8 * GPL v2 compatible _(for more information see our [[legal]] page)_
10 * Preferably with matching ending and beginnig _(so the song can loop smoothly)_
16 While we don't want to tie us to a specific genre, the music must match the visuals of the game. As it is being discussed on "this thread":http://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=81 seems that we are about to use a futuristic ambient for the game, so its more than likely that the kind of music that we want will fit within the Electronic genre.
20 Currently most contributions come in the format of a regular cd track, that is 3, 4 or 5 minutes long. This is currently an issue because the duration of most matches is about 15-20 minutes, that means that one listens to the very same track many times in row, which is kind of boring. For this reason we would like to have longer tracks, as long as this is possible for artists. However tracks longer than 10 or 15 minutes are not advisable as that will increase dramatically the size of the release package. Note that this is a file size size constraint, not a duration one, tracks that are more easily compressed can have a longer duration.
22 h3. Matching start and ending
24 In spite of having longer tracks its more than likely that a track gets played at two or more times during a match, for this is important that the end and beginning of the track can be matched without disruptions, giving a sense of continuity.
28 As this game is extremely fast we don't want to have overly complex tracks at the point of being distracting or that one can't even understand while playing (e.g. a mad breakbeat tune)
32 Furthermore this game is based a lot on listening, as a way to know if a shot hit or not, or if there is someone nearby picking up items, etc. For this reason we want to avoid abrupt variations in the volume of tracks and/or the abuse of very high pitched sounds.
36 Electronica, Drum and bass, House, Jungle, 8 bit, Fake bit, Techno, Hybrid, ambient, Experimental
41 ** Intense, Trippy, Energetic, Cerebral, Hypnotic, Playful, Ominous, Ambitious, Fast
43 ** Dramatic, Complex, Clinical, Visceral
47 Following tracks could be taken as a reference of the style that we want
49 "Forgotten Tides":http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/145959
50 "Foregone Destruction":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNrI6N2jQCk&feature=related
51 "Skyward Fire":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bFUNKg0mzg&feature=related
52 "Botpack 9":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gwdsQDwAb8&feature=related
53 "Stairs":http://blkrbt.googlepages.com/stairs.ogg
54 "Rabble Rouser":http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki71pm8yDKI&hd=1
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61 ** OpenMPT http://www.lpchip.com/modplug
62 ** LMMS http://www.lmms.sourceforge.net
63 ** Ardour http://www.ardour.org
64 ** Rosegarden http://www.rosegardenmusic.com/
65 ** http://linux-sound.org/