Not a single vote for my tune in BoL. I've been wondering whether to jack it all in for a while. That answers that question emphatically. Farewell from this talentless waste of space.
#I give up.
river hinge
proven vine
Joined the server just to say they give up, which is more of a personal decision.
Fair.
river hinge
I left and rejoined. Thanks for replying anyway. I know it probably seems pathetic but I am genuinely heartbroken that my tune was so poorly rated. Perhaps it is ultimately a kindness to be effectively told that the objective view of one's music is that it is rubbish.
river hinge
Joined the server just to say they give up, which is more of a personal decision...
Best of luck to you. I'm off again now. Just wanted to try and explain myself better.
plain dragon
from their soundcloud:
all the BoL entries from people i know, that received some decent votes, have been at it for more than just 1 year. expecting to get those votes really shows lack of perspective. your peers have put in 2, 3, 4+ times the amount of work
this attitude is what separates the people who "make it" and those who dont - quitting so easily
mine and some friends also didnt do well in votes. but we aren't crying about it (much) because it's about the joy of making music, not validating your self worth based on BoL
(this is for anyone reading - i know OP left the server already)
river hinge
mine and some friends also didnt do well in votes. but we aren't crying about it...
I'm back again (like a bad smell). Thanks for taking the time to explain and apologies. I meant no disrespect. I can see that I shouldn't be expecting so much when against such veterans. I'll stick around, try and learn from you all and try to stop being so emotional. Cheers.
plain dragon
I'm back again (like a bad smell). Thanks for taking the time to explain and ap...
that's the spirit. it's easy to get feeling down. but try to remember consistency is key 👍
if you love making music that is all that matters. you will get more positive responses over time as you improve, if you stay dedicated
river hinge
Thanks very much. In my defence, it hasn't been easy. I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease seven years ago. I taught myself how to make music with LMMS 18 months ago as my disabilities made my other hobbies increasingly inaccessible. I've retrained myself to be left handed as I have lost much of the dexterity down my right side. Although I have only been doing it for those 18 months, it has been my main focus and a source of great comfort during that time. I still have an awful lot to learn though of course.
plain dragon
Thanks very much. In my defence, it hasn't been easy. I was diagnosed with Parki...
I understand how it can hurt when it's your passion you pour your heart into. It highlights how much it takes to "get good" at music though - not just time spent learning and practicing, but also the sheer amount of experience that needs to be built through sinking countless hours into it. I'd be willing to bet that 99% of artists you and I listen to have a lot more than just 18 months (not to discount 18 months, some people quit well before that)
Using the let down as fuel to motivate more growth will be helpful. Listen to your tracks from 12, 6, even 2 months ago and you should see your progress. Listen to this track in 3 months and you should notice improvement. Things that you simply cannot hear yet, your ears will get better and those things will stick out like a sore thumb
Keep this in mind. Not meant to be insulting in any way, more like it describes our expectation vs reality as music producers trying to learn this very difficult and deep skillset
Early on especially (like 2 years or less), I personally thought each song i finished was amazing compared to the previous. Yet the feedback i got was not much better. Now in my third year I am realizing just how bad those songs were despite how proud i was of them. And there has been some positive feedback starting to pop up which is always nice. But there is still a long way to go in improving to a point where any given listener will say "this is pretty good". And that's what you're facing on a panel of LMMS judges - doesn't mean your music is necessarily bad or that someone out there might not LOVE it, but it's kind of a numbers game if you think about it. Keep striving for a professional standard and eventually it starts to shine through in the music
Using reference tracks is a really good way to reality check yourself and avoid that delusion that getting better means you've hit the "good" mark. It sucks to hear 100 things wrong with your track next to a professional one, but it's taking the time to check off those 100 things one at a time that leads to improvement
hasty solstice
Early on especially (like 2 years or less), I personally thought each song i fin...
Same here. I've made many songs that at the time I thought were good. Now, looking back at them I realise how bad they really were in comparison to my most recent ones. Don't expect to become an amazing musician in a matter of days or months. You can create music your entire life and still keep learning. Make music if it's something that you enjoy. Don't do it to seek approval of others. This is something that I and many others have gone through as well.
If you find joy and excitement in the process of creating, keep on making music, it's a wonderful thing
plain dragon
Same here. I've made many songs that at the time I thought were good. Now, looki...
Yup. Getting approval is nice and all, but it's not effective to measure progress. To me finding success is completing a song and then months later not cringing at it despite having improved skills
lean lion
agree with the stuff others have said, the hihat stuff in the track is really cool btw
pine condor
As a fellow musician that just make music for fun, I agree with eezeebee statement here, especially about the song I thought was great but later as I develop my music skill, I literally say "Wow this is quite bad...". It takes time and commitment to develop literally all skill including music. But do not give up and this graph (#production message) perfectly encapsulate that.
For the hit hat though, I feel like you should soften them a bit as it's kinda harsh for the overall music mood here.