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(site author) Thats great feedback! Honestly, I've spent the last several years trying to learn how to train models that generate reasonable sounding music but

(site author) Thats great feedback! Honestly, I've spent the last several years trying to learn how to train models that generate reasonable sounding music but am still trying to figure out what it is that i'm building and how to present it.

brudgers 9y ago
My advice at this point is to present it in a straight forward and technical way. Make the landing page answer the three important questions: What is it? How do I use it? Why should I care? In this case the product is very technical -- I have to open and operate sophisticated MIDI software. Presenting it like a phone app is confusing. Even more so, it looks like an MP3 player because it just presents a few icons and these have nothing to do with how I would use it. The video tutorial is great, but video is linear. It needs some text support. Particularly because it starts up with nothing but a desktop. Consider adding a title so it is clear that it is a video not just a picture of a fish. In sum, it's a technical product for technical users. The presentation can be dull because the presentation does not have to fit on a page in the iOS app store. At least not yet.
- bill_rr 9y ago
  Yup. I don't know what MIDI software is, and wish I was able to qualify myself out sooner. No need for me to be poking around wondering what this thing is. Speak to current (or, if you don't have them yet, prospective) users. In real life. That way you can construct a landing page that speaks to them.
brudgers 9y ago
One other thing I thought of is copyright. It might make sense to include Creative Commons Zero license with the download. For commercial use, the absence of a clear license is a non-starter for many people. Being AI generated probably muddies the waters more than anything else.
- stevehiehn 9y ago
  Didn't even think of that. I just assumed the code is mine but the output is not. But I agree,being clear is essential.

brudgers 9y ago

My advice at this point is to present it in a straight forward and technical way. Make the landing page answer the three important questions: What is it? How do I use it? Why should I care? In this case the product is very technical -- I have to open and operate sophisticated MIDI software. Presenting it like a phone app is confusing. Even more so, it looks like an MP3 player because it just presents a few icons and these have nothing to do with how I would use it. The video tutorial is great, but video is linear. It needs some text support. Particularly because it starts up with nothing but a desktop. Consider adding a title so it is clear that it is a video not just a picture of a fish. In sum, it's a technical product for technical users. The presentation can be dull because the presentation does not have to fit on a page in the iOS app store. At least not yet.

bill_rr 9y ago
Yup. I don't know what MIDI software is, and wish I was able to qualify myself out sooner. No need for me to be poking around wondering what this thing is. Speak to current (or, if you don't have them yet, prospective) users. In real life. That way you can construct a landing page that speaks to them.

brudgers 9y ago

One other thing I thought of is copyright. It might make sense to include Creative Commons Zero license with the download. For commercial use, the absence of a clear license is a non-starter for many people. Being AI generated probably muddies the waters more than anything else.

stevehiehn 9y ago
Didn't even think of that. I just assumed the code is mine but the output is not. But I agree,being clear is essential.