Promo/Plasma Mobile Audio Competition

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Submit your audio collections to ...

Read everything on this page very carefully before entering your submission.

Rules

The deadline for submissions is ...
Audio for system events must be original and created specifically for the contest.
Ringtone and alarm sounds don't need to be made specifically for the contest, however, they must still follow all the rules to be accepted.
The sounds must be produced in LMMS. Additionally, you may also use any other program for mastering and post-processing the final files. If you use another program for modifying the final sounds, you should also include a text file in the source folder describing what modifications you made.
Ringtones and alarm sounds with reverb/echo at the end should include at least one loop.
Your audio collection must be released to KDE under a copyleft license (CC-BY, CC-BY-SA), or released into the public domain or equivalent (CC0).
Even if your work does not win, your submission or parts of it may still be used to promote KDE's software and in future KDE software releases.
You can submit up to 1 sound for each system event, and at least one ringtone and one alarm sound.
Sound files must be in WAV/PCM 48kHz, 8 or 16bits, and OGG/Vorbis I format accompanied by the LMMS source files and resources, using the licenses specified in item number 6.
Final sound files must be normalized [normalized to what volume? We need to check this].
You may only use synthesis instruments or CC0 samples (please note not all samples in LMMS are CC0 licensed). If you send a preexisting sound, please make sure all samples used are copyright free.
The preview for audio can be hosted by any third-party service such as Soundcloud or YouTube.
Final resources, which includes final sounds in .wav/.oga + LMMS source files + .xpf synthesizer presets (if available) + text file with modifications made to sounds by third-party software (if applicable) must be made available for download from a storage (FTP or similar) or cloud service.
Your entry must be available for listening until the end of the judging process. If not, your entry will be disqualified.
The organizers will disqualify and erase any entry that is racist, sexist, demeaning or inappropriate in any way.
The organizers will disqualify and erase any entry that is copied from elsewhere with no or minimum changes or violates third parties' copyrights.
Disqualifications and deletions are final and cannot be recurred.
We reserve our right to delay or cancel the competition at any time.

Process

A jury made up of members of KDE's [groups form which judges will be chosen from] will judge the audio collections. At the end of the submission phase, three finalists per category will be selected for the second round.

The second round will last one week, during which the judges might ask to tweak some aspects of the sounds to make them more suitable for Plasma. At the end of that week, the winning collection will be selected.

Judges will select 1 collection of sounds for system events and at least 3 ringtones and 3 alarm sounds.

Prizes

The physical prizes will consist of a bundle of KDE Goodies, including stickers, apparel, and other goodies.

[EXAMPLES ONLY👇]

A KDE baseball cap
A plush Tux
KDE stickers
A frozen glass coffee mug

The winner artist will also be promoted on KDE social media channels if desired.

Disclaimer: We will do our best to get the prize to you, but please note KDE can't take responsibility if damage or any other problems occur to prizes during shipping.

List of Sounds

This section lists what sounds you need to send:

Sound when pressing normal key in virtual keyboard
Sound when pressing modifier key (like shift) in virtual keyboard
Oxygen-Im-Nudge.ogg (Used in Spacebar)
Oxygen-Im-Phone-Ring.ogg - phone-incoming-call (Used in Plasma Dialer)

At least one ringtone

At least one alarm sound

General Recommendations

These are not required for participating, but still highly recommended:

We recommend making very short sounds for system events (<1 to 2 seconds).
Make small loops of music for ringtones and alarms.
For alarm sounds, avoid simple alarm beeps.

Help and Feedback

You can ask the Promo and Plasma team for help and feedback any time during the competition! Just join the the Promo and Plasma channels on Matrix and ask away.

Current Entries

Start here!