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Im here to ask you what other music production and remix resource sites do you visit, and why?

We at LiteRecords like to ensure you get the best service we can provide. If there is anything you think we can improve on, change or enhance then we will review it and possibly apply it. We understand that there are other sites around like us and they also provide a great service, is there anything they lack or we lack that you feel is vital or useful? Maybe you just like variety, but we like to give you what you need.

Have your voice heard, tell us...
 
A4A seems to be your personal favorite past-time Braddie, take notes from them. As for, erm, improvements etc, I find the only thing somewhat lacking is the social aspect of LR. not a whole lot of chatter/discussion going on over uploaded content. everyone just says thank you to reveal the download link and nothing else. as much as the staff aspect of Blacklabelled sucks.....well most of the actual staff themselves actually, at least there's more of a discussion going on when something new is uploaded.

people discuss the source, the quality of the content, possible alternate sources with better quality, just generally people getting more involved. if they get rid of 90% of the current staff including the moronic sleepwalker owner, then LR might be in trouble. but I don't see that happening anytime soon.

PS: Brad do you mind changing that avatar of yours? it's awfully distracting, looks like a cock caught in the headlights. I'm talkin about poultry, get your sick-ass mind outta the guttah.
 
lol your avatar looks like ramseys getting an enima or fisted.
Or he possibly he has the shits from eating one of ur dodgy curries. :D

But anyway
I dont really use any other site I may very occationally visit looperman but thats only to have a listen to original accapella's but I have never used any as of yet
All I can say is LRTID

that is all
 
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LRTID great name for a LR album
we should really make an album with the very best remixes on the site so far to promote the site.
maybe with a LR youtube page with the remixes
I wouldnt mind setting that up
Could be an annual thing. The album that is
 
Kevinedge said:
Rofl. I was thinking the same thing.
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Yup and I bet we are not alone dude.

.....and yeh lads I am LR to the Core (pun intended leadz!!!!) LRTID and STFUAEWTO! work that fucker out!!!!

On topic,I have a few 'sources' but they wouldn't be your usual suspects.I dont use a4a/bl/hp or any other audio related forum for that matter. Who needs anywhere else when we already have a home! As for improvements etc.....I say you do a stellar job Brad and like I said in the past - 'hats off to you and addict' and also to anyone else who has helped make LR the place it is today.

;)
 
ugh god, what, you've never heard a rooster be called a cock? damn you're so sheltered, boy have you got lots to learn.

and I never said Brad doesn't do a good job. he's done and keeps doing a great job. the first site owner I can genuinely say has the right to run a site. others are too busy, too lazy and/or too incompetent. in either scenario, they couldn't lead a whore to a brothel. Brad on the other hand, not only could he lead the whore there, but be her pimp and take all her hard-earned cash too........and then employ her sister.

but the discussion point I brought up is legit. no wonder Daz went spastic the moment I showed up in this place. he hadn't interacted with people for a long time. but hey, I'll take upload safety over discussion any day. and no, Ramsay ain't gettin fisted......I think it's something else because that's his happy face.
 
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Im only asking the question by the way (not implying anything!!!) I think you need to lay off that paddle Donny! You are stressing yourself out and getting paranoid! Nobody suggested you said Brad did a bad job m8.I think it was just the way your post came across.We should all sit down and share a nice packet of peace crisps.Then maybe you'll put the suit on for me again??

:D
 
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Some.. interesting posts in here but that's to be expected with Don I guess.

I use pretty much any free audio resource available- BL, superb, LR, a whole list of blogs, a4u and then typical things like google and filestube.

LR has it's ups and downs and Don makes some interesting points about the lack of chat thing. I think you do the best you can with trying to mitigate leeching and protecting links. The rep system has drawbacks but that's just how it is- I honestly don't see any change coming here unless the system is either overhauled or tweaked. Here's a list of how I've felt over my brief time here:

Cons:

-Dead chat all around- nothing but thank you's in most threads (like Don said) and very few production forum/chat forum views or comments and a [mostly] dead chat box.

-People try to earn rep by posting individual links instead of packs, posting anything LR doesn't currently have (despite how easily available it is), and recycled content (like ripping a mogg file's acapella and posting that for a rep when the mogg is already available). I haven't seen many blatant reposts (I also don't really search too much and try to avoid it myself) but I can imagine that happens as well. I don't remember seeing it in the rules either (might want to add that) but it's been a while since I've read them. It's really just courtesy driving me at this point.

Overall it feels, oddly enough, a bit like a whorehouse. People come, "pay their way" by sharing, then fuck off. I don't mind it honestly- the silence is nice and I'm not sure you should mind it either. It depends on what you want LR to be.

Pros:

- People have a reason to watch for and re-up dead links
- Mitigates leechers and take-down bots.
- People [potentially] have a reason to leak things (still very low I'd say).
- It's fast, easy, fairly reliable and seemingly low maintenance for staff.

So there you have it. I think it mainly balances out good v bad- you get some shady practices in trying to jack the rep stat up and a "whorehouse" feel but the reps do their job. The only suggestions I could make would be to allow people to view threads regardless of rep score (though still not reply to get the content) and to make some small tweaks to the rep interaction.

For instance- if I post multiple times in a thread do I get docked each time? I already figured out that replying to your own thread doesn't do anything to rep score but this seems like a grey area. Truthfully I didn't explore the site too much (just read the rules and other intro things really) but there wasn't much explanation behind the rep system in that sense. I understood "reply= rep lost" but that was about it and that could potentially be what is holding back chat in the DL vault.

Tweaking to only take away for the first reply might be a good idea (not sure how viable though). Also it might be worth looking into some sort of moderated or automated system to restore lost reps for content that is no longer available. I've only encountered this once and ADDiCT was nice enough to re-up and edit the link into his original post. If he hadn't done that I would probably be out 2 points for 1 file (not a huge deal to me but hey- to some it might be).

So that's about what I think from my brief stay here.
 
Thanks for that, 'other members take note, this is what i was fishing for when i started this thread'.

I do agree the social aspect of the site is dropping. We arnt looking for a big social gathering in the DL sections as it is what its says on the tin, just download. We do try and spurt social grouping with services like LiteRadio (our SHOUTcast station), LiteSessions (our occasional collaborated album) & competitions (remix comps, mashup comps). All of these are open to any member to be involved in and we really push members to get involved. Ive been trying to find vB-addon social networks for sole networking intergrated to our database, but this seems to be a far too advanced project for forum-based software. I will keep searching though, i think a more complex and customizable profile can give users the option to upload pictures and also show all their audio, video and other showcasing details.

The REP system has many purposes other than the obvious. It ensures a share ratio is kept and the "whorehouse" image isnt so blunt, also giving members a rewarding aspect to sharing. Addressing the items/packs 'con', there isnt anything in the rules about it because i dont think its a problem, same with quality-based offerings. If someone wants to download a moog file then rip and upload the 320kbps acapella then i dont see a problem with that. Personally id rather use MP3, i wouldnt bother download a moog file or like heavy WAV's, top-end producers will obviously prefer this. I dont want members to think that we are against them, there is purpose-left holes for members to earn rep, but it will all benefit the site and its members.

In the forum rules it does explain the basis of the REP system and that replies=negative REP, threads=positive REP, it also goes into depth within a link. We no that members do leak files and the majority of the public downloads are probably from another forum, if they are caught then they are banned. We do have a VIP/Premium Clique thats hidden from regular members, we allow hand-chosen members into these areas when they prove they are loyal, commited and trustworthy.
 
When I first joined LR, it had a more social atmosphere. Chatbox was very active, with staff and other members talking frequently. I do think the retirement and/or leaving of several members has dulled the activity there though and now its mostly a few of us staff who chat. And it is a good point because I, like many other staff members are on LR almost half the day and yet I still don't really chat much.

And honestly, while you do point out a few cons (which actually I don't really consider to be cons), I think they are far outweighed by all the tremendous positives. I mean I remember when I joined, I don't think I slept for 2 days because I was too excited that a site like this existed.

I use only LR for getting files and when it comes to discussing production, I am pretty active commenting and discussion wise on reddit.com/r/edmproduction and reddit.com/r/wearethemusicmakers
 
erm Braddy....trustworthiness is fickle. there's really no way to know how things will pan out. you may think one person is trustworthy until they pull a 180 on you somewhere down the line. as long as you have ammunition against them beforehand to pay them back for it though, it's all peachy :).

personally I have my own system. if people are being good to me, I reward them back. if people decide to fuck with me, I fuck them back. doesn't matter who it is. this way, it makes the matter crystal clear, black n white. leaves no room for confusion or misinterpretation. because with LR specifically, as said above, much of the material is recycled from other places. I don't know how much LR-exclusive stuff there is at this point, not to mention many of your premium members are also prominent members and even staff members on other identical sites like Blacklabelled. so trustworthiness obviously wasn't a factor when those members became premium.

or did you think they'd favor LR over their own site clan when it comes to quality rare content? did they say they would? gave their word? well, if someone gives their word over the internet, then it's just GOTTA be legit, rite? actions speak much louder than words, especially when you're on opposite sides of the world with no fear of real consequences. right, Mr. Vasey? *wink wink*

as for the actual content itself, quality indeed matters, depending on what you wanna do with it. I prefer to diy stuff when it's lossless, but I've found that high quality mp3s do fine as well. and on the topic of moogs and remix packs, well people might only want the acapella or a particular instrument, and don't want to download the whole thing (as many of them tend to be in wave form), so yeah I say more power to content variety.
it's not like the staff members upload everything on the site's personal servers or something. people do all the uploading themselves (usually) and they maintain the uploaded material on their own, so it's their own time they're spending :). if they wanna upload the acapella of an already-available moog or remix pack, it's their problem.
 
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I appreciate what your saying Don, but i dont share your beliefs.

LR has grown a little more than a personal blog now and it earns money so i treat it as a business so personal issues dont come into it. I dont take people's words as a garauntee, we have a voting system and also the applications forms. It gives every member a fair chance to applying to the Clique but if the staff feel it to be a bad decision then its denied, no matter if i feel differently. Having ammunition on someone incase things turn bad is silly in my opinion, this isnt politics. Yes some Premium members are also on BL and other sites, no i dont expect them to turn against them and join us as an enemy of their previous commitments, this isnt war. We ask Premium members not to leak and we hope they dont. They understand that breaking rules when of a higher status such as Premium will result in a non-negotiable IP ban from our server.
 
Whoa Brad- you're talking to the number one certified and self-described internet badass! Best watch your tone :D (that there is a personal joke between me and good ol' Donny boy).

If I were you I wouldn't take much that comes from his mouth too seriously (which is why I was so surprised he was partially right to begin with- usually he can't get away from his own twisted mentality long enough to think proper). Anyway as for the "hidden area" it's built on the principle that if you leak once you are screwed. Blacklisted- career over before it even started. No one will share stuff with you ever again.

People can lose their jobs, contracts, and connections if this shit leaks to the public in most cases. Studios go so far as to put frequency's that can't be heard with human ears in with the source material so they can pick it up with software and know where it came from. Poor Donny here is just out of his element (which is having his head too far up his arse) and doesn't understand these things.

Like how I snuck that Big Lebowski reference in there? hah
 
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I no he's a joker, i just thought he was being serious in his last post, actually making suggestions as to the usual banter lol.

Yes, the Clique is for exclusive members only and for them reasons you stated.
 
Brad said:
I no he's a joker, i just thought he was being serious in his last post, actually making suggestions as to the usual banter lol.
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He probably was- which is the joke to begin with. :D

His "usual banter" is less banter and more a real thought than you might think from my experience with him ;)
 
Oh I am very serious indeed. politics? hardly. people with "politics" attitude always have a personal agenda, like climbing the "corporate ladder" of a particular site or community and gaining status in it. me, I couldn't care less about status, that's why I've never applied to become a staff member anywhere. it doesn't interest me. that's why I don't mince my words and you'll never catch me kissing anyone's ass. I only call a spade a spade, good or bad. if I think you're doing great, I'll let you know. if I think you suck, I'll let you know. don't take my word for it though, ask Blacklabelled's Burton.

I didn't come here to pick fights, to take over the site or get rid of Addict's weird weapon thingies or whatever Daz calls them. I'm only here to share good music with everyone else, which is what I've been doing since day 1. That's all there is to it. I only believe in giving as good as you're receiving, simple as that. If people are good to you, then be good to them back. The opposite applies as well.

Thanks for enlightening us further on how it all works, and good to know that majority rules. if only it was that way everywhere else, the music sharing community as a whole would be a far better place.

All in all, I approve!
 
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