To add to the topic. I think what was meant by "Complete" is from the listener's perspective- not the artist's (It's never truly complete is it?).
IE: The uploaded track does not cutoff midway through the song- with your added text saying that you are still working on it.

part of my goals for this weeklybeats thing is to write songs and not try to get them "perfect." i usually spend a long time on fine tuning. so my submission so far have really been different in that they are certainly not over-produced or overthought. i agree that having the weekly "pressure" is probably good for that (if you're into that kind of thing of course).

personally, i feel like there's usually a "core" that needs to be articulated for me to be happy with the product. that may sound like utter crap to others - like y'all said before, it's highly personal.

If you take the demoscene approach concerning finishing tracks you could well be done in under 45 seconds. Loop loop. Although making a decent arrangement sounds more fair to me, but I guess each his own.

It should be easy enough, I think. The average amount of time I spend on my songs is an hour.

probably more so you dont just get people uploading a loop they created

In your heart you will know that it is complete.

mine's not quite noise

Nope. Go and listen some of 2012 stuff. There is lot stuff that sounds like it's done in one hour jam. Lot's of lofi stuff and distortion. My first track will be from another planet with zero distortion and actual melody

I know it's a subjective term but I'm saying it should be discussed because it's probably a term they should remove from their "requirements" or description because A) People will ignore it - like me B) Some less certain musicians will be intimidated by it or C) It will have an unexpected influence on the _style_ of the music.

I think it's a matter that should be discussed because it's an interesting challenge in any artist's career (Rhetorically speaking, what is a complete song to you?) but I don't think it should be included in the requirements for the reasons I list above.  I'm not suggesting I'm confused by it.  I'm suggesting it poses those other issues.

fun fun fun +1

Don't get hung up on semantics. You'll find events like these in all sorts of artistic field - 48-hour film challenges, game jams, or even comedy improv sessions. No one expects perfectionism. Rather, it's about fueling creativity and dedication.

For some, this will give them a huge library of ideas for inspiration later, like an illustrator's sketchbook. For people such as myself, this is a seriously needed kick in the pants to set aside perfectionism and actually finish something. Oh, and let's not forget fun.

The term "Tracks should be complete" is 100% objective and impossible to monitor.

One mans complete track may be another mans rough palette.

For instance there are famous "tracks" one of which is over 4 minutes long and its complete silence.

Seems like a strange "rule" to me is all i am saying, better off spending your time worrying about other stuff like copyright.

Mark

Haha, yeah but once you do a track a week for a year your mixes will be awesome by the end!

oh man, i hope there's no production quality standard. my mixes are whaaaack

its very subjective.