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How To Enter the Art of Sound Contest

How To Enter the Art of Sound Contest
Music is absolutely essential for creativity - it inspires new ideas, helps us to create and build, and provides a soundtrack for life.

That's why we've teamed up with Zalytron, Create Digital Music, and Bleep Labs to bring you the Art of Sound Contest. Show us something amazing and music-related, and win an awesome set of hand-built custom speakers or a musical instrument kit!

This contest is open to any project that creates something beautiful with or around sound. Whether you're into homemade/modified instruments, circuit-bending, speakers, sound activation, or anything else, this contest is for you. Simply create, modify, actuate, craft, decorate, enhance, display, amplify, or visualize sound, and tell us how and why you did it. It can be your take on a classic project, or something entirely new and unique - it's up to you!

Now show us your original instrument, your tricked-out subwoofer, or your sound-responsive wall of LEDs! Be thorough, and document your project well so others can follow in your footsteps. Share your skills and experience to help inspire others, expand the possibilities of both sound and art, and win some fabulous prizes!

Multiple entries are fine, but only one prize per entrant.
Inernational entries are OK, but speakers can only be shipped within the U.S. International winners must take care of shipping.

Grand Prize
One of a kind set of racing stripe upholstered hi-fi Focal speakers paired with a 12" Zalyton subwoofer with built-in 100 watt amplifier that features a sound dampening truck bed liner paint job and waterjet-cut steel flames. These speakers not only sound great, but they look smokin' hot too.
First Prize
Pair of monstrously awesome Focal speakers. Each of these beasts sound blissfully sweet and have more than enough personality to match. Speakers come with a large set of attachments to change up the look any way you want!
Runner-Up Prize
One quirkily great Thingamakit from Bleep Labs. Also an Instructables Robot t-shirt, patch, and stickers.

Open to enter: May 27, 2009 12:01 AM PST
Deadline for entries: July 26, 2009 11:59 PM PST

View Contest now!
 
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Step 1Official Rules

1. All federal, state, and local taxes on prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. No purchases are necessary; void where prohibited by law.

2. Participants agree to abide by all decisions of Instructables, contest co-sponsors, and judges, which shall be final and binding with respect to all issues relating to this contest.

3. Prize is not transferable and no cash alternative or prize substitution is available. Instructables and contest co-sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar prize of equal or greater value if the prize listed is unavailable for any reason. All potential winners are subject to verification at the discretion of Instructables and contest co-sponsors.

4. Winner agrees that prizes are being provided "as is", and Instructables and contest co-sponsors make no warranty, representation or guarantee regarding the prize, including but not limited to its quality, condition, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

5. Instructables and contest co-sponsors are not responsible for problems including (but not limited to) damaged, incorrect, inaccurate, lost, delayed, or defective entries, or for injury or damage to any computer resulting from participation in this contest. Entries that have been tampered with or altered are void.

6. Instructables reserves the right to modify, cancel, postpone or end the contest at any time as necessary, at its sole discretion, or to disqualify any participant or winner, at its sole discretion, deemed to have cheated, destroyed, obstructed, or otherwise acted illegally or in bad faith in relation to this contest.

7. Instructables reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of the Terms of Service; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; to be acting in a unethical or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

8. By submitting an entry and entering this contest, you represent and warrant that: you are over the age of 18, or entering with the knowledge and permission of your parent or guardian (subject to verification), and that the entry does not contain or incorporate the intellectual property and/or confidential information of any third party.

9. By submitting an entry and entering this contest, you hereby grant Instructables a perpetual, irrevocable, sublicenseable, worldwide, royalty free right to publish and distribute your entry for their promotional purposes.

10. Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the official rules, or the rights of entrants, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the substance laws of the State of California and any applicable laws and regulations of the United States.
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May 27, 2009. 3:46 PMbecava says:
International or not ?
May 27, 2009. 3:49 PMfungus amungus says:
International is fine, but we can only ship these speakers within the U.S.
Aug 14, 2009. 9:01 PMThe Ideanator says:
Hey fungus, just out of curiosity, would this be a one time contest, or an annual thing?
May 28, 2009. 3:00 AMflamelover94 says:
and what if my international instructable wins?
May 28, 2009. 8:03 AMfungus amungus says:
Then they would need to cover shipping from the U.S. to them.
Jul 26, 2009. 8:44 AMpyro-jim says:
How on earth would they do that? (wondering because I might enter)
Jun 27, 2009. 11:25 AMmattyuke says:
And how much would shipping cost to the UK????
May 28, 2009. 8:01 AMlinkyta says:
It would be great that in case the winner is international one could have the option to pay for shipping & customs... or if you have a friend in the US they can send the prize there and let the friend deal with the shipping & handling LOL
May 28, 2009. 3:31 AMT-K says:
flamelover94's right. What are you going to do, or does an international winner have to pay for postage and handling?
Jul 29, 2009. 8:56 AMSkyfinity says:
Sorry to bother you Fungus, but my instructable, which was submitted a few minutes before the deadline, but was still published and in the contest, won't show up on the "recent entries" bar of the contest page. I know this is kind of silly since all entries have been made, but it is supposed to be there, and I'm wondering why it isn't. Thanks for the contest!
Jul 29, 2009. 1:57 PMfungus amungus says:
Looks like there's a bug with that display box. If you go to the page of entries sorted by recent you'll see it there.

http://www.instructables.com/contest/artofsound/?show=ENTRIES&sort=RECENT
Aug 13, 2009. 10:00 PMSkyfinity says:
I just realized I never said thank you. Sorry about that. I really appreciate the response! : )
Jul 27, 2009. 5:11 AMplanetone says:
Hmm.... I think I didn't make it into the contest... I had trouble uploading all the work, how can I know if my entry is in the contest or not? Anyhow, please check it out (its a vocoder project):
http://www.instructables.com/id/E8N9L8AFXK6B9NC
Jul 27, 2009. 8:13 AMfungus amungus says:
It's in.
Jul 27, 2009. 12:02 PMplanetone says:
Thank you for letting me know Fungus :)
Jul 3, 2009. 9:55 AMhungyhipo 2 says:
why arnt they putting my how to custom paint a speaker on the art of sound contest i entered it in 2 days ago and they havent put it in
Jul 3, 2009. 10:04 AMfungus amungus says:
Because you have no pictures of your own and it doesn't show any technique or effects.
Jul 3, 2009. 11:05 AMhungyhipo 2 says:
what do you mean techneque or effects
Jul 2, 2009. 11:16 PMBisquick the ninja says:
Why is this ibl featured??? The "art of sound" contest thing says the same thing! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! This took almost no work whatsoever and it doesn't help with anything!
Jun 25, 2009. 8:10 AMunderground says:
I think that the contest is a very good idea but i wonder if i can entry my proyect as slideshow..........i hope i can thanks
May 28, 2009. 5:41 AMFocker says:
Wow, I wonder if the plasma speaker will win. . . probably. . .
May 28, 2009. 8:04 AMfungus amungus says:
A new plasma speaker could win, but not the one that's already published. This contest is for new Instructables.
Jun 11, 2009. 1:12 PMgmoon says:
Shouldn't the "new instructables only" be explicitly noted in the rules? (Someone suggested I enter an older project -- which I have no intention of doing. But it could be a point of contention for some...)
Jun 1, 2009. 8:19 AMtheXmaker says:
Is It Open To Lebanon?? And How Much Shipping Would Cost Approxmatly??
Jun 1, 2009. 3:19 AMluvit says:
i reserve the rights to the sounds made by Art Jones
May 31, 2009. 12:31 PMdrummonkey92 says:
does anyone know roughly how much shipping would be to the uk?
May 28, 2009. 9:30 PMcassiorichiniti says:
ehh in the contest main page says:

Contest is now accepting entries!
Enter yours now!

Contest Starts: 27/05/2009
Entry Deadline: 26/07/2009
Voting Starts: 27/07/2009
Voting Ends: 02/08/2009
Judging Starts: 03/08/2009
Judging Ends: 10/08/2009

and here says:

Open to enter: May 27, 2009 12:01 AM PST
Deadline for entries: June 27, 2009 11:59 PM PST

which one is it ? ? ? ? ?

hope its July 26 and not June 27

(off topic kind of June 27 is my birthday freaky Ô.Ô)
May 30, 2009. 8:42 AMaceLED says:
lol my birthdays 27 as well iam hoping to win these speakers for that exact reason :p
May 28, 2009. 10:20 PMfungus amungus says:
Main page is correct. Date changed on here.
May 28, 2009. 9:53 PMcassiorichiniti says:
this should have a edit option -.-'

it also says July 26 in the main page!
May 29, 2009. 8:24 AMflamelover94 says:
Hey dudes,if i make an instructable that satisfies the conditions for more contests than one,can i enter an instructable in all of those,or its good just for one contest?
May 29, 2009. 10:12 AMfungus amungus says:
That's fine.
May 29, 2009. 1:54 PMflamelover94 says:
tnx...all i needed to know...
May 29, 2009. 12:52 PMcd41 says:
I must win something from this, I'll be buy for the next long while working.
May 28, 2009. 6:43 PMkillerjackalope says:
Damn Shipping!!! I want those speakers, however there's a little plan I've been meaning to put together for a while, rough guesses add up to roughly a kilowatt of stereo sound
May 28, 2009. 4:31 PMSkyfinity says:
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA!
May 28, 2009. 4:05 PMknightlife says:
Best of luck to all participants! More importantly have fun!
May 28, 2009. 2:05 AMAeolus says:
Can I enter with an allready made instructable or must it be new? I don't know if I've got the time to make the fantastic idea I all ready got in my head but since it's alowed to enter multiple instructables I would like to enter also with an oldie.
May 28, 2009. 2:08 AMAeolus says:
Sorry, All ready know the answer. Just tried to enter my trombone and got the answer :P . Well that means: start building and make some noise!
May 28, 2009. 8:04 AMfungus amungus says:
Yup. Contests are all about encouraging users to build something new. Or else the same Instructables would keep winning contests.
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