Some great info here from a valued and knowledgeable source. you know who you are ;)... While usually copying other copywritten...

Hi all I'm working on a new business model with a huge lump of fair trade for the composer. I need a bit of market research...

In some kind of misguided attempt to attract some of the excellent working writers, producers and mixers in the film and game biz...

Introducing SphereTrax - A carefully curated gallery of high end soundtracks, songs, a cutting edge label and an innovative...

I found this thing of quantize all tracks when you do a film score mockup. Many people say that results are good and that most...

For the past two quarters, I received unexpectedly high deposits from ASCAP! One of them though, I'm not sure why... For...

Hello, fellow Gearslutz people, I guess I haven't posted anything for a while. I've been lurking around here, enjoying...

Hello, Royalties on most shows fade over time as less people are interested in a show and the shows get replaced by other...

Hello, I am getting ready to join BMI as a production music writer. My goal is to work with standard publishing companies in...

Seriously? https://variety.com/2022/awards/opinion/oscars-original-score-music-left-off-telecast-1235188124/?fbclid=IwAR0oKGBp2...

Hi all! I wrote a bunch of production music between 2015-2019, a decent portion of which is still being used, but then kinda...

Hi, Does anyone have German detections these days? I usually have detections almost every day till May, but now it's zero...

hi all. ive been using the ostinatos for a while but just invested in lots of the phrase based libraries. they are great BUT so...

Suddenly I received a large check from ASCAP and an even larger check from Tunecore. They are in the several...

Hi Guys and Girls, I 've been producing for a very long time but just recently started playing around with orchestral and...

Hey all, Just recently watched the 2020 remake of Stephen King's "The Stand", I thought it was pretty good. One of...

How do you control dynamics in the LPG (Legato/Portamento/Glissando) patches - when the velocity parameter is used to trigger the...

Hey folks, I register my songs at SESAC both as publisher and writer. So far, I tracked all TV shows where my music is...

Hi, Just found their site, but have never heard of them myself. Does anybody here have any experience with them? Good,...

Hey everyone. I'm sound effect artist like nature sounds and relaxation sounds. I bought Boost subscription on Amuse but later...

Ah nevermind, please just delete this thread. It's all a waste of time anyway

Hi all, Today I published an open letter to raise awareness of the aggressive devaluation and exploitation that's currently...

Hello, I noticed a lot of production music is centered around ostinatos, where a repeating pattern evolves and builds, without...

In a tricky situation where publisher B wants a track right now, possibly for a theme of a show where I have recreated short...

Hey guys, I'm a studio engineer who has been asked to help with an independent project for film. While I'm very well across...

Not to be a Debbie Downer, but anyone who has created music for media has songs that have been used and have not received...

I'm early in the process of putting together music videos for a few songs I made. I just got Magix Video Pro X 11, but am just...

Get the in-depth story behind the score for Uncharted, in this interview with award-winning composer Ramin Djawadi - here, he...

For my live productions, I want to add a similar display that has this kind of info. Hans also uses streamers here which I can...

Can someone please explain to me the difference between NTSC, PAL, and HD audio/video formats and why it might be important to...

I know I sound like an idiot in this post. And I know what site I'm on. Please go easy. Hey all! So I'm a US composer, my...

Cant wait to see how this turns out.

I have a question regarding licensing out my music. Do I use a 3rd party service that allows me to post all of the music I'm...

From the article: "All visual productions that use music require a synchronization license (AKA "sync license")...

I assume its fairly straightforward, processing a single dynamic mic and probably a couple of crowd mics. I'm just curious and...

Hello, My production music process is going to be a combination of vst instruments and also live instruments, including the...

Interesting. I always scoff at arts like this; they are always filled with some truths, but always have some non-truths,...

Got a small royalty check for youtube plays with performance type FF. Any idea what that means? None of the videos show the...

Anyone come across this library? $200 a year unlimited downloads. A very user friendly model but wondering how good it is for...

Hello, As I develop my classical instrument arranging skills, I am finding that having some convincing and pleasant-sounding...

When delivering video exports for clients to review, is there a filename code/abbreviation for delivering video exports a) with...

Hey everyone, I just posted my final "music licensing" based podcast. I'd rather stub my toe than talk any longer...

Dear Slutz, Is anyone else here distributing his work (to appear on Spotify etc.) via Songtradr? I actually have two...

Hello, I recently got down into the rabbit hole of library music and there is so much to discover - some really great music...

So given that this forum is filled with library music related topics, I thought it might be an idea for us all to share our own...

I am not one for posting product announcements here, but this is exciting. And if it's not D2, I am sure it will be awesome....

I have some tracks due be released in the USA with Warner Chappell Production Music. I've heard lots of positive things about...

Hi! What softsynth would you recommend for realistic strings, woodwinds and brass etc? I was offered a job to make ”cinematic...

I've basically always written from a totally blank slate, pulling up a piano in Kontakt, then grabbing a Bass from EZ Bass,...

I'm starting composing again after very long break so I need to buy a new computer (PC) but also sound libraries. I own I think...

Hello, Orchestral Tools has a sale right now: all five Metropolis Arks for 999 Euros. Is this something to capitalize on? I'm...

So I thought it would be kinda fun to go through my end-of-year financials and make a little visual representation of my income...

Hi everyone, Edit: Let me start by saying: it’s BPM in stead of BMP. I can’t recall where I heard or read this but it was...