Hey, guys! I don't know how everyone who follows my channel feels about this, but I decided to stop taking requests for music covers and fandubs (either parodies or serious ones). After explaining it in my Discord server, I think it's a good idea I also do it here for people who aren't in that server. And no, this has nothing to do with passion.
The first reason is because of copyright. Some media is under different copyright security than others, and it's not always clear on what gets taken down and what stays. If I do something that unfortunately gets taken down, and the effort was insane, I'd be wasting time fulfilling a request that went down to waste because of something that wasn't my fault.
But the first reason is pretty minor compared to the second reason, which is that I can't guarantee I'll be able to get a MIDI from a song that gets requested. In the case of video game music, not every music sequence file is something I can rip a MIDI out of. Sometimes, VGMTrans or those N64 ripping tools will not work on such files. Plus, for music in general, finding a MIDI isn't always easy. Obviously, more popular songs are more likely to have MIDIs, and that's especially the case with games that already have MIDIs are their soundtrack, such as the PC version of Final Fantasy 7. But there are times when I was on a serious MIDI hunt. Either there's no MIDI for that song, or the MIDIs I *do* find are just awful. Sure, there's a website called "Supreme MIDI," where I can pay to have a MIDI of a song, but I'm already trying to buy instrument plug-ins (such as MODO Bass, MODO Drum, and some of Plogue's VSTs like ChipSynth SFC) that'll improve how my music covers sound. Maybe when I get a job and earn a decent amount of money, I'll consider buying stuff from that website.
Speaking of getting a job, this is where I get to my third reason. My third reason I stopped taking requests is because I don't know what job I'll get, and I know my schedule will be affected when I get one. Some jobs can be heavier than others, and I don't know how much time I'll have to do the projects I want to do on YouTube AND take peoples' requests. At this point, I'm still living with my parents and trying my best to find a job, because I recently earned my associate's degree for cinema and stopped taking college.
In all, I think this is the time I stopping taking requests. As much as I want to entertainment people, I also want to do as much as I'm actually able to offer. That said, there are few requests I agreed to do before I made this post, so I'll at least try to do those. One of them includes a cinematic cover of the Shadow Queen themes and an arrangement/cover of Shade Man's alternate theme, though I also decided to do his primary theme first.
Carlo Nassar
Hey, guys! I don't know how everyone who follows my channel feels about this, but I decided to stop taking requests for music covers and fandubs (either parodies or serious ones). After explaining it in my Discord server, I think it's a good idea I also do it here for people who aren't in that server. And no, this has nothing to do with passion.
The first reason is because of copyright. Some media is under different copyright security than others, and it's not always clear on what gets taken down and what stays. If I do something that unfortunately gets taken down, and the effort was insane, I'd be wasting time fulfilling a request that went down to waste because of something that wasn't my fault.
But the first reason is pretty minor compared to the second reason, which is that I can't guarantee I'll be able to get a MIDI from a song that gets requested. In the case of video game music, not every music sequence file is something I can rip a MIDI out of. Sometimes, VGMTrans or those N64 ripping tools will not work on such files. Plus, for music in general, finding a MIDI isn't always easy. Obviously, more popular songs are more likely to have MIDIs, and that's especially the case with games that already have MIDIs are their soundtrack, such as the PC version of Final Fantasy 7. But there are times when I was on a serious MIDI hunt. Either there's no MIDI for that song, or the MIDIs I *do* find are just awful. Sure, there's a website called "Supreme MIDI," where I can pay to have a MIDI of a song, but I'm already trying to buy instrument plug-ins (such as MODO Bass, MODO Drum, and some of Plogue's VSTs like ChipSynth SFC) that'll improve how my music covers sound. Maybe when I get a job and earn a decent amount of money, I'll consider buying stuff from that website.
Speaking of getting a job, this is where I get to my third reason. My third reason I stopped taking requests is because I don't know what job I'll get, and I know my schedule will be affected when I get one. Some jobs can be heavier than others, and I don't know how much time I'll have to do the projects I want to do on YouTube AND take peoples' requests. At this point, I'm still living with my parents and trying my best to find a job, because I recently earned my associate's degree for cinema and stopped taking college.
In all, I think this is the time I stopping taking requests. As much as I want to entertainment people, I also want to do as much as I'm actually able to offer. That said, there are few requests I agreed to do before I made this post, so I'll at least try to do those. One of them includes a cinematic cover of the Shadow Queen themes and an arrangement/cover of Shade Man's alternate theme, though I also decided to do his primary theme first.
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