Genre tags would be useful, but I think the real reason that most people don't visit is that a large number of the tracks posted here tend to be in a similar "big room epic trance" style, and a lot of people who post in Music Discussion really can't stand that style anymore. It's not my style either, but I'm still happy to give helpful criticism on tracks and judge them relative to other tracks in the same genre, even if I don't really listen to that genre casually myself anymore.

I think if there were more examples of other genres to be found in here -- more chillout, acid house, deep house, ambient, minimal techno, early-90's style trance, experimental stuff like Autechre or Aphex Twin or BT, etc. -- then a lot more people would visit.

As it is, they tend to think that the place is filled with "ASOT wannabes," even if that isn't strictly true and there is more diversity than they imagine.

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I think one small but useful way of increasing responses would be to all contribute a bit for some hosting. Maybe 25-50$ a month divided by whoever's interested. If there are a 100 people willing to contribute, we would have to pay 0.50$ a month. Then, add something like the 'Linkify' add on in Firefox, where you can play links directly in the browser without any downloads, or interruptions from the page you are browsing.

Get into a thread, listen to the track sample then and there without any problems, give opinion, leave.

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Originally posted by smakmagik I think one small but useful way of increasing responses would be to all contribute a bit for some hosting. Maybe 25-50$ a month divided by whoever's interested. If there are a 100 people willing to contribute, we would have to pay 0.50$ a month. Then, add something like the 'Linkify' add on in Firefox, where you can play links directly in the browser without any downloads, or interruptions from the page you are browsing. Get into a thread, listen to the track sample then and there without any problems, give opinion, leave.

Thats a good idea

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Originally posted by smakmagik I think one small but useful way of increasing responses would be to all contribute a bit for some hosting. Maybe 25-50$ a month divided by whoever's interested. If there are a 100 people willing to contribute, we would have to pay 0.50$ a month. Then, add something like the 'Linkify' add on in Firefox, where you can play links directly in the browser without any downloads, or interruptions from the page you are browsing. Get into a thread, listen to the track sample then and there without any problems, give opinion, leave.

that is a swell idea!

and i agrea with JBJ here... loads of the tracks are not trying to create anything original... a month ago i used to pass here every week and give everyone feedback, but it was boring after a while.. the ones that made the ASOT style all sounded the same, and the ones that tried differing from that sometimes went too extreme for me so i didn't have any constracting (is that the word?) criticism for them, of course there are exceptions and stuff i actually just enjoy listening here... so i believe a change is neede too...

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I like the whole idea of moving release advertisements to the CD/Track Review section. Granted, if someone on a label is genuinely looking for feedback they should be able to post it here.

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Originally posted by davemolina I like the whole idea of moving release advertisements to the CD/Track Review section. Granted, if someone on a label is genuinely looking for feedback they should be able to post it here.

in that case they would post like a normal post ie no posters/images , release number, blabbing who supports it etc etc
would be easy to differenciate between things like that

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Originally posted by pwnage1 Music producers promotion if a artist wants to promote his new release or a Labelwants to i have no problem with that. That is what this forum is for. It's not the producers feedback forum

huh?? so where do you need to put your stuff to be reviewed if not here?

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Originally posted by Vortex_SA huh?? so where do you need to put your stuff to be reviewed if not here?

Putting you stuff here for review is fine. I am just saying not allowing labels and artists to promote themselves as was proposed in this thread is ridiculous. I am all for a feedback forum exclusively for reviewing productions.

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Originally posted by pwnage1 Putting you stuff here for review is fine. I am just saying not allowing labels and artists to promote themselves as was proposed in this thread is ridiculous. I am all for a feedback forum exclusively for reviewing productions.

no, the reason we have the "CD Reviews / New Releases Discussion" (as i see it) is for labels and artists to put their releases and discuss it there, there they would get feedback, this forum is for the ones that are not released, for them to get important feedback, and not for some label or whatever...

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First of all, I don't think it really matters if your track has been released or that you are a bedroom producer (hate the term amateur producer). We are all here to learn something from eachother, whether your a pro or not.

However, I think that if a track has already been released, you have to mention that in the post title. For instance, if I'd put up 'Contact' for review, it should be:

[RLS][Trance/uplifting]Theran - Contact (Original mix)

Because, if I know your a bedroom producer, I'll be a little gentle on my feedback, if you are a pro, I know that you don't appreciate being gentle and just want know what we think.

All in favour say 'aye'.

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