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I have used loops and construction kits mostly for World Music. Indian, Middle-Eastern etc. Most of what I do it is “homegrown”. Guitar, Bass,, Keyboard etc. I do use drum loops occasionally to get a feel that I can’t do myself ( finger drumming on a MIDI keyboard) or a better more realistic drum sound.
I had used PPC with AS since joining them a couple of years ago. What kind of impact it had on my sales, or plays I really cannot say. What is odd to me is that since they have done away with it, my plays, and sales have dipped considerably. coincidence??? Maybe so, maybe notI do agree that PPC does fall under the category of marketing your product, which is your music. MichaelL put it very well in his post above.
I too do not consider PPC paying to submit music. On AS your tracks are already submitted, and you are trying to get more traffic to your tracks. To make you stand out in a field of over 500,000 tracks. Very tough, so any little bit helps IMHO
So I will probably go back to PPC on AS and see what happens. I have only been at this for 2 1/2 years so I am still learning what works and what doesn’t.
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I totally agree with these last two posts from Michael L and Dennis. Well put!
One thing I’ve learned in my short time doing this is you never know what is going to sell. Some of the tracks I did early on, I thought the production quality was terrible, but they sold. So I don’t really ever throw anything away. You never know who might want it…
I have found in the royalty-free biz, it is a numbers game. The more tracks you have, the better chance you have of getting some decent sales. As my catalog has grown, so have my sales. Also selling through multiple libraries.
With just a few track you are going to get lost in the shuffle.
Two upcoming screenings in the Pacific Northwest this month.
November 13, 2012 2:00PM, 8:30PM
PICKFORD FILM CENTER
1318 Bay Street
Bellingham, WA 98225November 15, 2012 2:00PM, 7:30PM
PRINCESS THEATRE
1226 Meade Avenue
Prosser, WA 99350For details and tickets go to: http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/upcoming.html
I have been helping Denny promote the film on Facebook and Twitter and other social sites.
Here are the links to their Facebook and Twitter pages for those who want to follow with updates on screenings, and other Wrecking Crew things.
http://www.facebook.com/WreckingCrewFilm
http://www.Twitter.com/WreckCrewFilm
I am either mixing, writing, or recording every day every day of the week, as I have for the past 4 years I have been doing this. I do most of my music work in the afternoons for about 3-4 hours. I have a side job that I do in the mornings, but everything is done here at home. I have found that for me it works better if I don’t try to record, mix and master on the same day. My ears get very fatigued after having headphones on for the recording process, and have found my mixes suffer as a result.
I am also not rushing to get my tracks done anymore. The average time I spend on a track from writing to the end product is about 4-5 hours. I am averaging writing about 4 new tracks per week give or take….
Michael:
I agree, very well put..
Del:
I agree with mylesthebaker. We all had to start somewhere. I started a little over 2 1/2 years ago ( so I am a newbie) with Musicloops.com. I knew nothing about RF music, libraries or any of this. I have been seriously writing instrumental productions tracks for almost 4 years and have well over 350 full-length tracks in my catalog. And I am still learning.
I now have tracks in about 16 libraries. I have had most of my success through royalty-free sites. Pond 5, AudioSparx, Stock Music Site, ProductionTrax, Tunefruit, Revostock, Musicloops, and others. Have not had any back-end payments as of yet , or “major” placements (that I know of) I’m just glad to take any money that comes my way from this. I have done pretty well, and continue to write all of the time. It is a numbers game for sure. The more tracks you have out there, in more libraries, the better chance you have of making sales.Anytime I make a sale,even it is $15.00, I feel great about it.
One other very important thing that I have learned from people with a lot more success than me is to make sure your tracks on RF sites are tagged correctly. That can make you tracks stand out in a search among the thousands of tracks you are competing with.
Lastly, this site is a great resource. It has helped me a lot, along with mentoring with people who have had success in this crazy business!
Good luck to you, and keep writing, and listening.
Working with what you have, and what you feel comfortable with is the key. As long as you are getting a good sound that will sell …it’s all you need. The person listening to or buying your track is not really concerned if you did it in Pro Tools ,logic, or ADAT,or if you used that latest plug-in. As long as it sounds good, and authentic it makes no difference what you use to get the final product. IMHO…
Adam:
That is a good question for sure. It is a “leap of faith” as you said ,going on a new library, or even ones that have been around for awhile. You never know which of your tracks is going to sell on which library. When a library is new, there probably won’t be much feedback on them, and there are new ones popping up all of the time. You just have to take a chance and see what happens, and trust they will do what it takes to try and sell your tracks, and that they are legit, which I am sure most of them are…
Very interesting interview. Thanks for posting it!