Music

• Only one entry per composer and competition allowed.
• The composer has to be present at the party! (we repeat this here because this rule is the most often broken in music compos)
• We will have a jury preselection before the compos. Unlike last year, entries that didn't make it through the preselection can't be voted for and won't be spread.
• Maximum playing time is 4 minutes. Tunes exceeding this limit will be disqualified without further notice!

If you have questions or suggestions about these rules, contact the organizers at .

     Streaming music

• The entry has to be delivered as single .MP3 or .OGG file at a bitrate of 160kbps or higher, or as Audio CD with one track.
• Please fill in the ID3 tag or OGG file info as thorough as you can.
• While you're at it, Maxx/Kolabore has written a nice article on getting the best possible result out of your mp3/ogg encoder.

     Tracked music

• The entry has to be delivered in .MOD, .S3M, .XM, .IT, .MT2, .DBM, .DMF or .RNS format in a .zip or .lzh archive.
• Maximum file size: 1.44MB compressed (one 3.5'' HD disk).
• No external plugins allowed. We will use the respective Trackers in their Standard distribution to play the modules. You may use neither VST nor any other kind of plugins, even if your tracker supports it.
• .MOD and .XM files will be played using FT2.
• .S3M and .IT files will be played using IT2.
• .MT2 will be played with the (then) current version of in_mt2.dll in Winamp.
• .DBM will be played with the (then) current version of Modplug Player.
• .DMF will be played with the (then) current version of scamp's xt32amp plugin.
• .RNS will be played with a registered version of Renoise.

     SID Music

• The entry has to be delivered as executable program (started with RUN) on a 5.25'' disk.
• The C64 screen will not be shown (you're free to put there anything you want though).
• If you require a specific SID chip version, please specify so clearly on the submission sheet!