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Thanks for posting these ideas. Here are some thoughts off the top of my head, train-of-thought. Band Generator - There's something I love about this. I don'

by pud 14y ago

Thanks for posting these ideas. Here are some thoughts off the top of my head, train-of-thought. Band Generator - There's something I love about this. I don't think Fandalism can just "generate" a band any more than LinkedIn can "generate" a startup. That said, it seems like musicians are always looking for the equivalent of marriage (a band) when I think it might be more fun to just have a several one-off trysts (random jams). The latter isn't really something musicians do currently. Which is an obstacle. But maybe there's a way to spark this behavior using a "random person to jam with this wednesday" generator. Worldwide Music Battles - In theory this sounds really fun. I recently did a contest with Interscope records to promote the new Van Halen album. Musicians performed cover versions of the new Van Halen single in exchange for the possibility of fame and fortune. There weren't as many entries as I was hoping for. I think it comes down to musicians as artists -- and artists want to be free to create. They don't want to be told what to play. I think. Or maybe they think contests are cheesy, and your idea is more legit. I'll experiment. Collaborative Online Recording - I think indabamusic.com does this. At least, that's the impression I get (I haven't used that site yet). It's surprisingly non-trivial to just throw a drumset recording over your bass line. To get a good drum sound you need a few mics, a mixer, recording software, EQ & mixing skills... it's really easier (and more fun, for me at least) to just jam with people in real life. And record it. Thanks again for these ideas. They got me thinking and I'm sure I'll use them in some regard as I build new features. Same goes with all the awesome comments in my original post. I'll keep blogging as I add new stuff to Fandalism. I plan to add a lot of stuff that was suggested in HN, in one way or another.

mtrimpe 14y ago
Why not add a 'Book me' button? Plenty of people might be interested in being able to get one of these awesome people to come and play at your party or have a custom song recorded just for you.
- mcherm 14y ago
  Yes, THIS! It's the perfect combination of highly valuable to users and downright trivial to implement.
- epaga 14y ago
  Seeing how popular personalized songs are on Fiverr, this actually is an excellent idea IMHO.
- ken 14y ago
  Your competition would include sites like GigMasters, which do (only) that -- which could be good and bad. But if you've got 400K users paying $0 right now, it probably wouldn't be hard to undercut $200 + 5%, for offering booking support.
cxz 14y ago
I think collbative recording can work well. My iPhone app, Jampipe, is kind of a scratch pad for musicians. Quality isn't the top priority, the main focus is on collaboration. Not sure about drums but most instruments pick up well with the iPhone mic. I sent you an email by the way! http://www.jampipe.com http://www.jampipe.com
- pud 14y ago
  Wow your app looks amazing. Brilliant. Also, I've found that the iRig mic makes awesome iPhone recordings. Here's the mic: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic/features/ http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic/features/ Here's a drum solo I recorded with the iRig mic (disregard all the other mics that are setup around my kit -- they're not on.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoS0n0-AfU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoS0n0-AfU It sounds okay-ish. Good enough for some collaboration I suppose. Good point!
  - cxz 14y ago
    You should drop by sometime, we could do with more drummers! Here are some jams recorded with Jampipe: http://jampi.pe/s/pF8Mj/ http://jampi.pe/s/pF8Mj/ http://jampi.pe/s/6MysH/ http://jampi.pe/s/6MysH/ http://jampi.pe/s/IwDhY/ http://jampi.pe/s/IwDhY/
  - anulman 14y ago
    cxz & pud -- If either of you guys want, some friends and I developed a pretty comprehensive collaborative recording suite a while ago that I just couldn't get off the ground. I've since taken it offline (minimal active users + a couple hundred a month for hosting != sustainable), but if either of you want to take a look at the source code, let me know. Here's a TNW article detailing what we did, from back in 2010: http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/01/youphonics-has-just-changed-the-way-that-the-world-makes-music/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/01/youphonics-has-just-ch...
hyacinthe 14y ago
Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate it. Good points. For the band generator, you're right: I had also in mind one-off trysts:) Regarding the drums on the collaborative online recording: I was more thinking something that could be generated from a MIDI keyboard. I have been playing drums for several years and always got frustrated by the challenge of recording a neat drum sound. Congrats with what you've build so far. Keep rocking with Fandalism.

by pud 14y ago

mtrimpe 14y ago

Why not add a 'Book me' button? Plenty of people might be interested in being able to get one of these awesome people to come and play at your party or have a custom song recorded just for you.

mcherm 14y ago
Yes, THIS! It's the perfect combination of highly valuable to users and downright trivial to implement.
epaga 14y ago
Seeing how popular personalized songs are on Fiverr, this actually is an excellent idea IMHO.
ken 14y ago
Your competition would include sites like GigMasters, which do (only) that -- which could be good and bad. But if you've got 400K users paying $0 right now, it probably wouldn't be hard to undercut $200 + 5%, for offering booking support.

cxz 14y ago

I think collbative recording can work well. My iPhone app, Jampipe, is kind of a scratch pad for musicians. Quality isn't the top priority, the main focus is on collaboration. Not sure about drums but most instruments pick up well with the iPhone mic. I sent you an email by the way! http://www.jampipe.com http://www.jampipe.com

pud 14y ago
Wow your app looks amazing. Brilliant. Also, I've found that the iRig mic makes awesome iPhone recordings. Here's the mic: http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic/features/ http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irigmic/features/ Here's a drum solo I recorded with the iRig mic (disregard all the other mics that are setup around my kit -- they're not on.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoS0n0-AfU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJoS0n0-AfU It sounds okay-ish. Good enough for some collaboration I suppose. Good point!
- cxz 14y ago
  You should drop by sometime, we could do with more drummers! Here are some jams recorded with Jampipe: http://jampi.pe/s/pF8Mj/ http://jampi.pe/s/pF8Mj/ http://jampi.pe/s/6MysH/ http://jampi.pe/s/6MysH/ http://jampi.pe/s/IwDhY/ http://jampi.pe/s/IwDhY/
- anulman 14y ago
  cxz & pud -- If either of you guys want, some friends and I developed a pretty comprehensive collaborative recording suite a while ago that I just couldn't get off the ground. I've since taken it offline (minimal active users + a couple hundred a month for hosting != sustainable), but if either of you want to take a look at the source code, let me know. Here's a TNW article detailing what we did, from back in 2010: http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/01/youphonics-has-just-changed-the-way-that-the-world-makes-music/ http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/07/01/youphonics-has-just-ch...

hyacinthe 14y ago

Thanks for your reply. I really appreciate it. Good points. For the band generator, you're right: I had also in mind one-off trysts:) Regarding the drums on the collaborative online recording: I was more thinking something that could be generated from a MIDI keyboard. I have been playing drums for several years and always got frustrated by the challenge of recording a neat drum sound. Congrats with what you've build so far. Keep rocking with Fandalism.