This is an informational document for our production and release format called "Impulse Response". The only requirement for participation is joining our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/aAYkekAy). ### Step 1: Producing the Impulse Impulse giver: - Set yourself a timer of up to 1 hour - You decide if you start with a template, empty project, hardware, etc. - You produce as much as you can in 1 hour - Render out stems and upload them to our shared storage as a **single zip file** via https://k00.fr/obdbk7sk - Please name the stems after the following scheme: - artist-name_key_BPM_discord-name - e.g. Tripstoph_a-min_135BPM_tripstoph - Create a new post in the channel "impulse-response" - Post that you have uploaded stems - Specify with which kind of distribution you'd be okay: - Soundcloud only - All Platforms (split pay) - You can drop an mp3 of the full stems to give people and easy way to listen to them on Discord If you are unsure if your stems are good enough, post an mp3 to "1-hour-challenge" and ask for feedback! ### **Step 2: Creating a full track as a Response** Response giver: - visit the "impulse-response" Discord and listen to stems - if you like some, comment in the thread so the impulse giver knows you'll start working on it! - At this step you two should discuss how mastering is done/who pays for it - Download the stems from our file storage: https://k00.fr/k2hd1prw - Set yourself a timer of up to 4 hours - Render what you have afterwards and send it for feedback to the impulse giver (and possibly our music feedback channel) - Improve the track until both are happy - -> send the track off to mastering ### **Step 3: Self-Releasing the track** For your first release as part of the impulse response project please message @tripstoph on Discord to claim your three digit tag (e.g. TRI). Name the release after the following scheme: ``` [IRTRITES01] Track Name Broken down: - [] -> Squared brackets around - IR -> for impulse response - TRI -> impulse artist three digit tag - TES -> response artist three digit tag - 01 -> number of your collaborations in this combination Add the name of the track after the brackets. ``` The brackets and three digit system ensure that people can find tracks belonging to this format on across all platforms. Crediting: - Both producing (impulse and response) artists are listed as producer - Credit the mastering engineer Cover art: - We hope that people from the discord will start supplying templates we can then add our artist names to and use as release art Selling the tracks: - Both artists can sell the track via their Bandcamp/Subvert/etc. - Both artists hold equal commercial rights ### And now: repeat