Planning a Creative Challenge for OBSIDIAN Neural - Early Interest Check

I'm working on something fun for OBSIDIAN Neural - my open-source AI music generation VST plugin - and wanted to gauge interest here first.

The Idea

I'm organizing a Creative Challenge where participants will:

• Create a track using ONLY OBSIDIAN Neural


• Record the entire process live (OBS Studio)


• Max 2 minutes per track


• At least one sound must be generated using the Draw Canvas feature (yeah, you can literally draw your audio)

Prizes (Draft)

• 1st place: 1 year free subscription


• 2nd place: 6 months free


• 3rd place: 3 months free


• All participants: bonus credits

Limited to ~20 participants (first come, first served when I officially launch it)

Current Status

Still in planning phase! I'm working out:

• Final rules & timeline (probably 3 weeks to create)


• Judging process (jury + community vote)


• Technical requirements

Want to Participate?

If you're interested in joining when this launches:

1. 
   Create an account at obsidian-neural.com
   


2. 
   You'll need a DAW (Bitwig, Ableton, Reaper, etc.) to run the VST3 plugin


3. The core plugin is free and open-source on GitHub
   


4. Cloud inference is optional (paid tiers available, but free tier exists)

What Makes This Interesting?

OBSIDIAN Neural isn't just another "type prompt, get music" tool. It's a multi-track sampler that integrates into your actual production workflow:

• Generate loops, textures, and sounds from text or drawings


• Real-time integration with your DAW


• Local + cloud inference options


• Presented at AES AIMLA 2025 in London

The Draw Canvas feature is particularly fun - you literally sketch on a canvas and it generates audio based on your drawing + keywords. Perfect for this kind of creative challenge.

Feedback Welcome!

Since this is still in planning:

• Would you be interested in participating?


• What would make this challenge more appealing?


• Any suggestions on rules/format?

I'll post an official announcement once everything is finalized, but wanted to give the DEV community a heads-up first.

Drop a comment if you're interested or have ideas!