(forwarding an interesting development) I've actually been thinking about creating a website exactly like what you're looking for. Would there be interest in this? What I'm seeing is a community-driven site where people can upload their stuff, and can discuss, rate, categorize, critique others' work. Open to all so long as the music is made with FOSS. Just throwing out some other ideas I was thinking of maybe having the option to only let people download a sample and then charge to let people hear the whole thing. Maybe for that option have a base price for setting that option and then the uploader can mark up to whatever they wish. Maybe also have the option to just download a sample and then link to where the user could buy the track. Is there interest in this? I can do it, but I can do it a lot faster if I know people might use it. Philip Schleihauf ====================================================== Reply Good to hear that! Actually, I started thinking of creating a website too. And I also stopped at the question of interest. Thus, let me throw my ideas here. I saw the future website as info-only. Thus, people put their stuff there (samples or whole songs) which then can be listened or downloaded. Other people comment. One page per song. But I also thought about forums. a place where we can discuss production tricks and hints. Where we can discuss new (and old) software from a musician's point of view. so, the first think I would like to see whether there are any websites that I don't know about. also, see what interest such an idea generates. Also, see whether other people (like you) have similar ideas, so as not to clash or make a double (and useless) effort. Or maybe unite the efforts? I was thinking on doing it on Drupal 6. I have a basic knowledge in that. What CMS were you thinking to use? Viktor =============================================================== Reply | Philip Schleihauf (This is the same phil, right email address this time I think) Yep, sounds li... Reply Follow up message (This is the same phil, right email address this time I think) On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Viktor Mastoridis &lt;viktor(a)mastoridis.co.uk <mailto:viktor@mastoridis.co.uk>> wrote: On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Phil &lt;windermere(a)magnustudios.com <mailto:windermere@magnustudios.com>> wrote: I've actually been thinking about creating a website exactly like what you're looking for. Would there be interest in this? But I also thought about forums. a place where we can discuss production tricks and hints. Where we can discuss new (and old) software from a musician's point of view. Yep, sounds like we're on the same track. Or maybe unite the efforts? I was thinking on doing it on Drupal 6. I have a basic knowledge in that. What CMS were you thinking to use? D6 is what I was going to use. Setting this up in Drupal would be such a cinch, I think I might in the next few days just get the basic stuff working, put it on a subdomain on my hosting package and then if there's interest, I'll go and properly theme it all, etc. Viktor, if I get it up I'll give you an admin account if you want as we seem to be on the same track. Now, I can't find, don't know of any website that does all this yet. There's some old list-type sites, but nothing really user-driven and dynamic that has potential for forming a community. I think that's for one of two reasons: 1) Nobody's done it yet. 2) one or more sites like this DOES exist, but there really isn't an interest, hence why I can't find it. Either way I think the only way to find out if there's interest is to actually set one up. For the small amount of effort it would take to do this in Drupal I think it's worth the risk. And hey, I'm pretty interested in it, maybe it follows that many others probably are as well. Philip Schleihauf =================================================== Reply Ok, this sounds great. Philip, let's talk it over. I am ready to provide a net domain. I bought limuxic.net <http://limuxic.net>. This is a name I was using with my kids at the school that I am teaching, to tell them that it's about music made in Linux. They loved it. I can transfer this domain to you, if you want (unlock it etc). Also, would you have enough space? If all goes good, you might need 5-10gb? I can also set it up and give you admin rights, but I don't mind either ways. also, I was thinking on putting this mp3 player: http://drupal.org/project/mp3player One uploads a track and it turns into a player (doesn't work with ogg:-() Or you have something better in mind? when there are two or more people, this thing might actually work! Viktor =============================================== I just opened an account on HostPapa, one of those "Unlimited" storage and transfer ones. I'm sure that will be fine starting out at least. That domain sounds fine for now at least, much better than using a subdomain on one of mine. I had a few other ideas but that can come later, if this proves to actually go anywhere. Actually the more I look at it the more I like that one. I've used the "audio" module in the past, http://drupal.org/project/audio, but it's still listed unstable. I can't remember if it does ogg, but that mp3 player module looks good enough to give it a shot. I can't actually spend much time on this today as I need to get a lot of work done on another website for a client. Probably tomorrow I can really get going. Philip Schleihauf ================================================ Phillip, I tried to install the mp3 player watching the video link provided - works perfect. the best part is, users only need to attach a song to their node and the player appears automagically. Thus they could have the option to attach a song, if they want to give it for free. As for the domain, just tell me where to point it, and I will do so (name and mail servers). Also, I was thinking of implementing a kind of gig calendar. so active musicians could post their gigs. Have a look at http://drupal.org/project/calendar sounds proising. Haven't tried it, but watched the video as well. I can't actually spend much time on this today Of course, time was my biggest fear. On one side, what if no one joins? On the other, what if too many people join? But uniting the efforts is such a great relief. So, as you a web-designer (am I right?), I let you lead and will help whatever I can (I am a musician). 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But I also thought about forums. a place where we can discuss production tricks and hints. Where we can discuss new (and old) software from a musician's point of view.