Disheartening

[Robertj64]

I look at it slightly different than you. The screener returned a track that was previously had forwarded. Then you were lucky to get a track on the panel which was accepted (nothing to do with screeners) but previously was rejected by a screener. Enough said.

All this tells me is that the music selection at TAXI (1) depends on the situation and (2) is not an exact science. Neither should be surprising.

Here's the thing though. Many people work hard on their tracks and put in the time and money to get their tracks out there. One of my main criticism of the taxi system is that you could have a near perfect track and it gets 100% rejected. Why not have a conditional forward. Get such and such fixed on the track by the day after tomorrow and we'll forward it. But the problem is always going to be....there's too many tracks out there. It's always going to be easier to reject that near perfect track outright and take the money.

It's been a very expensive lesson to learn.

[cosmicdolphin]

Get such and such fixed on the track by the day after tomorrow and we'll forward it.

Because

1. Cost...who's going pay the Screener to re-screen the track..are you going to pay another $5 because they basically have to do the job twice.

2. It's unworkable ..it would end up an administrative nightmare of revision hell. How maybe do-overs would be allowed..what if you don't fix it properly first time..you going to pay another $5 to do it the 3rd or 4th time? ....what if the 3rd time you're not able to due to other commitments ? So you just wasted $10 now and not $5 ? You're just opening a huge can of worms.

3. To have any measure of ongoing success you need to be able to deliver well produced licensable tracks consistently. Taxi isn't a music production course ( I highly recommend Sync Academy for that ) it's a referral service for Libraries to find those musicians who can deliver what they need.

[funsongs]

And, if it's like the sign I saw at the local barber shop:
"There's a $5 charge for whining"

[Funkyfreddy]

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Here's the thing though. Many people work hard on their tracks and put in the time and money to get their tracks out there. One of my main criticism of the taxi system is that you could have a near perfect track and it gets 100% rejected. Why not have a conditional forward. Get such and such fixed on the track by the day after tomorrow and we'll forward it. But the problem is always going to be....there's too many tracks out there. It's always going to be easier to reject that near perfect track outright and take the money.

It's been a very expensive lesson to learn.
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That's a great idea and I wish we did get a day or so to remix submitted tracks. That would make Taxi so much better IMHO.

As it stands now I have very little motivation to submit tracks to Taxi anymore as I'm very tired of having to second guess faceless screeners.

[Robertj64]

Get such and such fixed on the track by the day after tomorrow and we'll forward it.

Because

1. Cost...who's going pay the Screener to re-screen the track..are you going to pay another $5 because they basically have to do the job twice.
If the track is 99% almost perfect and there's just one thing left to do....give them 24 hours to fix it and then forward it....it's just a suggestion.

2. It's unworkable ..it would end up an administrative nightmare of revision hell. How maybe do-overs would be allowed..what if you don't fix it properly first time..you going to pay another $5 to do it the 3rd or 4th time? ....what if the 3rd time you're not able to due to other commitments ? So you just wasted $10 now and not $5 ? You're just opening a huge can of worms...

3. To have any measure of ongoing success you need to be able to deliver well produced licensable tracks consistently. Taxi isn't a music production course ( I highly recommend Sync Academy for that ) it's a referral service for Libraries to find those musicians who can deliver what they need.

Response to 2) ONLY once, Mark. No need to go overboard. Songs with just one fixable issue. The screener forwards the song on condition of getting that fixed. It's called a conditional forward. I think the member would like to have that chance...and taxi gets an extra $5 out of it.

[boinkeee2000]

I look at it slightly different than you. The screener returned a track that was previously had forwarded. Then you were lucky to get a track on the panel which was accepted (nothing to do with screeners) but previously was rejected by a screener. Enough said.

All this tells me is that the music selection at TAXI (1) depends on the situation and (2) is not an exact science. Neither should be surprising.

Here's the thing though. Many people work hard on their tracks and put in the time and money to get their tracks out there. One of my main criticism of the taxi system is that you could have a near perfect track and it gets 100% rejected. Why not have a conditional forward. Get such and such fixed on the track by the day after tomorrow and we'll forward it. But the problem is always going to be....there's too many tracks out there. It's always going to be easier to reject that near perfect track outright and take the money.

It's been a very expensive lesson to learn.

imo there are many paths one can take in production music, taxi just being one of them. best to explore multiple paths simultaneously (I think it is imperative in todays landscape). If one has changed for the worse, getting you nowhere, or you have outgrown, change your focus to another angle/avenue. lean towards the direction you're getting traction in, but keep ALL avenues open. the more options you have, the better strategic capacity you have at your arsenal, and the less you'd dwell on setbacks. a lot of things we have no control over, but certain things we do . . . like where our tracks go, how much we spend, and who we listen to...the rest is all a crapshoot (btw this is in regards to folks who are passed the learning stage)

[SubRivers]

In the past I have suggested a two-tier system where a premium submission at $10 means your track is screened before others, and feedback is received a few days before the deadline so a re-submission with worked-in feedback is possible. I got no reactions here on the forum. Of course, in many cases, this may result in $10 returns.

Hmm - you is smart as that could be workable - a replacement for "dispatch" that makes actual sense.