[RWP] What do yall think of this bed?

[Aaron Cannon]

Hi Jes.

Great stuff.  I absolutely think you could sell this on any of the
many royalty-free music distribution sites.  Also, just so it's clear,
selling the piece royalty-free doesn't mean you don't get paid.  It
just means that you don't require the buyer to pay you a licensing fee
each time they distribute a copy.  They pay you once for the use, and
that's it.  Of course there are other distribution models, but the
royalty-free model is the one with which I am most familiar, as I've
used it to purchase a few short pieces for various projects over the
years.

As for piracy, there are really two types.  One is piracy by
companies, and the other is piracy by individuals.  Dealing with the
former is a matter of getting an attorney who can demand payment and
help you take it to court if necessary.

As for piracy by individuals, well, if it becomes a major problem,
then congratulations.  You've made it.  You obviously have a product
that a lot of people really want.  The trick at that point will be
figuring out how to monetize your many fans.  In other words, I
suspect you will do much better if you see individual piracy as a big
opportunity, rather than as a big problem.

Aaron

On 7/1/14, Jes <jessmith at samobile.net> wrote:
> Okay, let me see.
> First, I'm living in an apartment so my studio is in one bedroom.
> For the gear, at present, I am using the following equipment, with a
> Lenovo laptop, everything pretty much has only analog ins and outs:
> 1. A presonus monitor station. Allows me to connect up to four
> headphones at the same time. My wife and I often work on these projects
> together, with her being in the control room, or in this case, running
> Reaper and the computer, and me being at the keyboard. It was a pain
> for her to listen to computer noise and not be able to hear the screen
> reader echo back what I was hearing through my headphones. Also she
> wasn't able to hear tracks as we were recording.
> The Presonus monitor station fit that bill perfectly.
> 2. A Yamaha Motif XS8 workstation/synthesizer. This acts as my midi
> synthesizer or as a regular piano when I want to use any of its
> presets, which are also authentic.
> 3. A Roland V-Studio 20 USB audio interface with Asio drivers
> installed. This audio interface has been discontinued, but hey, use
> what you gotta use as long as it's decent and does what you need it to do.
> Now, a question for you guys. Do you think my music is fit for
> commercial use? Could I make a profit from music? What about piracy?
> If you want to hear more stuff, visit my website at:
> www.jesmusic.net
> and my facebook page at:
> www.facebook.comjessmithmusic
>
> Original message:
>> Jes,
>
>> Beautiful work my friend.  Do you mind telling us what you use in your
>> set
>> up?
>> I just started to build my home studio, and I'm already realizing that I
>> nees to make some changes to do what I want.  Anyway, thanks for sharing
>> the
>> beautiful music.
>
>> As far as recording stuff is concerned, I don't need anything too
>> expensive
>> or impressive, just a few small items around to produce my own and a
>> couple
>> of good ol friends music as well.  I've been around a while and it's a
>> real
>> job recording through my new computer, but I'm willing to go for it this
>> way.  I do like the warmth of analog though.
>
>> Thanks again,
>
>> John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: RWP [mailto:rwp-bounces at reaaccess.com] On Behalf Of Jes
>> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 12:40 PM
>> To: rwp at reaaccess.com
>> Subject: Re: [RWP] What do yall think of this bed?
>
>> Thanks for your complements. Yes, everything was done through
>> synthesized instruments, especially the acoustic and jazz guitars. Glad
>> I could play those guitars through a synthesizer, since my hands were
>> worn out playing a real acoustic guitar for a church yesterday. I'm a
>> pianist, not a guitarist, so my hands were out of practice!
>
>> Original message:
>>> Hi, wow! What a piece! Was that all done through synthesized
>>> instruments? I wish I had that stuff! I am needing help getting reaper
>>> and everything to make it work with the screen reader! Could you or
>>> anyone help with this? Thanks a lot in advance!
>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>
>>>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 4:21 PM, Jes <jessmith at samobile.net> wrote:
>
>>>> Hey guys,
>>>> I got an idea for an instrumental tune in my head, and thought I'd
>>>> share it with the list. I'm not sure what type of music this is, or
>>>> what this particular thing might be used for. Let me know what you
>>>> think.
>>>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4707788/bed-sample.mp3
>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Jes
>
>
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