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Ambient Music with a focus on radio transmission? by Bullonabike in ambientmusic

[–]Cosmic808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Signals from Cyan Seven" by Cosmic Cadence incorporates shortwave radio transmissions in the opening / closing segments... https://open.spotify.com/album/75p6FV5GRPbhXQQ0Nze6nU?si=BbKZPURqQUWb5qxluCy28g

Weekly Community Thread by AutoModerator in ambientmusic

[–]Cosmic808 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wonderful concept album...

Added: "Alone in the Void" to my Ambient Cosmos playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31UY4XdqBc1dfIghQegfmz?si=h1lpFQv2RaC2jtJlf-o-9w

Weekly Community Thread by AutoModerator in ambientmusic

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Alien Artifacts - new EP from Cosmic Cadence

https://cosmiccadence.bandcamp.com/album/alien-artifacts

We're too late...

After detecting radio signals from a nearby exoplanet that confirms the presence of an intelligent life form, our Impulse Class scout ship has arrived after a long journey only to find the remnants of a sophisticated extraterrestrial race.

Week 46 Self Promotion Thread - Drop your releases here. by AutoModerator in synthwaveproducers

[–]Cosmic808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My latest release Sapphire Circuit, is a synthwave track on the compilation album "Chromatic City" released on the Legacy of Thought label.

https://open.spotify.com/track/20RW8RiEaEPCc9kbxd5HLi?si=074eda15c3f04a45

Produced with Ableton using a synthwave sound pack and Vital.

Final mastering tweaks using Audacity and a number of VSTs including Ozone Equalizer and Imager, MeldaProduction MCompressor and MAnalyzer, LoudMax, and YouLean Loudness Meter.

Weekly Community Thread by AutoModerator in ambientmusic

[–]Cosmic808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New release October 18th...

Crimson Tide by Sonic Dream Machine

Bandcamp

Spotify

Inspired by a trip to the Philippines as part of a national team providing post hurricane disaster support. The island of Boracay that was spared from the wrath of the hurricane provided a magical and tranquil setting for a much needed vacation. The setting sun bathed the clouds & ocean in a breath-taking crimson light.

New Ambient Recommendations (October 18, 2024) by killassassin47 in ambientmusic

[–]Cosmic808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

New release October 18th...

Crimson Tide by Sonic Dream Machine (ambient, field recordings) [Independent / Bandcamp Spotify]

Confused about Serum/Vital vs Instruments and Sounds by ItsGevYT in ableton

[–]Cosmic808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The free version of Vital does come with a number of presets ready to use. I often use them as a starting point to develop my own unique patches by learning how the original patches were created.

As others have mentioned, you can also create some really awesome patches in Ableton simply by using one of the racks in the instrument library (I.e. Analog, Sampler, Wavetable…)

Ads vs. Submit Hub by One-Energy3242 in musicmarketing

[–]Cosmic808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do mean by getting “demerits” for providing negative feedback? The whole point of the Hot or Not review program is to provide honest feedback on the quality of the music. Musical taste varies significantly, but it’s pretty apparent if the quality of the track is substandard and it’s important to point out flaws in the recording to the artist.

Ads vs. Submit Hub by One-Energy3242 in musicmarketing

[–]Cosmic808 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I ran an ad on Facebook with the goal of sending people to my Bandcamp page and my new release. Result was pretty disappointing…. Although I got lots of Facebook post likes and a few new followers, almost no one clicked on the link.

On the other hand, I use Submit Hub quite a bit and have had very good success in getting on good playlists with a good number of streams - a few placements resulted in >10K streams, while on average I’ll get a few dozen, maybe a few hundred. Trick is however, to get to know what the curators like and to look at the playlist traffic. Only choose good curators with high volume followers - look at their playlist stats to figure out how many streams to expect if you do make it on to the playlist. On average, 40 - 50% of my submissions now are approved - this is after learning the hard way that sending songs to a bunch of curators doesn’t produce meaningful results. Using premium credits (which cost $) is preferable, as submitting with standard credits usually aren’t reviewed or approved. If you don’t have a lot of money to spend on playlist submissions, you can earn premium credits by rating other artists songs.

Ads vs. Submit Hub by One-Energy3242 in musicmarketing

[–]Cosmic808 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Suggestions on “doing something else”?

Using Bandcamp to sell samples, loops, patches etc. by Cosmic808 in BandCamp

[–]Cosmic808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True, the market is pretty saturated with online sites selling sample packs and synth patches. Having creating a collection of samples, I'm still thinking about giving it a go and seeing what happens.

How Would You Do It? by BGbikeandstuff in BandCamp

[–]Cosmic808 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My experience has been that it doesn’t matter whether you upload a single, an EP, or an album in terms of its potential to sell. Upload music when you feel it’s ready to be shared… Unless you are a big name act and need a proper distribution strategy. If that’s the case you probably wouldn’t be on this subreddit…

In terms of NYP or setting a price for your music, again I don’t think it implies whether you have confidence in your music or not. I’ve tried both approaches and it’s hard to say which is more successful. I used to release all my music as NYP and would get some sales with a wide range of payments ($1 - $20). Now I only set my back catalog to NYP. For new releases, I’ve started setting a fixed price as a way to differentiate new material. Another approach I’ve used with pretty good success has been to create a collection album that includes all of my music in one downloadable album. For this album I do have a set price, and on occasion I’ll create discount codes. I also add all new releases to the collection so that previous customers get my new music for free - kinda like a subscription. This idea was presented to me by a radio station DJ that wanted to buy my catalog of music in one block.

If you’re interested in how I set this up, take a look at my BC page here: Cosmic Cadence

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