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Ableton_David wrote:Hi everyone - I'd like to address some of the concerns here.

Regarding spam - a certain amount of this is inevitable with any competition. There's a difficult line to draw between active self-promotion across different networks, and going overkill. If you're looking for sincere feedback on a track, then it's best to send it to people that you trust, or communities that might be interested in giving you some tips. Otherwise, there are nearly 2,000 entries - it's hard to expect deep and sincere feedback, unsolicited, with such a large pool of entries.

Voting in the Beat the Clock is limited to one vote per track per person. In cases where we can positively identify that an entrant has obtained votes through illegitimate means, we will take appropriate actions and the entrant risks being disqualified. Please leave it to us, however, to identify these cases. I know some things might look suspicious on the surface, but without proof it can quickly turn in to an online shouting match - and no one needs another one of those. Try to focus instead on promoting your own work, and checking out some of the other incredible entries.

Lastly, some clarification about the judging process. The 25 entries with the most votes will be judged by M83, Junior Boys and Nosaj Thing. Their top 10 picks will win prizes. As such, even if someone did manage to get his/her track into the top 25 through shady tactics, it's not likely to make it to the top 10.

Of course, no competition is fool-proof, and no voting system is perfect. We have strived to make Beat the Clock as even and fair as possible - for example, through adding a random list of tracks that appears on the home page every time you refresh it. Thanks again to everyone who has entered - and remember that you can keep voting until June 15!

Man, you got this rowdy classroom quiet in a hurry!

Wbowers wrote:Did you all notice that those suspected of Vote buying have had their votes thrown out. something close to Six people in the Top 10 are down 200 votes from two days ago. The well known suspect was Daft-e who still is in the top 10 but now resides at 7th instead of 2nd. Others are as low as 50.

Wbowers wrote:Did you all notice that those suspected of Vote buying have had their votes thrown out. something close to Six people in the Top 10 are down 200 votes from two days ago. The well known suspect was Daft-e who still is in the top 10 but now resides at 7th instead of 2nd. Others are as low as 50.

Wbowers wrote:Have you all noticed the "new top ten"? two tracks took over bills in under an hour(currently at 753 votes). there is no way to get 100 votes in under an hour unless you buy them. Then there is this Darklight guy with stats like Daft had 200+ favorites and plays numbering the 10000's. Geez.yesterday he wasnt even in the top 25. it would be one thing if the songs were good but.... There are really good tunes up there though, but I predict that they will be pushed out by the 15th. The jury can only elect the winner from the "top" 25 if all of those are crap well then... Im sure you get the idea.

Wbowers wrote:Have you all noticed the "new top ten"? two tracks took over bills in under an hour(currently at 753 votes). there is no way to get 100 votes in under an hour unless you buy them. Then there is this Darklight guy with stats like Daft had 200+ favorites and plays numbering the 10000's. Geez.yesterday he wasnt even in the top 25. it would be one thing if the songs were good but.... There are really good tunes up there though, but I predict that they will be pushed out by the 15th. The jury can only elect the winner from the "top" 25 if all of those are crap well then... Im sure you get the idea.

Voting:

A Soundcloud account is required for voting
Public voting is open from May 14th to June 15th, 4 p.m. GMT (or 9 a.m. PDT - US West Coast)
You can vote for as many tracks as you like, but only once per entry
Voting is strictly limited to one vote per person per track. If it is discovered that you have used false SoundCloud accounts or other illegitimate means to boost your vote tally (e.g. purchasing votes or automation), you risk being disqualified.
The top 25 entrants will be asked to hand in their Live Sets, so we can take a look under the hood and judge techniques.
The prize winners will be selected from the top 25 tracks by M83, Junior Boys, Nosaj Thing plus the Ableton and SoundCloud contest committees.