Bitwig Community Challenge #2 begins next month! I'm opening the poll right now to give us a week to vote. Vote for the challenge you want for July 2016. This poll will close on June 30th 11:59 PM, then the challenge will immediately begin on July 1st. This challenge will last from July 1st until July 24th 11:59 PM. This gives us about 24 days to complete the challenge. EVERYTHING MUST BE CREATED USING ONLY DEVICES AND SAMPLES THAT ARE FOUND IN BITWIG. NO THIRD PARTY CONTENT! (Unless specified otherwise in a specific challenge) ___ Challenge Options: **Create a Track - Take an Existing Song, Sample It, And Create Using Only Those Samples** - [Video Example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUDsVxBtVIg) - Use any song of your choosing - It must be only one source song and you must only use samples from that song - Use of instruments (Polysynth, FM-4, E-Kick, etc.) is not allowed - You must only use audio from your source song (i.e. Using the Sampler) - Beware of copyright issues if you eventually want to sell your creation - Beware of audio quality if you choose to rip your source song from YouTube - **Challenge Suggested by u/3SpoonCustard** **Recreate a Preset From a Third Party Plugin** - Take a preset from a plugin (like Serum) and attempt to recreate it using only Bitwig devices **Create a Preset on Any Bitwig Device** - Create a preset on any Bitwig Device of your choice. Instrument, or effect. **Create a Track - Use Only 5 Tracks** - Create a track that only uses 5 separate tracks - i.e. Your track could have no more than a Kick, Clap, Hi-Hat, Sampler, and Polysynth - Rely on your use of effects to fill out such a bare arrangement **Create a Track - Use Only 5 Samples** - Use only 5 samples that can be found in Bitwig and manipulate them to create a whole track - Rely on your use of stretching, warping, and effects to create something out of nearly nothing **Recreate a Sound From an Artist's Track of Your Choice** - If you like the lead from your favorite artists new track, try to recreate it and make a preset out of it **Create a Track - Just Create a Track!** - Sometimes having less restrictions is more difficult than having more restrictions - Just create a track using only Bitwig Devices. Your imagination is the limit. **Create a Track - Use a Video, Photo, or Other Form of Art as Inspiration** - Interpret another form of art through your music