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First off I wanna say I greatly appreciate the feedback from the first post, I applied the necessary changes and overall I feel as if my track is that much closer to being finished. I am new to this style of music and have only been producing it for a few months now. I have experimented with ideas before but I’ve never actually gave it enough effort. Most ideas got abandoned in the wasteland of no return. However I am here to show the new and improved version of my track. I really analyzed the feedback and applied it to the track. I emphasized more energy towards the second half of the track. I decided that the first part of the track is more of the player searching and discovering. It feels pretty open and honestly I couldn’t quite figure out if it was missing something still or just over thinking. I really thought about the direction the track is heading and I opted in for a more action packed second half to signify a tense more dramatic feel almost as if the player has stumbled around the bosses lair. Again class I am here for help and feedback though I feel my track is about 80% complete. Be honest with me and help me elaborate on new ideas to help finish this first segment. I feel like now that the volume is up some elements are more apparent. Where can I go from this? Should I add more melodies to help fill in some space or add more ambiance or texture? How does the mix sound? Does it help convey the theme and story a bit better? Or does it still feel like our hero is lost astray? https://s.disco.ac/azrkuuubfpbx

What's up everyone. I recently submitted a three tracks to Pond5. 1 R&B 1 Hip Hop and 1 Lofi. They rejected me😒😮‍💨. But this is the message the sent me with the reasoning. "Thanks for taking the time to thoughtfully prepare and send in your submission for review! After careful consideration, unfortunately, these tracks are not the right fit for Pond5 based on current trends and user feedback from our Buyer and Creative Community. Our Audio Curatorial process is engineered to carefully consider new and emerging submissions that will ultimately drive sales and create exposure while elevating opportunities for our Contributor community. In full transparency, we cannot accept everything, especially if your submissions may already have similar sounding versions currently within the Marketplace. As a kind note, please keep in mind our Curators may reject submissions if they believe the assets will not have a significant impact within our Marketplace or may underperform. Currently, Pond5 has more than 6,000,000 Music and Sound Effects tracks covering a wide range of genres. Having too much of any given genre or style often leads to an ineffective user search experience. Please know that a wide range of subjective and objective criteria was used to make a thoughtful and comprehensive decision". Since it says their "process is engineered". It lead me to believe it Ai doing the reviewing. Is that true?

Hey all! Looking for feedback for my first finished track since we've started in the Sync Accelerator! I'm a little nervous sharing for the first time, but I'm ready! This track was heavily inspired by soft pop/piano ballads by Tate McRae, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lewis Capaldi, and. could use your feedback to help me finish it. My To Do List still includes: -Timing Vocal Doubles -Ear Candy/Transitions/Creating small moments that keep the track moving -Mixing! Right now I've got levels roughly where I want them but would like some feedback before I start mixing. Right now, my biggest struggles are with drums and of course vocals. Do the drums feel sort of flat? Are the background vocals distracting? I feel like I'd like to add more layers but don't want to overdo it or take away from the main melody in a ballad like this. Thanks for any feedback ya'll might have! https://s.disco.ac/qlehcesqkkqm

Whats everyone's thoughts on sync agencies that charge you to submit to a sync opportunity? I just recently seen a sync opportunity that may fit perfectly for a track I plan on releasing in May. I was excited to submit until I seen that you must pay a small sync fee to submit. Am I wrong but I immediately get turned off whenever I see this lol, hence my excitement subsides. I have no problem investing in myself and what I require for resources.. But as I said in a previous comment, all these expenses seem to gouge creatives left and right and offer nothing in return.... Is this a wrong attitude when it comes to sync lol.. should I pay everytime I submit to an opportunity... Its exhausting lol... Rant over lol