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Did you pull it before I heard it? Seems like it is difficult to get any conversation going on new tracks lately. You get a few listens, but not a lot of comments. I try to not let it bother me, but Iād like to see a little more life around here. Hope youāre doing well.
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didnt get a chance to hear this properly yet lol. I was going to review all new music it this weekend. There are many I havent heard. Can you leave it up a few more days?
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He Bob No biggie. I saw many on the site this past day and was hoping for a comment. It showed that I had no views. Never saw that before. Many times folks donāt comment because the song isnāt good and they really at a loss to say anything. I get that, but nobody even looked? Being outspoken here is not good for your fanbase/friends 
The song wasnāt good. I just have always posted when I write a new one.
I was going to have it worked on by a forum member, but this was a good checkpoint.
Life is good if you donāt have covid 
Hi. I have to start waiting a few days after I produce a song. Then re-listen and evaluate. i played it again this morning and found it dull. I have moved on and have about half of a rock song started. Lyrics after the first verse is always tough. Onward and upward. Peace Michelle
Wow no listens at all? Thatās a shame.
I have to agree, it is hard getting listens and comments lately. A while ago I posted a song I had worked really hard on. I was really proud of the resultā¦ It was pretty disheartening to see literally days go by and no one commenting - good or bad. I actually felt pretty crushed!
Eventually I got some much valued feedback on it (for which I am very greatful!) but I had to be really, really patient. The post had 109 views, but only 4 people actually gave feedback. So I figured people must be listening, but just donāt comment, for whatever reasonā¦
So I know how you feelā¦So to my excuse 
FWIW, I was working on my own music yesterday and trying not to get sidetracked on other stuff. I only popped in to answer a couple of PMs I gotā¦
ā¦nonetheless, this morning I was curious, so I invoked my Mod privileges and opened up the edit history on your post so I could listen to the file you deleted.
Itās a very pretty verse melody. I would agree that the song doesnāt have some of the emotional range and gravitas you have displayed in recent compositions. You have an amazing ability to write melodies.
To me, the chorus is a little too much like āWith a Little Help From My Friendsā in both chord structure, rhythm and melody.
Itās really interesting seeing the different approaches to songwriting/songcraft. Youāre very much a āwrite a song a day - keep the gems, discard the drossā guy. I tend to be the opposite. I hardly ever throw away an idea completely - I keep them all in my back pocket and pull them out from time to time to see if they can fit a bigger puzzle.
Creativity is fascinating, isnāt it?
Hi Andy. Thanks for this note. Yes It was going to be kind of a game to see if anyone else picked up on the Beatles copy. Yes It had the same chords as with a little help from my friends. Crazy thing to say and not verify, but when I play that song with just my acoustic, sitting in my lazy boy, it sounds so much better and flows much better. I wish there was a way to isolate the guitar. I tried a bunch of things, unsuccessfully I might add.
I thought the same thing with your last song as well. It was solid and at first I didnāt want to say much, because you know, my mixing skills are very limited.
My downer I guess is that most folks donāt even play and instrument anymore and makin a song from scratch is not an easy thing to pull off as you know. Nice run on sentence .Heck, the garage band samples sound better than what I can do.
I posted this song on taxi also and did not get any feedback. I usually get several at least. Sappy isnāt in I have 3500 posts and comments there. I donāt think they appreciate non members posting ??
The only way I get many hits, is I find a taxi listing and say ādoes this fit the Jonny Cash listingā and then the process starts. Taxi is mostly instrumental stuff.
I see that most here like to find tracks and work on trying to better them. I wish they would do that for some of mine. Kinda what I expected at this site.
If you search for sites doing that, you wonāt find much.
Taxi has a listing for a rock/coming out of the covid crisis. I am writing a rock song now to give me something to go after. I need some accents now instead of just power chords Have to have a beer and go try.
Take care and keep at itā¦you have the chops for sure
Yes I had him busy yesterday with my ramblings. I picked on his brains and ears enough to second guess responding to my pms 
ā¦ so yep sorry Paul!
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Maybe we all need to get together and do a We Are The World production and get a gigantic collaboration thing going to create some unity and purpose. Andrew, Iām sure you could pull Quincy Jones in for us using your contacts. The only problem would be figuring out how to put 237 guitar solos into a 3 minute song, but adversity is a great motivator.
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What contacts?!?! Iām probably the most ānot-connectedā person here! 
Whaddya mean? You know me.
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Of course! How rude of me!.. and youāll be happy to know I drop your name everywhereā¦ It gets me into all the hippest places
There could be many reasons for it. At times I listen to things and have no critique, and I like itā¦ but that doesnt mean that the mix is perfect either, its likely that I donāt have the energy to dissect it that day.
Critiquing a mix is pretty much like performing sound surgery. It can be exhausting at times, depending on how much ear fatigue the ear has gone through that day. It would be cool if the mix critiques could start like a multiple choice survey @Jonathan @holster (could be a fun coding project) . A lot of times the answers are common (balance issue, bass issues, reverb issues etc and sounds good!) . Check all that apply then an āotherā section to fill in the details. Might be a good idea for a mix critique app, just floating it out there for someone to make some $$$ lol
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Well, I am semi famous. There are people I owe money. Iām also in the witness protection program for things I may or may not have done in guitar stores in the Midwest during the 70ās.
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Paul, you need to have a bit of patience. Iāve missed a few of your songs because youāve taken them down before Iāve had a chance to listen to them. I was disappointed that I didnāt hear your song.
As others have mentioned, some of us like to listen to the BTR songs/ productions at our own pace. We might not have the time or energy to immediately comment. Iām often riddled with many things going on at once and it takes me time and energy to find the right words to express my opinion. I actually find it a bit difficult to write a critique, especially if Iām trying to sugar-coat what Iām saying. Sometimes I canāt even explain to myself why a certain song or piece of music doesnāt sound right to me.
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I think this is a great idea !
Added to the list of issues
Timing
Pitch (flat/ sharp vocals)
Arrangement (a very subjective issue)
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ā¦ so is there anything wrong with just dropping a quick comment to that effect?
I donāt think itās necessary for every comment to be an exhaustive mix critiqueā¦ I hardly ever have the time or the energy to say everything Iād like to about every mix posted hereā¦ but I like to say something meaningful when I can, or even just say that I like something about the song or mix.
Sometimes Iāll say that Iām not fond of the genre or style, but I admire the skill and effort that went into the production.
Another suggestion: Just focus on one aspect and give a critique on that point. Often different listeners pick up on different things.
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Is clicking the 
a good replacement for a comment in BTR ?
I sometimes do that when Iām running short on time, or donāt have anything new to add. But I only click the ālikeā if I hear the value in the recording.
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I always am very late to take part on various topics since it takes me so much efforts trying to get things done but I found this one pretty interesting: I think it shows the state in which this forum is, somehow.
I mean there is not so many people here, and only 10% are active (according to the āAboutā page). For those 50 persons, they have different goals to come here but not all of them are looking for this BTR section. And very few try to play the game of the section (me included).
At the end, only 10 people (to give a number) post here and comment other mixes, which is not very impressive IMO. And way not enough.
I know, doing statements isnāt helping at all.
Years ago, in the previous forum, several events bring some people and create lot of comments and BTR needs lot of sections to handle all of them.
As far as I remembered, mixing contests (with or without prize?) were the most important events for that matter, writing songs were way behind, reviewing gears or softwares was something else (I canāt remember if it was a big thing or not)ā¦
Again statement is not helping, itās just a feeling Iād like to share.
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hey Mr W I donāt have any patience at at all. Always been a type A . I think it is kindness when folks donāt chirp if it is a crapy track. This one was a little different in that, after a day, there wasnāt one person who even opened up the post. I checked many times and there were many on the site. It would be an embarrassment at that point for me to leave the track up, because one never knows about your own trackā¦and the little bit of excitement with your new potential top ten hit. I thought of a couple of possibilities for that. 1. Like looking at baby pictures, you get tired of doing the same old thing, and lets face it, it is time consuming. 2. It is a bad track and you try to figure out how to sugar coat the critique. 3. You pissed off folks (like I did with the F bomb) and your previously decent forum image is forever tarnished. Have to also add anything said about their vocal in general. 4. This old guy never did get out of the sixties. Same old sap crap. ha ha
I never get very disappointed because there is another whole exciting process tumblin round in my head and grab the acoustic for another fresh start.
I posted a while back that a letter grade only A, B C would really help. If one got Bās and above (without any feelings or comments involved) one could make a determination to proceed or reject.
I also feel there just arenāt many folks here making new songs here . I can only think of three. When you import tracks from the web that nobody has a personal relationship with, you can freely comment. The songs are good. A great practice for those honing their mixing skills.
Lastlyā¦I looked for other sites that might have a main focus on songwriting. Just to listen and comment on new songs that are being composed. I havenāt found many. This is bar far the best.
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