[LAA] [ANN] Open Source Music FM Synthesizer Challenge starts September 15th, 2018

Calling out to all musicians and Open Source aficionados! Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne [1] proudly presents: The OPEN SOURCE MUSIC FM SYNTHESIZER CHALLENGE https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/ What: Install one or several of the Open Source FM Synthesizers we selected [2], make an awesome track using only these synthesizers as sound sources, upload [3] it to archive.org under a Creative Commons license and submit it [4] into the competition. When: The competition starts on *September 15th, 2018* and runs for one month until the end of *October 14th, 2018*. Who: *Everybody* (i.e. every natural person) can enter the competition. All selected synthesizers are Free Software [5] and getting started with music production using Open Source software [6] is easy and free to everyone! Winning: The winner of the competition is selected by *public vote* [7]. Voting starts on *October 15th, 2018* and is open for *ten days*. The entry receiving the most points wins and will be presented at the second *Sonoj Convention* [8] in Cologne on the weekend of October 27th/28th. Second and third places will be awarded as well. The winners will only receive fame and glory, but the community as a whole also wins! Before you enter the competition, be sure to check out the detailed rules [9]! Please share this announcement to all interested parties. If you wish to sponsor prices for the competition winners, please contact the organizer! *Let's make some awesome music using Open Source FM Synthesizers!* Christopher Arndt Open Source Audio Meeting Cologne https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/ fmchallenge(a)osamc.de [1] https://osamc.de/ [2] https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/fmsynths/ [3] https://archive.org/create/ [4] https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/submit/ [5] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html [6] https://libremusicproduction.com/ [7] https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/vote/ [8] https://sonoj.org/ [9] https://fmchallenge.osamc.de/rules/