Add SONICWARE to your setup and create a four-on-the-floor track — inspired by deep and minimal Techno & House

Thank you to everyone who participated and shared their creativity with us.
We received over 200 submissions, and truly appreciate the incredible response.

After careful review by our judges, the winners are:

To everyone whose entries were not selected this time, your work was truly impressive. We sincerely appreciate the time, creativity, and passion you shared with us. Thank you once again for being part of the Try SONICWARE Challenge.

Thank you for your continued support of SONICWARE.

Create your original four-on-the-floor track using any SONICWARE product, and post a video of your track on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, or X using the hashtag below:

#SONICWARE_Challenge

Alternatively, you may upload your video using the link below and send it to us directly.
Please name the file using YourName_Email_TrackTitle (e.g.JohnSmith_johnsmith@gmail.com_Deep01).

Dropbox for Try SONICWARE Challenge

Judging

Entries will be judged by three SONICWARE sound designers, with each entry scored according to the following criteria:


1.   Groove
2.   Sound Design
3.   Originality
4.   Arrangement
5.   Use of SONICWARE



Judges:
• Limbic Bits
• Chris Lody
• Dr. Endo

*The total scores will be shared with all participants.

Top image courtesy of Eun-jae Lee — thank you!

Important Notes

- All submissions must be entirely original. Copyright infringement and the use of third-party copyrighted material without proper rights or licenses are strictly prohibited.

- You retain full copyright ownership of your submitted track. By entering the contest, you grant SONICWARE the right to freely use, reproduce, and share the submitted video and audio for promotional and marketing purposes.

- SONICWARE reserves the right to disqualify any entry that fails to comply with the submission guidelines, violates these rules, or is deemed inappropriate.

- No compensation will be provided for submitted entries beyond the stated prizes.

- All judging decisions are final and cannot be appealed.