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oh dear god.

edit: i'm not even entirely sure what this is.

I could make nicer t-shirts, and I make my album art in powerpoint.

I'm probably the worst offender in this genre. I upload shit to upload shit, and every time I don't make sales, I get pissed at myself for allowing myself to write/release shit. Also, I've found that even if you apply pages of musical theory to a song, it still doesn't make it a good song. (I'm primarily a brass player, so a lot of this isn't going to apply to y'all.) I'm in high school, and my band director always says something along the lines of 'Do you know why 90% of people get bored by classical music? Because we aren't making it interesting.' And every time he says that, I buy into it, and try to feel what the composer wanted it to sound like. I think that can be used here, because, you shouldn't JUST write music. Like I said, even if you have oodles of musical theory under your belt, you have to create an atmosphere or a feeling to the song. I know it's hard with lofi hardware, or even modern electronic hardware. Use dynamic contrast, or tension and resolution, or anything else that has been used for thousands of years of music before us with our 8-bit fantastico. That's the secret to writing good music. But actually, it's not a secret at all. It's just we're too ignorant and content to change. Sorry, I've found that I can only say things when I rant.

TLDNR: play it like you mean it, and it'll be worthwile. Oh, and if someone awesome gives you criticism, take it AND apply it.

edit: reading this the day after I wrote it, the entire thing could probably be condensed into a sentence or two and not miss any content.

I've never played a chip show.

sorry, double post