Two samples (one to use in the production and one to use as a transition sound at the beginning and end of the track), one minute of time to fill at a given BPM, and one week to finish the track. At the end of the week, all the songs are spliced into one giant mixtape and released to show the accomplishments.
That's the main concept behind the Team Supreme
Beat Cypher. I think we should start one on here. Knowledge is only useful when it's put into practice, and the best way to practice is to engage in friendly competition.
Just look at how Team Supreme did it.The rules would be simple:
Every Sunday, two samples are posted along with a specific tempo. Post in the thread to say you're joining the cypher, then download the samples. Commit to a minimum of 1 hour per day where all you are doing is trying to finish the track.
You can make whatever kind of song you want, and bring in whatever extras you want, but you are required to 1. Use the transition sample at the start and end of your project, 2. feature the second sample in your track in some way (don't just slap it in before the drop and call it a day), and 3. stick to the BPM provided.
Use the transition On Saturday, everyone submits their track and one person curates them into one long project, and posts the finished product so we can see who did the best. Then two new samples and a new BPM are chosen, and the cycle starts anew.
So, who's in? We can start on the 5th.