What should Project5.com have?

Hey P5ers!

I heard a while back (via a thread here) that there was a "Project5.com survey questionaire" of sorts going around via email... Well, I didn't get it - so I didn't get to see what kind of questions were being asked... but I thought I'd start a thread here and ask you guys what you'd like to see improved at www.project5.com.** - Since I was part of the team that put up the original site - I'm kind of curious. - Also, since we weren't able to implement all the stuff we originally spec'ed for the site, I thought I'd start things off by offering up my own suggestions for improvements:

1) Replace the CPU intensive Flash banner with a lower CPU version
2) Regular update of content (duh!)
3) A search engine for the site
4) The ability to sort uploaded sounds, songs, patterns, etc. by author, date, size, etc.
5) Ability to search uploaded sounds, songs, patterns, etc.
6) Ability to comment on uploaded sounds, songs, patterns, etc.
7) Ability to sort uploaded sounds, songs, patterns, etc. by "votes"? (people vote on uploaded content - much like www.nativeinstruments.com Reaktor forum)
8) A P5 "radio station"? (plays P5 tunes by users)
9) More friendly upload area (increased size?)
10) Build your own "virtual P5 t-shirt" area?

- Grandpa Mojo
www.grandpamojo.com

**Note: This is simply for my own curiousity. Please do not assume that I am any position to improve or change www.project5.com.

I don't see a need for #1. The page is fine. In fact, I'd like to see some music added to the logo script. Anybody messing around with P5 and audio is going to have a computer capable of playing a Flash intro, don't you think? :)

I don't care about contests, and rating songs is a low priority for me. I would like to see comments from others about the submissions though. The rest of the list looks good.

How much of a task would it be to have something like Fruity Loops Collab?

Are you doing this site for free? Frankly, I'd pay a small fee, $10/yr or so, if that would let you develop it more. Nobody should work for free.

I wrote we need better prizes for the contest based on talent. There was a contest that gave away a computer and stuff to some random person while the person with "couph couph" talent got a T-shirt. I'm not saying switch the contests, just give out T-shirts in both contests AND give better prizes for the contest that requires talent.

I would definately like to see more of your video tutorials. I would be willing to kick in a few bucks to help get that going. I get sick of reading manuals, sometimes, and it's just a nice way to learn the program.

placing this is in the proper thread

pod casting
one hour of latest (or greatest) song submissions updated weekly by a fair and impartial single adminsitrator

that would be very cool imho


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