Do You Share Your Recordings with Others?

[Ben Logan]

Hi Folks,

I first thought this poll might be more appropriately placed under "songwriting" or "mp3 mixing clinic," but I realized that people who post to those threads are most likely those who do indeed share their music. So I'm putting the poll here in hopes to get a more "balanced" picture of how many people share their homebrew recordings with others, vs. those (like me) who just never seem to get around to sharing their recordings with others. Hope this is ok.

Thanks for responding. Any comments are welcome. For example, if you do share your music, what's your favorite avenue of distribution? Website? Cds? Coercing friends into planting themselves in front of your stereo while you crank up your latest mix?

Ben

 

[Rimshot]

Yeah sometimes

I usually post a teaser of about 1 minute on my website, but lots of times I'll post entire pieces. I have my own little cottage Indie Label, so what the hey.

 

[Track Rat]

If I can get a captive audience trapped in the car or the living room I make...er....have them listen to latest efforts.

 

[liv_rong]

If I can get a captive audience trapped in the car or the living room I make...er....have them listen to latest efforts.

hahaha me too

 

[Chili]

I'll put my music up on Soundclick and Jamwave for all the world to hear. I don't put all of them up because I have some that are horrible. And as you thought might happen, I do post in the MP3 Mixing clinic to get feedback on what I'm doing.

Cheers,
Chili/Irish Pirate/Dave

www.soundclick.com/irishpirate

 

[jeffchastain]

I can't not share my recordings with others. As soon as they are burned to CD, my wife takes them to work and all the girls she works with wants one.

 

[Erockrazor]

I do show my recordings to others but very rarely are they heard by people other than the forced.

 

[Ben Logan]

I do show my recordings to others but very rarely are they heard by people other than the forced.

This cracked me up. Ditto here. Most of my friends are fellow home-recordists. We've all got sort of an unspoken, "Ok, I'll check your rock if you check mine" policy toward one another.

 

[Erockrazor]

This cracked me up. Ditto here. Most of my friends are fellow home-recordists. We've all got sort of an unspoken, "Ok, I'll check your rock if you check mine" policy toward one another.

I wish more of my friends were home recordists. I meet kids in college all the time who like to record. They very often have gear better than me but it doesn't take long to realize that they don't have the real home recording mindset when they do it. Yes they have the gear but behind that there is rarely a passion, a persistence to make the best product with only what you have, or a regard to performance. It's just "I have this gear and I record this type of music with it. Well I actually don't record too much but sometimes my band records demo's at my house."

" So why do you need an HD24, firepod, and masterlink?"


I would rather talk to the kid who talks about how he gets a cool sound using his radio shack mic. Or the kid who records his vocals while hanging from the ceiling cause it makes his voice sound strange. I want to talk about something real. Not your expensive gear and your lackluster personality.

Sorry ranting. If you disagree with me, dont argue. Just negative rep me, I'll handle it better.

 

[Ben Logan]

Yeah - I hear you Erock. The DIY / Home-Recording mindset can be hard to preserve in the face of the availability of LA2A plugins (e.g.) or cheap ribbon mics that tempt us into thinking we're going to make "pro" recordings in our spare closets.

Maybe check out my friend's website - it spun off from the TapeOp website about 5 years ago. Some real purity, down-to-earth rock-talk (and good old-fashioned fun) to be found there:

www.creot.com

 

[cusebassman]

I want to talk about something real. Not your expensive gear and your lackluster personality.

Im not sure why, but this phrasing was just so harsh and direct it made me laugh.

As for me, I chose "sometimes", but would have also picked option 4, since I usually don't like the quality I get enough to allow something out the door... mostly the recording quality, since I am still working on that aspect of things

 

[Ben Logan]

As for me, I chose "sometimes", but would have also picked option 4, since I usually don't like the quality I get enough to allow something out the door... mostly the recording quality, since I am still working on that aspect of things

It's funny - I'm much more willing to play my instrumentals for people (via forced listen) than I am my "singer-songs." I can take criticism of instrumentals pretty easily. Songs that I've sung from the heart are like my little misfit children - I just can't handle hearing them criticized. Perhaps I need to develop a "thicker skin."

 

[Minion]

my problem is None of my songs have any Vocals so i don"t feel any of the songs are ready to be put out there for every one to hear...I have about 30 complets heavey rock/Metal/Punk songs with bass, Drums,guitar and leads but my Voice sucks and I can"t write lyrics so I am stuck with mosly instrumentals....

 

[kludge]

Yeah - I hear you Erock. The DIY / Home-Recording mindset can be hard to preserve in the face of the availability of LA2A plugins (e.g.) or cheap ribbon mics that tempt us into thinking we're going to make "pro" recordings in our spare closets.

Hey, don't knock those cheap ribbon mics! I got one a couple of months ago, and it's ALL OVER the record I'm currently making for a friend... as a drum overhead, acoustic guitar mic, figure-8 for M/S recording, and for guitar amps. It's WONDERFUL in combination with other microphones. By itself, it can sound dull and soft, but it really fleshes out the midrange for dynamics or cheap condensers.

I have yet to pay for any plug-ins, though.

 

[hairylarry]

always share

Hi,

Congrats on the nice thread. Lots to think about here.

I always share. I even post with a Creative Commons attribution license so people can post or p2p my songs and use them in their own projects.

http://creativecommons.org

I post my original music to archive.org Open Source Audio and Video. I post the live shows at the Live Music Archive also hosted by archive.org.

http://archive.org

I promote my music on my websites and on Delta Boogie Radio - All Originals!

http://deltaboogie.com
http://mixremix.com
http://deltaboogie.com/radio

I make CDs and DVDs which I give away to friends, radio stations, and fans. I used to sell CDs at shows but when they hit under fifty cents to make I realized I would have a lot more people listening to my songs if I just gave it away.

I promote on YouTube, MySpace and other video and audio sharing sites. I am looking into TubeMogul which posts to multiple sites for you.

https://youtube.com
http://myspace.com
http://tubemogul.com

I think a broad distribution of your product will garner a wider audience. Bittorrent is a good way to distribute large files like videos and hifi albums. By using the Creative Commons license I make it legal for p2p sites to include my files.

I am very interested in the part of this topic about those who do share. What is your strategy to promote your songs on the internet?

I cross posted this reply to my blog, MixRemix and I linked back here so readers can catch the whole thread.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry

 

[Ben Logan]

Hey, don't knock those cheap ribbon mics! I got one a couple of months ago, and it's ALL OVER the record I'm currently making for a friend

Oh - I'm not knocking cheap ribbons. I'm a fellow fan. The $100 Apex 205 is my favorite on guitar and snare.

 

[Ben Logan]

Harry Larry,

A couple of questions for you:

How do you find time to write, record, AND promote your own music to the extent that you do? Based on your (great) post, it looks like a full time job! Or, maybe you're one of those lucky few who can manage to eek a living out of his music-making (?)

Maybe my age is showing here (35), but as a Dad and a full-time employee, jeez...I have to struggle to find time to get my ass out to the garage to record.

All that said, thanks for the inspiring post. Good to see a guy with some energy.

 

[jeffchastain]

I wish more of my friends were home recordists. I meet kids in college all the time who like to record. They very often have gear better than me but it doesn't take long to realize that they don't have the real home recording mindset when they do it. Yes they have the gear but behind that there is rarely a passion, a persistence to make the best product with only what you have, or a regard to performance. It's just "I have this gear and I record this type of music with it. Well I actually don't record too much but sometimes my band records demo's at my house."

" So why do you need an HD24, firepod, and masterlink?"


I would rather talk to the kid who talks about how he gets a cool sound using his radio shack mic. Or the kid who records his vocals while hanging from the ceiling cause it makes his voice sound strange. I want to talk about something real. Not your expensive gear and your lackluster personality.

Sorry ranting. If you disagree with me, dont argue. Just negative rep me, I'll handle it better.

I actually do have a Radioshack mic. (one of those christmas presents from distant relatives) I actually like it, and it's actually good for my vocals.

 

[hairylarry]

I'm retired

Harry Larry,

A couple of questions for you:

How do you find time to write, record, AND promote your own music to the extent that you do? Based on your (great) post, it looks like a full time job! Or, maybe you're one of those lucky few who can manage to eek a living out of his music-making (?)

Maybe my age is showing here (35), but as a Dad and a full-time employee, jeez...I have to struggle to find time to get my ass out to the garage to record.

All that said, thanks for the inspiring post. Good to see a guy with some energy.

Ben,

How do I find time. I'm retired and it's my hobby. It's what I do with my time that I enjoy doing.

I, of course, remember when I had to work and had to squeeze the music in where I could. I still had to play. I recorded when I could. I go way back. Pre cassette.

I never could make much money playing music and now I am proud to say it's not part of my income equation. Playing music is more fun than the business of music.

Dizzy Gillespie said you got to blow your own horn. I have one thing to add to that.

Whether you're a Jazz trumpeter or banging out your songs on a beat up acoustic there's an audience for your music. I've heard some of the awfulest stuff and people liked it. What can I say?

Write your songs. Rehearse your stuff. Put it down and put it out. Go on to the next one.

Keep doing it.

That's a lot more important then whether it was recorded on a cassette recorder or an ipod.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry

 

[hairylarry]

radio shack mic

I actually do have a Radioshack mic. (one of those christmas presents from distant relatives) I actually like it, and it's actually good for my vocals.

Jeff,

Part of my hobby is Radio shack mics. Which one do you like? I might have it.

Thanks,

Hairy Larry