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Post by Catpocalypse on Aug 31, 2020 3:44:46 GMT
I think I just need to vent right now. But seriously, NGUAC. It's not failing to make the final round that upsets me, it's a couple of the absolutely appalling scores I received that makes me mad. Much of the criticisms make no sense. Apparently, I'm too "repetitive," even though most of the competition is even more so than I am, yet the judges make no comments on how little variety some of the other tracks have. I don't get the complaints about the synths either. They sound perfect to me, even though I'm told they don't flow great, or they're almost out of key. One of the biggest problems I have with the criticisms is the idea of inserting a relaxed section, which is basically the formula for ruining my entire song. It's SUPPOSED to have high energy, and it's SUPPOSED to be fast and loud. Chilling out in any single section would kill the momentum instantly, and just like that, the spirit of the song is dead.
I'm not the only victim here. Too many of the scores are seriously unjust. Both good and bad. I know it's just a silly ol' competition, but it hurts and enrages me when this happens. and it happens ALOT. I'm quite sick and tired of it, and all these low scores do is demotivate, and make me feel worse about my tracks when I already know beforehand that they're great. I can't stand it, this has been bugging me all day.
Please note, I'm not writing this to insult anyone or to start an argument, I just think this needs to be said, and I really need to get it off my chest.
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Post by MetalRenard on Sept 1, 2020 12:07:01 GMT
When taking part in a competition, you're putting yourself at the mercy of your judges' biases but also accepting that, if you don't cater for them, you'll probably suffer. I looked at the judges who commented. 1 makes dance music, 1 makes lo-fi and 1 makes half-arsed rock with guitar pro sounding guitars. None of them are expert in the genre of music you submitted, a track I would compare to Aces High by Iron Maiden. I also get what you're saying, about not wanting to change your track based on what they said but I think this may be a attitude that will limit your growth as a musician/composer/producer. At the very least, it's important to accept that, whether you agree or not, you signed up for the competition and so their say is final, even if you disagree. I actually took part on NGUAC in its first year and came 2nd. I still feel, to this day, that my track was better than my competitor and that some of the feedback didn't make sense but I also recognised, (after stepping away for 24 hours to calm down  ) my own flaws. Their feedback helped me improve and I appreciate the time they spent giving it to me. Basically, none of the judges are experts. Be proud of what you made, take on board their ideas and maybe, one day, they'll inspire a new idea in you. Learn and grow.  |
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Post by Catpocalypse on Sept 3, 2020 2:50:20 GMT
I get what you're saying, and I'm starting to understand the fact that I shouldn't take this competition too seriously. Like you said, the judges aren't experts at what I do, so unfortunately there will inevitably be some bias. I know I have my weak points though, and there were a couple of things pointed out to me that I could recognize in my track. But do I think those mistakes were deserving of the score I got? Definitely not. But the errors that I can identify is what I know I can fix.
Still, sometimes there's just going to be criticism I'm never going to be able to understand or accept, but I still work towards improving in those areas of which I already think I'm strong in. I'll be honest, some of the criticism you gave me on a few of my old tracks I did not like very much. Even still, I tried to improve on the areas you thought were weak to the best of my ability, even if I didn't really get what the problem was. You heard the improvements in my newer songs and pointed them out to me, so don't think I'm not using and applying people's criticisms, because I am.
Still though, I definitely don't think I should have received the score I got. I wholeheartedly believe that my song is not repetitive at all, but I'm still going to see what I can do in the future to give my tracks even more variety. Just because you think you're already good, doesn't mean that there's no room for improvement. I recognize that, but I still have every right to believe that what I made I made for this contest was an excellent track that deserved at least an 8 in my opinion.
One more thing, I totally understand why you'd be frustrated about not getting 1st place in NGUAC, but keep in mind that the position you were in was a lot better than the position I was in. You didn't get one of the lowest scores in your group like I did. Chances are, the judges really liked your track but had to make a difficult decision. If they didn't like your track, why else would you have gotten 2nd place? Like I said earlier, the problem I had was not failing to reach a certain point in the competition, it was receiving my scores. All I really wanted was to get a decent score on my track and for the judges to like it.
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Post by nothingface on Sept 5, 2020 2:27:34 GMT
Im ok with the reviews i got on my submission to NGUAC, i think it was my mistake to choose to make a stoner/doom metal song which the judges apparently dont know it is intended to be slow and repetitive, and thats ok to me, they dont need to be experts in every genre of music.
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) my own flaws. Their feedback helped me improve and I appreciate the time they spent giving it to me.
