LaunchSong

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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Thanks! I really appreciate it!
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Thank you, I really appreciate it! I have always used hackernews as a reader and as a result only just got an account!
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Hey, thanks for checking out the site. I do listen to a lot of music and I definitely agree with you about the music genres. The issue is just ensuring there are enough listeners and musicians per genre. The site is very new and we are slow
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   After speaking with artists I think there are several issues with this approach (though also advantages). These groups either have a few tastemakers controlling the opinions of the masses which musicians already consider a major issue. On t
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Thanks for trying out the site! 1. Your rankings are actually what helps prevent other users from stumbling upon these same songs. The lower the ranking the less likely to appear for other users. 2. For the yay or nay, the lack of clear exp
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. I definitely agree with you on the design and information fronts and will be working a lot on this piece. For functionality piece I would love more feedback. Do you have any suggestions of features you would love to
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Exactly! Thanks for answering the question! We exist to help with music promotion for artists and music discovery for listeners but claim no rights to any of the songs!
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Thanks for the suggestion. Songs are ranked and listened to only within a genre so I would expect each genre to end up with its own popular set of songs. I am definitely open to further experimentation but so far users have enjoyed the rank
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   by LaunchSong 6y ago

   Great question. The site may not be clear but the reality is anything but handwavy. The higher rated the song, the higher the probability it will show up in a set of songs to rank. This means more exposure since ranking sets of songs is the
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    Show HN: LaunchSong – A platform for artists to promote their music(launchsong.com)

    43 points by LaunchSong 6y ago|24 comments