Getting a return but they want you to slightly improve it
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Getting a return but they want you to slightly improve it
I recently got a return, but they said there is a good chance a pass will make it as a forward. But how do I send in another pass??
The return was:
"What I like most about this song
I like the acoustic guitar and slide work. I like the hard-hitting beat and the slow underscore.
I think you could improve this song by
I feel like this could use just a bit more ear candy or secondary melodic elements just to help give this more pop.
I returned or forwarded this song because
Another pass will likely make this one a solid option."
-> I definitely agree on all points they wrote.
So I improved it as wished, but where do I send it in again now?
The return was:
"What I like most about this song
I like the acoustic guitar and slide work. I like the hard-hitting beat and the slow underscore.
I think you could improve this song by
I feel like this could use just a bit more ear candy or secondary melodic elements just to help give this more pop.
I returned or forwarded this song because
Another pass will likely make this one a solid option."
-> I definitely agree on all points they wrote.
So I improved it as wished, but where do I send it in again now?
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Re: Getting a return but they want you to slightly improve it
Sadly, you don't.
Not yet anyway.
If/when there's another listing for something more or less identical that's the time to submit, but making sure it fits THAT particular listing requirements.
Not yet anyway.
If/when there's another listing for something more or less identical that's the time to submit, but making sure it fits THAT particular listing requirements.
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Wow, that is quite weird then haha.Telefunkin wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:13 pmSadly, you don't.
Not yet anyway.
If/when there's another listing for something more or less identical that's the time to submit, but making sure it fits THAT particular listing requirements.
I mean it tells me there wasn't much left to make it a forward, but somehow at the same time it is kind of a "vergebene Liebesmühe" (a German phrase for wasted love or work haha), since I can't really utilize the song so much again now^^
The chance is gone and there is not another, despite being a member and paying 5 bucks for the listing.
Without whining too much, I'm just wondering and planning ahead of the future. Not butthurt or anything hehe.
But yeah I reckon I can use it in my portfolio, learnt something out of it, and potentially can use it modified for another listing. True.
I see it positive then. Would have been just cool to be able to funnel my energy and effort put into the modified version into something that bares fruits.^^
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Re: Getting a return but they want you to slightly improve it
You have to look for other opportunities for the track, new listings and/or pitch on your own to libraries. Did you create the track specifically for the listing? If you did, you now have a solid track that you might not have ever made if not for the listing.
Taxi can't have folks re-submit with changes on returns. Think about it. There would be an endless cycle of submissions and re-submissions with a massive workload. Five bucks is a pretty small fee which hasn't increased in decades. And often, the client's time-frame is limited.
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Taxi can't have folks re-submit with changes on returns. Think about it. There would be an endless cycle of submissions and re-submissions with a massive workload. Five bucks is a pretty small fee which hasn't increased in decades. And often, the client's time-frame is limited.
Best,
Casey
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As Casey says, the feedback/advice might help you get the track accepted for a future submission, or beyond Taxi if you were to approach a library directly. More generally, it also informs you about what the screeners are listening for and the standards that they and the libraries are expecting. I don't know any sync libraries that provide feedback on tracks they don't like, so in that sense Taxi returns are more helpful.JayJayStudios wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:23 amBut yeah I reckon I can use it in my portfolio, learnt something out of it, and potentially can use it modified for another listing.
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What the others have said ^^^
The way I see it, for $5 the screener not only evaluates your track, but may offer some encouragement and some actionable advice on how to make the track better/more licensable. That's a great deal.
The way I see it, for $5 the screener not only evaluates your track, but may offer some encouragement and some actionable advice on how to make the track better/more licensable. That's a great deal.
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Appreciated, thanks guys!
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