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Feedback needed
I’ve recorded a few basic passages and played
them to my friends. They’re really into them, but
I want to get more feedback on them before I
develop the pieces into a full song. What’s the
best way to do this?The internet makes it relatively easy to obtain
feedback on your work. You could upload the riff to
a forum that specialises in the genre of music you
play, but these are often frequented by advanced
amateurs and professionals, so their advice may
not be too helpful if you’re a beginner. A better bet
would be to find beginner-focused websites and
forums, as these will contain many like-minded
individuals willing to help out and provide feedback.
They’ll also be able to offer feedback on your
recording methods as well as your playing, so you
can improve in several key areas. If you receive
constructive negative feedback, make sure you use
it to improve your recordings.Upload a song
Are there any good websites to upload a song
to? I want the world to hear, but I don’t want to
spend anything in the process.You’re in luck, as there are several! The one that
we would recommend is SoundCloud, which is
a fantastic website to share your music on and it
continues to grow. Although it has many premium
pricing options (from €2 9 to € 500 a year), the free
service gives you two hours of music to upload, so
unless you’re a songwriting maniac, you probably
won’t run out any time soon!
You can either share your track to every social
networking service under the sun, or you can opt to
share it to a SoundCloud group. If you share it to a
group, make sure you pick one with interests similar
to your genre, as you’ll get far more listens that way.
Listeners can also favourite and comment on your
track. As well as uploading your songs, you can also
networking with fellow musicians, picking up tipsAs you create music, you may wish to share it with others –
but how do you go about doing so?Sharing
and tricks along the way. It’s a very useful website to
build contacts and initiate collaborations.
A slightly more surprising option to get your
songs on the web for free is YouTube, the video
sharing website. You can just upload audio to the
site. Once your track is uploaded, add it as a video
response to a popular track that’s similar to yours.
This will ensure you get some listens and likes, and
hopefully some extra fans!Up for sale
How can I get my work up for sale on the big
digital distribution services like iTunes and
Spotify? I’m working on writing an album and
I want to know that when I’m done I can make
some money from it!You’re best off looking at services like CD Baby
and TuneCore, which will upload your music to all
the major players in digital distribution, like iTunes,
Amazon MP3 and Spotify, as well as selling it on