Sound wrote:

How about me?

Sound wrote:

I'm kind of ...shy.

Haneii wrote:

Sweagen wrote:

I just joined up for this site... can I be in the contest??

I'm an okay singer but I'm still learning and finding out what the good songs on Osu! are...

Of course you can participate. AND WELCOME TO OSU!

Haneii wrote:

Add list?

meronmyon wrote:

I want to join, but my microphone doesn't work and I'm too lazy to buy a new one. D:

ouranhshc wrote:

if you only want 1 person left for the final week. you will have to have a multiple of 3 + 1

Sound wrote:

Yes because nobody is in the house atm.

Haneii wrote:

ouranhshc wrote:

if you only want 1 person left for the final week. you will have to have a multiple of 3 + 1

Oops. Thanks I forgot. I’ll change it to 21

awp wrote:

Also, one person left for the final week makes no sense. Your options are: 4 people left for the final week, and the bottom 3 are dropped, thus declaring the winner, or 3 people left, and the process is the same; whoever gets the most votes wins

awp wrote:

If you want this to have any sort of balance you should pick a small handful of (hopefully unbiased within reason) people to judge, and these people should not be told who they are judging (ie they get the sound clip, they get the track info, but not who is submitting it). A popularity contest and a judged competition are at odds. Unlike NATIONALITY Idol the audience here is so limited that it takes little more than a submission by someone with a lot of contacts to go forward

Powerdrone311 wrote:

Can I be a judge?!? =D

Death_the_kid wrote:

O_o I thought I already signed up to Judge.......

Danny9513 wrote:

Yo dude, i think ur allright with the timezone... Just use yours ;-)
People have a week to vote, so that should be enough ^_^

hope it helped !

Hyguys123123132 wrote:

Cool but my voice is stupid , i sing like an kid

Haneii wrote:

how do you feel about me putting all the mp3s to play in one video? (nothing fancy. most likely a black bg with your name in the centre when your song is playing). I could then upload it to youtube (unlisted- meaning it won't show up on youtube's listing and the only way to access it is to have the the direct link, which I shall post on the thread.) After the contest is over I shall take down the vids. This is just an alternative to posting each mp3 on the thread for download.

Agent Spin Here wrote:

Perhaps have the judges pick some people to go up for voting and then people vote on who out of them should stay?

Todesengal wrote:

I think any judge you pick will be able to pick out mine and jarjar's voice easy :B

Todesengal wrote:

I don't think voting would work; somehow I don't see voting working out too well, it's too clumsy on a forum.

Agent Spin Here wrote:

I sent you my entry~

Todesengal wrote:

I don't think voting would work; somehow I don't see voting working out too well, it's too clumsy on a forum. I say just leave it to the judges and hope they're not like Blazevoir

/badumtish

• - Judges will receive an excel chart with a list of contestant numbers (they won't know the names yet), categories to judge them on (still working on those. currently taking suggestions ), and all the .mp3 clips (once again nameless, mp3 number shall match the number on the chart).
  
  - Judges will them listen to the voice clips and for each category give the contestant a score from 1-10. Judges will have 72 hours to fill in the charts and return them.
  
  - Scores from all 4 judges will then be added to give each contestant a final score. This final document will have their names on it. At this point I shall post the video of all the clips on the thread and everyone can watch..er listen to them.
  
  -Judges will decide on a day/time where they can all get together (locked match in multiplayer) and make a final decision (?). At this point they will have recieved the final document with all the names and scores. Of course those with high scores move on...etc...but in the case of matching scores, judges will discuss who should be eliminated and who should stay.

Haneii wrote:

- Should the judges decide everything? No voting
- Judges have the final decision but they will take votes into consideration? (helpful in the case of matching scores?)
- Final week - only voting?
- [insert your suggestion here.....Indeed, I threw your own suggestion at you before you could even come up with/ suggest it]
- Should this list be a poll?

Powerdrone311 wrote:

Just as a quick question...

As judges, are we supposed to choose seriously the BEST singer? =P

• Voice
  Entertainment Value
  ............anyone have any suggestions?

animask wrote:

@ above post

I suggest

Smoothness (Clear Voice etc.)
Timing
Creativity (Pitch/Note variation)

I also suggest you avoid judging based on...

BGM quality
Disliked voice
Song Choice (how the song sounds instead of the singer)

animask wrote:

@ above post

I suggest

Smoothness (Clear Voice etc.) thanks, this shall go under voice.
Timing Don't you think that's a bit too technical?
Creativity (Pitch/Note variation) I really like this one. Thanks

I also suggest you avoid judging based on... I also like that you suggested what judges shouldn't be base their scores on

BGM quality I guess, but within reason
Disliked voice
Song Choice (how the song sounds instead of the singer) Definitely

Haneii wrote:

animask wrote:

@ above post

I suggest

Timing Don't you think that's a bit too technical?

Ekaru wrote:

If you can tell with the naked ear at 100% speed that they're off with virtually no doubt for a significant portion of the song without comparing to the original version of the song. That's a pretty big margin for error if you think about it.

• Voice: The quality of the performer's voice. Did they sing clearly? Could you understand the lyrics (annunciation)? Did their voice flow? Was the performer on key?
  Entertainment Value: How you enjoyed the performance. Think about song choice, how it was performed, did it make you feel an emotion?
  Creativity: Specifics about the performance. Did the performer "make the song their own"? Did the performer take risks (and did they work ;D )?
  Timing: If timing is off then they should be deducted points for that.
  (note: not “you can tell if you slow it down” off or “1/100 of a second” off. Refers to when you can tell, with the naked ear, at 100% speed that they're off with virtually no doubt for a significant portion of the song without comparing to the original version. That's a pretty big margin for error if you think about it.)
  Overall: Sum of all scores from all four categories

animask wrote:

I also suggest you avoid judging based on...
BGM quality
Disliked voice
Song Choice (how the song sounds instead of the singer)

Haneii wrote:

silly dtk- there are unlimited slots

KoromoAmae wrote:

I think that creativity and entertainment value should be rolled into one category because they're subjective and difficult to gauge accurately, while voice should be split into pitch accuracy and enunciation clarity to give more objective measures and keep the number of categories at 4.

Agent Spin Here wrote:

I thought this was a singing contest not a composing contest... How are we supposed to be creative, just bastardise the song?

Agent Spin Here wrote:

Timing also is impossible when audacity decides to fuck up your timing even when you sing in time to the instrumental.

Ekaru wrote:

Timing is one of the biggest parts of singing, it's like half of what creates the melody (the rest being the singer's voice singing to the correct pitch). Without correct the melody can be horrendous. If you can tell that their timing is off then they should be deducted points for that.

And I don't mean 'you can tell if you slow it down' off or '1/100 of a second' off, I mean if you can tell with the naked ear at 100% speed that they're off with virtually no doubt for a significant portion of the song without comparing to the original version of the song. That's a pretty big margin for error if you think about it.

JarJarJacob wrote:

I think it would be best to not judge like that at all. Each judge should arrange their votes on their entries from best to worst.

Haneii wrote:

There are 20+ contestants for the first round. Don't you think it'll be a little difficult for them to list/arrange entries from best to worst?

Todesengal wrote:

the first two aren't being creative, that's just making sure you don't ruin the song. A lot of the time your voice will naturally do that (or try to fall in the range you need to sing). The third's just whatevvv

animask wrote:

Creativity could also mean...

1 ) Changing the notes in the song to fit your voice.
2 ) This could also mean changing the lyrics a little
3 ) Any vocal additions can also be added to improve ( sometimes ruin ) the song
You don't have to absolutely change the song but just sing it in a way that only your voice can achieve.
A.K.A Singing Style

Haneii wrote:

Plus what if the judges don't know the original song. They wouldn't really know if you we're being creative or not

JarJarJacob wrote:

No, I think it's better to do it like that. Giving someone a 7 out of 10 would mean something different to every judge, in a way, you know what I mean? Just seems more reliable to do it like this so votes are all weighted the same.

Death_the_kid wrote:

Why don't we do it like American idol >.<

Powerdrone311 wrote:

For the first round the judges could collectively choose the top 16 (or whatever number) together

rust45 wrote:

I might as well try this.

If I don't cough up an entry (which is what my singing will sound like) just disqualify me.

Danny9513 wrote:

@ That judge top 16 thingy...
What if the judges make their own top 16, wouldnt it be a possibility to use something like a "race" system or whatever its called.
#1 gets 10 points
#2 gets 8 points
#3 gets 9 points etc...

Then the contestents get an amount of points that may differ for each judge. You could simply count all the points the judges have given.
(Sorry if it wasnt too clear xD)

Danny9513 wrote:

@ That judge top 16 thingy...
What if the judges make their own top 16, wouldnt it be a possibility to use something like a "race" system or whatever its called.
#1 gets 10 points
#2 gets 8 points
#3 gets 9 points etc...

Then the contestents get an amount of points that may differ for each judge. You could simply count all the points the judges have given.
(Sorry if it wasnt too clear xD)

Ekaru wrote:

I dislike my microphone. It is a piece of crap. Therefore I withdraw.

Haneii wrote:

Danny, can you ( or anyone else ) further explain this. I'm not too sure I get it yet.

Haneii wrote:

Thanks KoromoAmae ^_^. Seems like a good plan.

Here's what we have so far:

Judges choose their top (for instance) 15. And from their lists we add up all the scores and take the top 15.


Is this okay with everyone?

Poll wrote:

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Haneii wrote:

Thanks KoromoAmae ^_^. Seems like a good plan.

Here's what we have so far:

Judges choose their top (for instance) 15. And from their lists we add up all the scores and take the top 15.


Is this okay with everyone?

Harris73 wrote:

Perhaps you just made it a million years into the future and that screwed it? Whenever positive numbers get too big, they become negative.

Haneii wrote:

Thanks KoromoAmae ^_^. Seems like a good plan.

Here's what we have so far:

Judges choose their top (for instance) 15. And from their lists we add up all the scores and take the top 15.


Is this okay with everyone?

animask wrote:

btw I don't really agree with elimination.

If someone fails the first round they don't get to participate anymore and that wouldn't be very fun.
If everyone accumulates a score they could get a ranking at the end instead.

loser101 wrote:

Hyguys123123132 wrote:

Cool but my voice is stupid , i sing like an kid

It's ok just sing
if anyone laffs at least you tried
right

Hyguys123123132 wrote:

okay so sign me up

Hyguys123123132 wrote:

okay so sign me up

Pyro Jack wrote:

Hyguys123123132 wrote:

okay so sign me up

REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

you didn't saw this, Hyguys?