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Ask HN: Place to post music and revive constructive feedback?

by pengstrom on 5/30/22, 1:55 PM with 2 comments

Not sure how this will fare but we'll see. I use the same parts of my brain writing code as I do writing music so there should be some overlap.

Do you know of any site or community where you can post your music and receive constructive and informed criticism from knowledgeable musicians? I'm trying this thing out but I don't have a local support network.

Here's and example on mine to get a feeling: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19AhC-Qr68i2J4l3GCrtE0O8v47ANMwPR/view?usp=drivesdk

  • by Pyrodogg on 5/30/22, 5:30 PM

    Interestingly, I found this site on HN https://synthshare.com/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13607451

    From the Show HN post, it appears to run on a "take one, leave one" system of reviews but there is little information exposed on the site itself. It looks like there was some activity in the past few months but perhaps a bit quiet for a very sustainable network.

    There is always a relevant reddit. I don't know how frequently things get deeply critiqued here but a decent number of posts have a few comments on them. https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicCritique

    Some producers I follow on Youtube operate Discords (some for Patrons only). These servers generally have a "share your tunes" channel for feedback but responses may be few and you're generally not guaranteed any review by the Artist themselves unless you're paying for it.

  • by aaaaaaaaata on 5/30/22, 6:12 PM