Hello everyone. This is an important channel update with both good and bad news for those interested.
• BAD NEWS: I am forced to slow down the rate at which I work on uploading albums for this channel. This might be surprising from your perspective—since I only upload them every 1-2 weeks—but behind the scenes, I have been spending 90% of my time working on getting these uploads into a state I am confident in. Of course, I enjoy doing this, or else I wouldn't do it at all, but that doesn't change that it's too much work for me alone, especially with minimal returns on my end (YouTube algorithm...). So, I will continue to work on 1st presses, but they will likely only be uploaded every 3-4 weeks instead, or sometimes a little longer than that (of course, I'll still upload them sooner if possible!).
• GOOD NEWS: There are more things I would like to do with this channel beyond just cataloging original releases, and if I can, I intend to dedicate more time to working toward these other ideas in exchange. This includes more content relating to the bands I upload, like guitar & vocal covers, guitar tone tutorials (with explanations as to why tones like Ride the Lightning and Rust in Peace sound the way that they do), and perhaps even straight-to-the-point guides on how to play songs that I cover, riff by riff, with complete accuracy. —
I understand that not everybody will care about content beyond the original mix/masters, and that's okay! I just hope those who are interested will be able to find this channel and benefit from what I want to do here.
Beyond all this, I would like to ask: how many people would be interested in supporting my efforts here on the channel through websites Patreon, Ko-fi, etc? I am expecting the percentage to be exceptionally low, but understanding how many people would participate in correlation to the channel's current size is helpful for the future, at the very least. I receive no monetization from the album uploads, nor do I even want ads on them, so a separate donation pool for those consenting & willing could be nice.
Thanks for reading this, and have a good one. -Thrash Rat
[I am currently working on The Number of the Beast & Killers by Iron Maiden and The Sound of Perseverance by Death.]
Thrash Rat
Hello everyone. This is an important channel update with both good and bad news for those interested.
• BAD NEWS: I am forced to slow down the rate at which I work on uploading albums for this channel. This might be surprising from your perspective—since I only upload them every 1-2 weeks—but behind the scenes, I have been spending 90% of my time working on getting these uploads into a state I am confident in. Of course, I enjoy doing this, or else I wouldn't do it at all, but that doesn't change that it's too much work for me alone, especially with minimal returns on my end (YouTube algorithm...). So, I will continue to work on 1st presses, but they will likely only be uploaded every 3-4 weeks instead, or sometimes a little longer than that (of course, I'll still upload them sooner if possible!).
• GOOD NEWS: There are more things I would like to do with this channel beyond just cataloging original releases, and if I can, I intend to dedicate more time to working toward these other ideas in exchange. This includes more content relating to the bands I upload, like guitar & vocal covers, guitar tone tutorials (with explanations as to why tones like Ride the Lightning and Rust in Peace sound the way that they do), and perhaps even straight-to-the-point guides on how to play songs that I cover, riff by riff, with complete accuracy.
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I understand that not everybody will care about content beyond the original mix/masters, and that's okay! I just hope those who are interested will be able to find this channel and benefit from what I want to do here.
Beyond all this, I would like to ask: how many people would be interested in supporting my efforts here on the channel through websites Patreon, Ko-fi, etc? I am expecting the percentage to be exceptionally low, but understanding how many people would participate in correlation to the channel's current size is helpful for the future, at the very least. I receive no monetization from the album uploads, nor do I even want ads on them, so a separate donation pool for those consenting & willing could be nice.
Thanks for reading this, and have a good one.
-Thrash Rat
[I am currently working on The Number of the Beast & Killers by Iron Maiden and The Sound of Perseverance by Death.]
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