Is it just me, or is posting way down in this forum?

Not just fewer new songs, but posts to those songs.

I guess X1 did change everything.

Maybe it's spring and spring break.  I know I have been way busy at work and getting ready for a week of vacation, so I will not be able to review for over a week.  Probably people are starting to find the opportunity to do some things or catch up on some chores with the warmer weather finally starting to show.  Some of the old regulars haven't been around much or at all lately either.  I see a lot of new names and that's great.  It just might be an artifact of winter finally starting to move on.

No I got to go and pack for my trip to North Carolina where I wont have to think about work for over a week!!!!

Daryl

I keep meaning to post some comments as my output has been pretty much zilch lately.

I pop in from time to time but it doesn't seem the place it used to be how ever good, bad or indifferent that may be.

Anyone seen Rick lately?

darylcrowley

Probably people are starting to find the opportunity to do some things or catch up on some chores with the warmer weather finally starting to show.

        ^^^

This, for me anyway. Tons to repair and clean up around the house and garden.  I'll try and catch up on a few tunes this weekend.

is it me or this posted in the songs forum??..lol..caught me off gaurd.  :)

If you think this site is slow, go over to the Presonus site. You can stay away for a month to come back and the same posts are still on the first page. A great post over there nets maybe 4 or 5 replies. I feel a big percentage of new users to the song forums have found out that they can come here and at least get a reply. Again I feel that a high percentage of new users to the forum do not even own a cakewalk product and just want their song reviewed, and after that they have no interest in further contributing to the forum or it's members. JMO
 
Broadjam has a good solution to this problem. You must review a number a songs in order to receive a review on your work, which generates forum activity. It's not a bad idea.

I'd also urge any new posters here not to be put off by ANY individual telling you via email or PM how to post or respond.

If somebody is willing to help you out they will do it out loud.

I say that because some of the newbie 'marshalling' of yore still goes on behind the scenes as I've encouraged a couple of people to post here fairly recently only for them to be slammed via private messages for not making the 'right amount' of responses after posting their first track.

That garbage still happens, and was all part of what put me off hanging around here so much.

It is common courtesy to respond to others tracks here and to try to give more than you take but it's not a hanging offence.

evadianepug


It seems like songs that used to get mega posts are lucky to get 25 or 30 if you don't bump it a lot.  I don't expect everyone to post a comment and many of the people I have commented on don't ever post on our tunes.  Some of the board icons here don't post on Pugtones tunes and I've always wondered what we are doing wrong.  I have been staying away due to business things and my Grandson ( I babysit 3 days a week for the 11 monther).  Robby used to complain about this subject and I thought he was paranoid, just being Robby.  Seems that many people are listening and not commenting.  I hope there's a producer or someone looking for a song among those listeners.  LOL!  To be honest, we have about 10 songs in the works and I don't really think about this until it's brought up.  I think you are right, James.  I actually have been comtemplating other sites (I've never posted on another songwriting board since I started here) because it seems that many people post but no as many comment.  I could be wrong.  I'm having a strange day.  :-)  It is the people that are here since I started a almost 3 years ago that keep me coming back.  Some great musicians and there is some great new blood.  I try to comment on New Member stuff but never see comments from many of them.  James, buddy, you got me going!  Thanks, though.

Yeah Warren, I remember: Robby did have a thread similar to James'.  Actually, I had noticed this many months ago, and I don't know that there's a reason.  I do know of a few members who have told me privately that they listen to nearly everything, but generally don't comment (for a variety of personal reasons).
 
I try to get here and listen/comment as often as I can, but have all the usual constraints: work, personal life/family, obligations, etc..  The worst part of it is that it often comes down to a conflict: having little time, and knowing that time spent listening and commenting is time I can't spend on my own tunes.... BUT, I do the best that I can.  I've sort of developed a pecking order for listening and commenting- first I'll listen to material from members whose tunes I generally like or find interesting, then I'll move on to anyone who has been kind enough to comment on my tunes (many times these are the same people as the first group), and then finally I'll move on to 'new' posters.  It makes sense to me, as sometimes folks who are new (or not new, but just post their material without commenting on others) don't get the concept of 'giving back' or whatever we'd care to call it.
 
I'll leave off with a suggestion- I think it would be a good idea to have a 'sticky' thread at the top called something like 'Suggestions for posting and commenting,' with the thread containing some basic 'tips' for new posters (and others) about the sense of 'community' in Songs and how to best participate in it.  Ideally, the thread or topic should be handled by a long time member who has a relationship with the mods or others at Cakewalk.  Just an idea...
 
 

Which is fair enough, the difference between a suggestion and a demand is easy to spot.

If looked at logically if everyone on here made just one more review than they recieved it would be buzzing here again, I know many on this thread do much more than that already.

I'm on it, I've just got pretty inspired by the few I've listened to this evening.

I admit to this problem.

I've been meaning to drop and and comment, but have been working on music instead.  Not fair for me to ask for comments though, if I don't return the favor.

Course it's easy to comment in the other forums cause you can do that at work


Anyway, I will try and be a better citizen

No, I know you didn't.  I've actually just been feeling bad about me not posting here more lately.

For me, I'm just trying to get this dam song done.  Some songs come so easy, this one has been a lot of trouble. 

Still, I hope to have a draft done either today or tomorrow.

It may have something to do with X1.  Since X1 came out I spent most of my forum time on the X1 forum and hardly any time on the songs forum.  It was a lot of effort keeping up with all the glitches and trying to figure out if it was my setup or X1 that was the problem.  And then all the problem reports that we all filed.  The X1 forum was extremely active.  All that traffic must have taken traffic away from this forum. 

Jan 1 2011, I have written over 20 songs and a bunch of short cues 30 to 59 seconds long

wow very nice

Well, I hadn't really noticed but now that you mention it I believe you're right.

This post is getting a pretty good response, though...maybe it's the music that's driving people away?

I don't have any answers but I think it's probably ( hopefully ) cyclical/seasonal. Time will tell.