Welcome to the site!

• The most important thing to remember is to post a link to your music.  If people can't find you then we can't listen to you.  Posting a link is simple.  See below for more detailed advice.
• Like anything else in life, its not all take.  You'll get more comments on your music if you give comments on others'.  Check out the other topics in New MPs.
• For your first post, why not introduce yourself?  Say a little bit about your music if you like, such as the style it's in and how long you've been making it.  This will help you attract fans of your style.
• If you have a track that isn't quite finished, or you think could be improved upon but you're not sure how, you might want to try posting a link in our new Work In Progress forum instead.
• We'd prefer it if you link to music on THIS site only please.  Its free to join and upload your music so why not?
• Please remember to correctly tag your mp3s if you are offering them for download.  This will make it easier for listeners to find your music amongst their mp3 collection.  See below for more info.
• Lastly, please only upload mp3 files.  MP3 is a universally recognised format that everyone can play.  Other types of files such as wma, m4a, and mp4 might not play at all, and thats no good, is it?

Adding a link to your song

There are a few different ways of doing this:

First, copy the URL for your track.  Its in the address bar of your browser when its on your song page.  You can also find it beside your song in the Add/Edit your MP3s menu in your ARTIST MENU.  Then...

What not to do

If you post a topic and still get no comments on your track please DO NOT keep posting the same topic to the same track again and again.  This is called 'spamming' and we don't like it.  Instead, try to attract more people to your thread.  See GreyB's post below for some helpful hints.

Be warned...Multiple posts will all be deleted without warning.  Repeat offenders will be removed.  Be aware that posting in other peoples' topics with links to your track could also be regarded as spamming.  It won't make you many friends either.

Its considered bad practice to announce to another member that you have nominated them, either by posting in their thread, comments box or via pm.  If you do like someones track, by all means tell them, but leave the fact you nominated them out of it.  Nominations are secret ballots.  Don't promise nominations in exchange for a nomination back.  You'll never be able to tell who has nominated you or not anyway.

I would have to say I've been here over a year now and have made many internet friends and participated in various projects. 

Don't get discouraged if no one replies to a posting right away as there are so many artists and songs that it might take awhile if you choose not to take part in the threads. 

I agree with all that has been said but just remember getting involved and participating will be very helpful if you are new to the site.

One thing that irritates me though is bad manners.  If you do decide to upload a song and ask for assistance or for fellow artist to comment, PLEASE use manners. I've seen so many postings that look like this:

"Hey, Listen to my music and give good comments man."  Followed by a second comment. 

"hey, where is everyone, I want a review so where is everyone?"

For starters, I wouldn't touch that with a fifty foot pole.  There is no "please", "I would appreciate", "thank you", kiss my ass nothing.   If you want respect, then it should be a two way street.

I don't think there is one person on this site who would disagree with me when I say good manners and respect for the rest of the artist is at hand. 

1. No one HAS to do anything. Therefore if you demand a reaction you might get a negative one using that attitude or tone.
2. I don't see any nice words even if the music is good. I might listen but I wouldn't give you the satisfaction of responding.  I might even just say,,,"next"
3. If you "ask" for advice or a comment on your material, just remember it was you who asked so if some comments are not to your likings (but not offensive though), then learn from it or maybe even ask "how could I improve".  That would get you far ahead of the game instead of putting the site down or other artists.  If you ask for the truth, then you will get a fair response but remember not everyone will respond the same.  Some might respond by saying, "hey man, that's cool", or others might even say,,,"that mix doesn't do it for me", "the vocals need some work", production is good but I'm not fussy on the instrumentation.  The general idea is to get a response to correct or enhance your composition.
4. Overall, enjoy the site, the friends, the music and use this site as an opportunity of developing, exploring, learning and making friends.  It's to your advantage so make good use of it.

Further more, Hi all, my name is Mary and I would like to welcome all newbies to the site.  Have a look around the site and enjoy the music WELCOME!