Your Challenge

From May 14th to 28th, download a free Live Pack featuring sounds from M83, Junior Boys, and Nosaj Thing. Use this material to make a new, original track with Ableton Live. But be quick - your track must be submitted within 24 hours after you download the Live Pack.

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Enter before May 28, 2012, 11:59PM

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About the Competition

Ableton has teamed up with SoundCloud and collaborated with some of our favorite artists for this very special contest. A free Live Pack featuring sounds from atmospheric pop titan M83, indie electronic stars Junior Boys, and LA beatmaker Nosaj Thing is available to all Live users from May 14th through May 28th. Use these loops, stems and presets to create a new, original track.

One catch: you only have 24 hours to create and submit your work.

The countdown starts with your download. Get your creative juices flowing and show us what you can do in just one day. After all entries have been submitted, the SoundCloud community and the artists themselves will choose the best tracks. Prizes include a trip to Berlin, Ableton Suite with free upgrades for life, five years of a SoundCloud Pro Plus account and more.

Learn more about prizes and entry

Please note: In order to participate, you need to download the Live Pack and start the countdown clock by 23:59 GMT (or 16:59 PDT - US West Coast) on May 28th. Please check to make sure that the countdown clock has started – you should see it in the upper-left corner on the contest page, when logged in to your SoundCloud account.

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Contest Guidelines

Participation

The contest runs from May 14th to May 28th, 23:59 GMT (or 16:59 PDT - US West Coast)
Once you start downloading the Live Pack you have 24 hours to create and submit your track
Creative use of the Live Pack contents will be a major criterion for selecting the winners. But you can use other content as well, as long as you use it to create something that sweeps us off our feet.
Share and promote your track on your personal social media profile – e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and more. Make sure to link back to your entry on the contest page!
The top 10 tracks will be showcased on Ableton.com
Each contestant may only submit one track
A SoundCloud account is required for downloading the Live Pack and submitting entries
The Live Pack works with all editions of Live (Lite, Intro, Live, Suite) but requires version 8.2.2 or higher (download latest version)

Voting

A Soundcloud account is required for voting
Public voting is open from May 14th to June 15th
You can vote for as many tracks as you like, but only once per entry
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.

Got further questions regarding this contest? Get all the answers in the Beat the Clock FAQs.

Prizes

1st prize winner receives:

Round trip to Berlin for two people including the following: Hotel stay for 4 nights, visits to the Ableton and SoundCloud headquarters, and a session with Ableton’s Lead Product Specialist
Ableton Suite with free upgrades for life
5 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account
1 Akai APC40

2nd + 3rd prize winners receive:

Ableton Suite with free upgrades for life
5 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account
1 Novation Launchpad

4th-10th prize winners receive:

Session with an Ableton Certified Trainer in your city or online training from one of our partners
1 year SoundCloud Pro Plus account

About Ableton Live

Ableton Live is about making music; for composition, songwriting, recording, production, remixing and live performance. Live's nonlinear, intuitive flow, alongside powerful real-time editing and flexible performance options, make it a unique studio tool and a favorite with live performers. Learn more

Don’t own a version of Ableton Live 8 yet?

Here are 3 options for you to get Ableton Live 8 and participate:

Get a free 30-day trial of Ableton Live. It comes with the full feature set.
Until May 31st 2012, all SoundCloud users can get a free Ableton Live Lite 8 serial number. To claim your free Live Lite license, head to Ableton Live in the SoundCloud App Gallery, and click "Get This App". Once you've signed up with Ableton, you'll instantly be granted your free license.
If you own an older version of Ableton Live, upgrade to Live 8 before May 31st and get 5 free months of a SoundCloud Pro account.

About the Artists

M83 - Anthony Gonzalez of M83 has been perfecting his luscious blend of sophisticated pop songwriting, shoegaze aesthetics and driving rhythms since 2001. The widescreen scope of his albums and undeniable knack for making the sounds of the 1980s shine with a modern-day freshness make M83 mainstays of the modern pop playlist.

Junior Boys - With their singular synthesis of pop melody, soulful electronics, and seductive rhythms, beautifully combined with delicate vocals, Junior Boys have earned worldwide acclaim and a permanent place on both festival stages and dance floors. Bringing together emotional intimacy with musical intricacy, they have mastered the art of moving bodies while also tugging at heartstrings.

Nosaj Thing - Nosaj Thing is among the new generation of Los Angeles electronic musicians who have their roots in hip-hop but are constantly branching out into new sonic territories. Since his album debut in 2009, Nosaj Thing's low-end bump and kaleidoscopic sound palette has won over thousands of fans and has led to remixes of The xx, Portishead, Flying Lotus and Radiohead.