brand-new Judging and Feedback System

In Sounds of Sandbox, YOU are the judge. YOU are giving that sweet, glorious feedback that your co-competitors so crave. And YOU help determine the winners.

Players earn points not only for submitting entries and winning rounds--they also earn points for giving each other feedback.

At the end of the game the three players with the most points win the right to curate the SOUNDTRACK OF SANDBOX.

The Soundtrack of Sandbox

At the end of the game, 12 entries from throughout the season will be selected. These 12 tracks will be immortalized in Sandbox history with praise and eternal glory. Will YOUR track make the cut?

Complete rules can be seen HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QTD3KAUXBzMcC1m6rFud8lMj6BPKOTgZMujF4wA51QU/edit?usp=sharing

SteelixMega
about 5 years

Shwartz99 says


coolkidrox123 says

ill do this soon i swear ive just have 2 assingments due by monday


hate to tell you this but its due monday not do monday


lmao gotem.
Shwartz99
about 5 years

coolkidrox123 says

ill do this soon i swear ive just have 2 assingments due by monday


hate to tell you this but its due monday not do monday
rigby
about 5 years
AN HOUR? UM IN THE PM YOUY SAID..."We’ll take critiques and votes until March 31 at 11:59 PM PST. Thanks for your participation!" I DIDNT VOTE YET HOLD ON
Musume
about 5 years
poor Luis
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Hey. So as Steelix noticed, there was a major boo-boo on the voting form, and Luis4rod was left off of the list. This was my bad and I want to apologize to Luis and the rest of the cast cause it could have skewed the results. Luis and I have privately talked about the most fair way to make up for it, and we've just decided to go forward. In the future if there's a major error like that don't hesitate to let us know about it.

Results coming within an hour or two hopefully
coolkidrox123
about 5 years
ill do this soon i swear ive just have 2 assingments due by monday
Jobe
about 5 years
Hai musume
Musume
about 5 years
hello?
SteelixMega
about 5 years
Is it me or anything or am I not able to vote for Luis?
Jobe
about 5 years
So I get 3 points this round: 1 for regular and 2 for wildcard.
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Wildcard entry: 2 points, but not eligible to be voted on. Limit 2 per game

Normal themed entry: 1 point, plus 3/2.5/2 points if it comes in the top three

So playing a wildcard is "safer", but a well-done themed entry has potential to earn more points
Musume
about 5 years
how do points work with wildcards?
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Jake wanted to use it as a wildcard, so it’ll count as a wildcard submission
Jobe
about 5 years

Jake431 says

Can't Help Falling In Love With You - Elvis Presley [Sung By Moldyches]

https://instaud.io/3q5I

I wasn't sure whether I'd do this or not cx
I would like to put myself in, and this will be my wildcard.

I can't sing pop for the life of me -.- but enjoy! (I know I don't sound 16 XD)

Jobe
about 5 years
Umm hosts I think you didn't notice Jake431's masterpiece
zarfot
about 5 years
I've decided to skip this round, but I'll try to leave comments on all entries. Hopefully next round I'll have enough time to submit something!
JohnMiller
about 5 years
If you have a late entry, just post it in this thread. As long as you get it in by Thursday at 11:59 PST, we'll count it. Do note that we have opened voting so it's better to get them in sooner rather than later!

Also all Wildcard entries will receive an automatic 2 points just for submission. It is NOT necessary to critique wildcards for bonus points, but I'm sure any critiques will be welcomed if you choose to do so.
JohnMiller
about 5 years
Round 2 entries are (mostly) in! There still are one or two who have submitted interest in a late entry--we'll add them to the form as soon as they get it in, hopefully by tonight.

1) First, give the entries a listen HERE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N_U21b_uCd5MKaBhbVHpAdsKqPHh8DTz5C1NqC6-vcI/edit#gid=1157325310

2) Critiquing. Critiques can be submitted HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/gQtO0SBD0n1nfxTt1

Each participant will be randomly assigned three other entries via PM. If a player submit critiques for all three entries assigned, they can gain a bonus point.

Please consider submitting critiques for as many as you're able--the more critiques we receive, the more fun the competition will be. Anybody who critiques ALL entries (except their own, if applicable) will receive two extra points instead of one.

And of course, critiques are welcome from everybody--whether you've submitted an entry so far or not.

3) Voting. Cast your vote for your three favorites here: https://goo.gl/forms/QkQr65RvhYNFA64k1

The three round winners will receive bonus points: first place will receive 3 extra points; 2nd place will receive 2.5, and 3rd place will receive 2 extra points. In addition, the top winner will have their song placed on the Sandbox Lobby wall for a week and will have a snipped of their song animated.
Jake431
about 5 years
omgomg im gonna lose points D:

ill do it right now

wait a second. LUIS I NEED THE LINK
rigby
about 5 years

Jake431 says

Where do we post critiques?!


idk if its the same for this round but last round the hosts pm'd everyone with a link to a critiquing form ^__^
Jake431
about 5 years
Where do we post critiques?!
Musume
about 5 years
omg so my grandma restarted the computer and it deleted my recording and im sorry this was thrown together last minute

First Love by Utada Hikaru https://vocaroo.com/i/s1rWWQ3yrcao
luis4rod
about 5 years

Jobe says

Holy cr*p.

Original: Thnks fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy

Thnks fr th Mmrs

Wildcard: The Sound of Change by Dirty Heads

The Sound of Change




oh URL links are wrong, here are the links for people:

Original: Thnks fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy
https://instaud.io/3q7y

Wildcard: The Sound of Change by Dirty Heads
https://instaud.io/3q7x
luis4rod
about 5 years
I should really stop leaving this for the last minute but oh well.

Unwell - Matchbox Twenty

https://soundcloud.com/user-906026349/unwell-cover/s-ARnUv

Edit: I just realized i should have cut the intro but it's too late now oops
Jobe
about 5 years
Next time I will be sure to actually use my voice.

I was thinking either Hey there Delilah by PWTs or Cleopatra by the Lumineers for the next round.