4ttitude 2025-05-16 01:30:29

They aren't haters, they just have ears. Please spend some time learning how to make good music.

Yatsufusa 2025-05-16 08:37:47

Okay, I have given this speech many times before and I am quite tired. In essence:
Aside from maybe @4ttitude, users have"probably" just given you ratings that weren't 5's. Users have different "voting power". The votes from those who have rated many works of art over the years have more impact than those from people who registered a year ago and barely log in.

Also: Different users vote differently.
Here's how 'my' ratings come together:
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1540948#bbspost27999364_post_text

But most importantly: Quit being so touchy about 'people on the internet not liking your stuff'. ;)
Be glad somebody is actually listening to you. Your audience spent the time, they can rate however they want. If you cannot handle feedback (positive and negative alike), then this whole "publishing-thing" isn't for you. (You said "I make this music for yourself", so you 'could' always just stop logging into NG and continue to make music 'for yourself'. ;) )

And yes: Your tracks are not particularly pleasant on the ears for me, either... For more detailed feedback, ask your peers in the Audio Forum. Just complaining that you aren't that good will not magically make you a better musician - you have to put more work in.

Yatsufusa 2025-05-16 08:54:18

P.S.: I mean it when I say to ask your peers in the Audio Forum for advice. The kind of feedback non-musicians (like me) could provide would be "needs polish", "too loud", "too harsh on the ears", or "too simplistic" - some of your tracks are just "I found one instrument that sounded interesting and played around with it..."
You even state yourself that you do not like some of your songs... 'Not' getting ratings that are 'average or better' for those should not surprise you.

4ttitude 2025-05-16 09:01:18

@FingerblastI Making music for yourself is good and I commend you for it, but you have to consider the average listener as well if you're going to share it.