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by admin — last modified 2008-10-01 14:51

PRIZES

IK Multimedia

Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle

AmpliTube
Ampeg SVX
AmpliTube Jimi Henrdrix
AmpliTube Metal
 Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle
by IK Multimedia

Drummerheads
RiffWorks InstantDrummer Sessions by Drummerheads

Listen to 74 fantastic songs entered in the latest RiffRumble™!
Votes are in and winners will be announced by October 8th.

Listen to the RiffRumble 12 podcast of all the entries.

RiffRumble 12 is hosted by Sonoma Wire Works, developers of RiffWorks recording software and RiffWorld.com online collaboration and song posting community. Sponsors for this round are IK Multimedia with the ultimate collection of guitar and bass gear models, and Drummerheads drum content company!

About the Prizes

First Prize (Contestants' Choice): Up to 4 musicians who use RiffWorks to create the song that wins first prize will each receive an IK Multimedia Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle (Download) Value $599 per bundle

IK Multimedia's New Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle delivers the ultimate collection of famous, collectible guitar and bass gear. Mix and match from a massive selection of gear models, inside a single interface! The Total Guitar & Bass Gear Bundle includes:

A dream collection of models based on classic amplifiers, from a 1950’s Supro® combo, ‘60s collectibles like a Marshall® Super Lead 100 and ‘66 Fender® Bassman®, 70’s essentials like the Vox® AC-30 and Marshall® 1959 mkII, 90’s classics like the Marshall® JCM 900 and Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®, to modern high-gain classics like the Peavey® 5150™ and Randall® Warhead, along with a dream collection of licensed Ampeg® bass gear, and more!.

Second Prize (Popular Choice): Up to 4 musicians who use RiffWorks to create the song that wins second prize will each receive their choice of 3 RiffWorks InstantDrummer Session Downloads by Drummerheads. Value $9.99 per session

InstantDrummer Sessions by Drummerheads offer a wide range of new drum sounds, styles, variation and intensity for song creation in RiffWorks. Drummerheads offers several popular metal sessions, sessions by Jason McGerr from Death Cab for Cutie, and more.

Submission Rules

  • Log into RiffWorld.com using the same username you use for RiffWorks. Create your membership page if you haven't already. How?
  • Record an original song with RiffWorks:
    • Create a song on your own or
    • Create an "Invite-Only" Collaboration, then invite 1 – 3 musicians worldwide to collaborate with you. How?
    • Participate in as many RiffRumble 12 online collaborations as you would like to (invite-only).
  • No covers please.
  • There is no theme for songs entered in RiffRumble 12.
  • Vocals welcome but not required.
  • No rule against using third party applications with RiffWorks, but you must use RiffWorks to record and/or collaborate online.
  • Any collaborator may submit his/her mix of a collaboration to the Rumble. If you would like only one person to RiffCast the song to RiffRumble 12, then communicate that to your "band mates", but there is no rule against it.
  • Solo songs that have been posted previously to RiffWorld are eligible. Collaborations/RiffLinks that were started before September 10 are not eligible.
  • Songs submitted to previous RiffRumbles are not eligible.
  • When your song is ready to be entered, click the RiffCast button in RiffWorks, click the Station pull-down menu, and select "RiffRumble 12" any time starting September 10 through 23 (23:59). Voting also begins September 10th!
  • Each individual may only RiffCast one entry, but can collaborate in other people's collaborations.
  • Everyone who uses the RiffLink feature in RiffWorks to collaborate, and contributes to a winning entry will win - limit 4 collaborators.
  • Entries may be deleted and re-entered as many times as you'd like until September 23rd (23:59), but Shouts/Votes may be reset to zero.
  • Check this page to be sure your entry appears. If you don't see your song right away, wait 1 hour, and if it doesn't show up please try again. If it still doesn't show up, please contact support because it is not entered correctly. Please don't wait until the last minute.
  • If your song is assigned to Admin instead of your username, it means you have never logged into RiffWorld. Log into RiffWorld with your RiffWorks username, and edit your Musician Profile, then RiffCast your entry again.
  • Entries are placed under Sonoma Wire Works Website Terms of Use.
  • Please be prepared to present the.rws file.
  • Contestants worldwide are eligible.
  • Vote in the Contestants Choice category to be eligible to win (see below).

Voting Rules - Contestants' Choice Category

  • Each contestant (every contributor) votes for their favorite song that they did not contribute to. Vote by emailing the name of the song to marketing@sonomawireworks.com between September 24 and September 30th (23:59). Please vote even if you do not receive an email from marketing. All Contestants (including all collaborators) must vote in this category in order to win either category.

Voting Rules - Popularity Category

  • Public voting is open for 3 weeks! Votes will be accepted as positive 'Shouts' on each song September 10th (00:01 PST) - September 30th (23:59 PST).
  • Invite people to add a "Shout" to your song as soon as it is entered.
  • Negative shouts may be removed.
  • Individuals, including all contestants/participants and the public, may leave one shout per song entry.
  • Voters may be logged in when they leave a comment or leave a comment as a guest. We have ways to see if people vote more than once. Tell people not to vote more than once. If someone votes for a song more than once, that song may become disqualified. Let us know if you notice duplicate votes.
  • Contestants who receive more than one vote per person, or cheer more than once for a song may be disqualified.
  • Voters must vote from their own individual computers.

Winners

Winners will be announced in the RiffRumble Forum and on this page by October 7th.

More

Chat about this RiffRumble with other contestants in the RiffRumble Forums.

Tell a friend about RiffWorks and RiffRumble contests. Click the envelope at the top/right of this page, or click here for more suggestions.

Previous RiffRumble Contests
RiffRumble I, RiffRumble II, RiffRumble III, RiffRumble IV, RiffRumble V, RiffRumble VI, RiffRumble VII, RiffRumble VIII, RiffRumble IX, RiffRumble X, and RiffRumble 11

Entries & Votes are in. You can listen to the songs here. Winners will be announced by October 8th.

RiffRumble 12 Contest & Prize Details.

Chat with contestants in the Forum.

Thanks to the RiffRumble 12 Sponsors:

 IK Multimedia Drummerheads

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