The contest is closed, and our judges are busy judging.  Here are a few of the crowd favorites!
The winners will be played live at our sound party Friday night November 15.  If you happen to be in the Washington DC area, come on by!  Tickets for sale at smithsonianat8.com.

Smithsonian Remix audience choice favorites

Samples used:     bay wren
                              velarifictorus micado
                              leptodacylus
                              myadestes
                              neoconocephalus ensiger
                              tungara frog

nature.

My third entry for the Smithsonian competition.

Sound from Naturesongs: Black-faced solitaire (Myadestes 
Sound from Xeno-canto: Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus) 
Sounds from Singing Insects of North America: Japanese Burrowing Cricket (Velarifictorus micado) 

I wasn't planning on another entry but it just crept up on me this morning.



Melancholy (Smithsonian Remix)

Before I start to describe the sound of this track, I want to make it clear from the start, that our natural fauna are the world's greatest musicians. We are just playing catch up!
I didn't want this tune to have the forest samples just slotted in for light relief in an already completed music piece, I wanted this to be a duet with the birds & insects. That's why in this track, all the samples are brought right up in the mix & it's actually them who are supplying the most interesting musical moments, as I downplayed my own musical statements, so their sounds would totally shine.
I love field recording, so this also includes some of my own personal collection. There are some native birds from the Kakadu national park in Queensland Australia & lots of water recordings as well, to give that whole "forest" feeling.
ENJOY!

Deep forest

Most of the sounds you hear are from real animals, even the hi hats.  Just having some fun with these samples. Enjoy :)

Encyclopedia of Life
Sound from Amphibians of Panama: Túngara Frogs (Engystomops pustulosus)
Sound from Singing Insects of North America: Chisos katydid (Paracyrtophyllus excelsus)
Sound from Xeno-canto: Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Sound from SINA: Sword-bearing Conehead Katydid (Neoconocephalus ensiger)
Sound from Singing Insects of North America: Two-spotted Tree Cricket  (Neoxabea bipunctata)
Sound from Naturesongs: Black-faced solitaire (Myadestes melanops)
Sounds from Singing Insects of North America: Japanese Burrowing Cricket (Velarifictorus micado)
Sound from Naturesongs: Red-backed Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri oerstedii)
Sound from Amphibians of Panama: White-lipped Foam Frog (Leptodactylus fragilis)
Sound from Xeno-canto:  Bay Wren (Cantorchilus nigricapillus)


Sound Of Life (Smithsonian Institute Remix Competition)

while we are waiting for the debut LP "ØN"

x www.CHANGEYOURADDICTION.com
x vocals by dd, all instruments played by ALTERfix
x unreleased/unmastered
x 1st runner-up winner in Smithsonian Remix Contest

2013

[bfso2 + tungara frog + Neoconocephalus ensiger]

Dream #47 feat. DD

30 October 2013 < With the exception of a small drum kit I made with mostly cymbals, almost all the sounds here are from the Smithsonian source material. The elements I used are as follows :: from https://soundcloud.com/encyclopedia-of-life ::: (rhythm elements :: https://soundcloud.com/encyclopedia-of-life/sound-from-sina-sword-bearing (this provided the underlying shaker rhythm that proved to be the foundation for the whole piece :: https://soundcloud.com/encyclopedia-of-life/chisoskatydid (sort of washboard stick rhythm throughout (frequently pitch shifted :: https://soundcloud.com/encyclopedia-of-life/sound-from-singing-insects-of (static cling background noise + Bug Solo ::: from https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-folkways ::: https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-folkways/bright-sunny-south-by-dock (melodic elements & two note bass figure ::: from https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-jazz-masters ::: https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-jazz-masters/tonsilectomy (loops and accents, mostly piano & bass ;+ Applause at end (giving many bug thanks :::
image: BANKSY (Sphinx, Oct 2013, NY) http://www.streetartnews.net/2013/10/banksy-sphinx-new-street-piece-for.html

Swamp God [Smithsonian Remix]

Couldn't resist another entry - number four

Smithsonian Folkways:  losdosamantes and  "Bright Sunny South" by Dock Boggs

Encylopedia-of-life-sounds: dacelo






Though I Walk (Smithsonian Remix)

This is an original track dedicated to my aunt who passed away. All vocals & instruments were created from scratch. I used the samples below to enter this track into the Smithsonian remix competition.

Smithsonian Samples Used
@ 7 seconds - Paracrytophylus (rhythmical element on the upbeat)
@ 13 seconds - Neoxabea Bipunctata (sidechained as a riser)
@ 1 min - Myadestes (dropped a couple of octaves)

All samples repeat throughout the track.

itunes

No More Home - Original (2nd runner up in Smithsonian Track Contest)

Remix of Smithsonian Jazz Masters - Blue Blaze

Blaze Sicade - remix by Fludio

Created this sound remixing Tracks 1, 3, 9, 13, and 17 from
https://soundcloud.com/smithsonian-astrophysical

~ORION~ Smithsonian Institution Remix Competition Entry

What do you get when you combine the call of a Panamanian white-lipped foam frog, some classic big-band jazz, and the sonified X-ray of a distant star? A track that’s a signature Smithsonian remix.

SMITHSONIAN at 8 is throwing the craziest sound party ever—a night where the guests make the music, and the audio archives of the Smithsonian provide the inspiration. We’ve uploaded some amazing audio files to SoundCloud and they’re ready and waiting to be combined into whatever your musical imagination can come up with.
Maybe you’ll grab a sound of nature from the Encyclopedia of Life archives (how about some insect back-up singers?), a selection from the Harvard-Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory collection that translates cosmic X-rays into a haunting piano solo, or a freewheeling Dizzy Gillespie riff from the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Blend them together or add them to your own compositions or performance tracks and then upload your remix to SoundCloud.
