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Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

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Post by erikschoster »

I make computer music!

This is an album I finished (mostly with Max/MSP and Ardour) during the end of the laptronica twee netlabel days: https://hecanjog.bandcamp.com/album/norwood-wisconsin

This is a more recent texture study using my own python-based computer music system: https://hecanjog.bandcamp.com/album/the-perfume-eater-from-s...

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

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Post by epiphanitus »

smlss_sftwr wrote: post #53

Wow it's great to see so many HNers making music out there, looks like my programming playlist is about to get some much needed fresh content. I've been sitting on a pile of half-finished projects I've been meaning to get around to completing for ages, throwing a few of them out there to hold myself accountable to follow through: https://soundcloud.com/guhcci/sonder https://soundcloud.com/guhcci/sleepwalking/s-dy4AaQ…

I love your sound, very deep and melodic, almost an 80s feel. Just a Dream is my favorite, your aesthetic goes really well with a singer.

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

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Post by barryvan »

NotPavlovsDog wrote: post #104
barryvan wrote: post #98

I write in a variety of styles -- from classical to EDM to ambient to I don't know what to call it. :D I use (and recommend) DistroKid for distribution, so my music is in all the normal places -- YouTube, Spotify, Apple, ... https://open.spotify.com/artist/6OR0sCvSClo5DHkk7fEv72 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy5Wy1HJ8muFQM87g2ctUeg https://music.apple.com/au/artist/barryvan/1453603433 Excitingly, an indie game dev…

Would you happen to know, does DistroKid offer the same pro publishing services like CD baby etc? At a cursory glanse, I saw a limited list on the DistroKid website vs a longer royalties services list competitors have. P.S. congratulations on the game relase! Spotify was asking me to login, so i think I found you on youtube, giving a listen. Perhaps consider updating your post by adding a non-spotify link?

Thanks! I've updated the post with more links. :)

CDBaby and Distrokid have a different model. Distrokid is effectively subscription based, with unlimited uploads of singles and albums as long as you keep up with your payments. CDBaby, by contrast, is more transactional. This works better for me, at least, because I do music as a hobby on the side, and so tend to release individual tracks sporadically, rather than entire albums. (Although having said that, I'm working on an ambient album right now!)

I'm certainly not raking in money through music streams, but I'm also not doing much marketing -- this post on HN is the most marketing I've done in the past month. ;) Unfortunately that means I can't really comment on how Distrokid compares in terms of managing payments etc.

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

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Post by hypersundays »

I've been trying to make music for years and I've found that I have a hard time finishing stuff on my own but I actually really enjoy collaborating and helping other artists produce their tracks.

I'm a co-producer on this track by this extremely talented and prolific R&B singer who was gracious enough to let me help her where I could.

https://open.spotify.com/track/64e70pERi3RlxOnJwcJ6Cm?si=7dd...

I'm hoping to release some of my own stuff eventually but for now, I hope you like R&B!

Re: Ask HN: Do you create music? let's hear it

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Post by em-bee »

cgs wrote: post #107

I play traditional Irish flute: https://woodandsilvermusic.bandcamp.com I enjoy traditional music because of its simplicity. Just you and the instrument!

i play bodhran and spoons, but only on sessions, since they are not really solo instruments (unless you are an expert player)

very nice songs btw. i could play along to that.

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