How many times I noticed that somebody made a convincing mockup of a certain classical piece with VSL instruments and I couldn’t find it later anymore in the abundance of threads on this forum? How many times I thought: has this person made more tracks of this level? How many times I thought: where can I find more examples of this specific product?
Enough questions, but so far I couldn’t find an answer yet. All those files spread out over the internet, Soundcloud and all those fora including this one: a sort of waste of these beautiful tracks, made with passion, but ‘drowned in oblivion’.
So I decided to setup a new website with a dedicated database, in which all kind of different parameters would be involved. Well, it’s ready now, in its first version. Initially I decided to dedicate it only to classical music, but it is open now for also your own soundtracks, jazz mockups etc..
Visitors can search on their favourite library, composer, section type, historical period, instrument, soundtrack type, orchestra or solo versions, name of a certain producer of mockups. In really one click you can have an overview in the future of e.g. all VSL related tracks, Cinesamples, OrchestraTools, just what you want to know in detail.
Please note: it is only the database itself that presents the raw data of all sound files, the website doesn’t offer a real upload of these MP3 files: you will have to store them elsewhere. On your own server or Soundcloud or wherever you want them to have.
So far I have spent many hours to accomplish this website and database setup. For testing purposes I have add a few files of myself. The website itself: www.virtual-instrumentation.com is active since a few days now, with a ridicilously low number of records (those few files I have stored). So don’t be disappointed too early.
An important feature is planned: selling your tracks directly, without necessarily using companies that often ask for 50% of the revenues and/or deliver their work obligatory without your copyrights conform their own contract rules. So if you want you can do this yourself now, directly, or just stay where you are if you have an account already at such a company. You still can link your soundfiles to such websites btw to have more traffic to your music at least. There is not any involvement of this website in further contacts in this respect: it is only just between you and someone else.
The time has come now to ask you all to support this database by adding your own files, unlimitedly and without any registration or fee. It is my challenge to have all your beautiful music, and I know that there a many fine and talented composers and midi producers here, in one place bundled, nicely ordened in a simple overview to give all other visitors the chance to listen at what you have made.
There are maybe tens of tracks on your harddisk already somewhere waiting to be presented in the public area. Without your help this unique opportunity will fizzle out maybe. Once again: please add your records and make this new community based platform a success!
Erik