03-12-2020, 02:29 PM
If you don't mind, I'd like to add a few extra points that are less about composing and more about the chat and forums in the site.
6.) Read the Online Sequencer Rules
It's much more often than it really should be that I see users who have just joined Online Sequencer, immediately start using the chat, and then end up breaking some rule that's clearly listed out in the Online Sequencer Rules. The list of rules isn't very large, and it's certainly better than being warned, muted, or even banned because you didn't know that you were breaking the rules.
7.) Your view count doesn't matter.
This is another thing I see people often times get stuck up on. Just because you don't have many views on your sequences doesn't mean you're a bad composer, and don't feel the need to constantly churn out new music or flood the chat with your sequences just to try and inflate this number.
Compose just because you like to do so and because you have a passion for what you're making. That is when you'll do and feel your best.
8.) No one is obligated to listen to your sequences.
I get it, posting your sequences to chat for thoughts and criticism can be really helpful sometimes, especially if you are having a writer's block and can't figure out how to continue or fix a problem in your piece. And yes, there will often be someone who will be willing to listen and try and give their advice, but sometimes there isn't. In those cases, all that re-sending the sequence in chat or commenting about how no one is listening to your piece will do is potentially make the others who are already having a conversation annoyed with you. If no one at the time wants to listen to your piece and you really want some helpful advice on it, just wait until later on when there are different people in the chat.
9.) Not everyone who is in the "In Chat:" list is actually present.
This one doesn't come up as nearly as often as the other points, but it's still worth noting. Often times, people might just have the chat open in the background or off to the side when composing, and they aren't really paying attention to the chat itself. Online Sequencer staff members might also be in the chat just simply to monitor it and make sure that nothing bad happens (or to deal with it quickly if something bad does happen).
In other words, if someone doesn't respond to your greeting, don't send another greeting to them in the chat or get upset about that fact that they didn't respond. Usually less than half of the people in the "In Chat:" list are actually actively in the chat.
10.) If you have a suggestion, someone has likely already suggested it before.
This is elaborating a bit more on point 4.), and as Lucent said, Online Sequencer doesn't get many major updates, and it's very rare that any suggestion actually becomes an update. In other words, if you have a suggestion you want to make, chances are, someone has already made that suggestion before, and another person asking for the same thing will not likely cause the suggestion to actually happen.
Some of the more frequent topics that are suggested include:
Anyway, that's all I have time for right now, hopefully you find it useful!
6.) Read the Online Sequencer Rules
It's much more often than it really should be that I see users who have just joined Online Sequencer, immediately start using the chat, and then end up breaking some rule that's clearly listed out in the Online Sequencer Rules. The list of rules isn't very large, and it's certainly better than being warned, muted, or even banned because you didn't know that you were breaking the rules.
7.) Your view count doesn't matter.
This is another thing I see people often times get stuck up on. Just because you don't have many views on your sequences doesn't mean you're a bad composer, and don't feel the need to constantly churn out new music or flood the chat with your sequences just to try and inflate this number.
Compose just because you like to do so and because you have a passion for what you're making. That is when you'll do and feel your best.
8.) No one is obligated to listen to your sequences.
I get it, posting your sequences to chat for thoughts and criticism can be really helpful sometimes, especially if you are having a writer's block and can't figure out how to continue or fix a problem in your piece. And yes, there will often be someone who will be willing to listen and try and give their advice, but sometimes there isn't. In those cases, all that re-sending the sequence in chat or commenting about how no one is listening to your piece will do is potentially make the others who are already having a conversation annoyed with you. If no one at the time wants to listen to your piece and you really want some helpful advice on it, just wait until later on when there are different people in the chat.
9.) Not everyone who is in the "In Chat:" list is actually present.
This one doesn't come up as nearly as often as the other points, but it's still worth noting. Often times, people might just have the chat open in the background or off to the side when composing, and they aren't really paying attention to the chat itself. Online Sequencer staff members might also be in the chat just simply to monitor it and make sure that nothing bad happens (or to deal with it quickly if something bad does happen).
In other words, if someone doesn't respond to your greeting, don't send another greeting to them in the chat or get upset about that fact that they didn't respond. Usually less than half of the people in the "In Chat:" list are actually actively in the chat.
10.) If you have a suggestion, someone has likely already suggested it before.
This is elaborating a bit more on point 4.), and as Lucent said, Online Sequencer doesn't get many major updates, and it's very rare that any suggestion actually becomes an update. In other words, if you have a suggestion you want to make, chances are, someone has already made that suggestion before, and another person asking for the same thing will not likely cause the suggestion to actually happen.
Some of the more frequent topics that are suggested include:
- Add new instruments.
- Increase the range of currently existing instruments.
- Add new notes to Online Sequencer (namely C8 and notes below C2).
- New time signatures.
- Custom instruments that can be uploaded by users.
- Make instruments sustain/have the length of their sounds reflected by the note length.
- Some kind of way to rate sequences (such as like/dislike buttons or on a 5-star scale).
Anyway, that's all I have time for right now, hopefully you find it useful!
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