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11answers
649 views
Getting into business after 25? .)
Guys, hi there!
How do you think, what is the probability of successful getting into industry if I'm a bit late? .)))
The fact is that I'm a PhD in robotics, which means that I've …
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4answers
216 views
Creating a Music Sample Library - Advice & Ideas required
Hi Audio Professionals,
I would like to develop a Music Sample Library but then i have a couple of doubts mainly on the business side, before I start working on it.
Ok, now lets …
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11answers
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How to make money with sound design.
I've enjoyed recording samples and playing with audio as a hobby for quite a while now. Recently I purchased a zoom h2 and the quality of the recordings are just great. What I'm cu …
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8answers
283 views
Business Cards / Titles
When networking and marketing, one of the most common ways to introduce yourself or pass along your contact information is through business cards.
I'm wondering though, since th …
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1answer
123 views
International Partnerships
If an online business is set up with one founder in the USA and the other in Canada, anyone know what kind of business license and taxes you have to pay for such a endeavor? Its an …
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13answers
997 views
How do you respond to requests to work for free?
We all get them; projects that have been shot with no budget or self funded, which have been cut on a friends Final Cut system in a spare room & suddenly they want to finish th …
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1answer
170 views
No contract flake
What would you do if a director keeps flaking on giving you a contract/crew form to get your slice of the pie?
It's one of my first professional projects.
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2answers
137 views
What are Your Preferred Bit/Sample Specs for Commercial Libraries?
Over the past 10 years I've been making most of my living doing stock libraries, patches, virtual instruments etc which were geared pretty specifically toward musicians. These days …
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2answers
288 views
Contract examples
Can anyone provide some basic contract examples that you work under? I am in the difficult position of exiting an internship. I am at the point where I am just doing work, not si …
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3answers
128 views
Coupons as gifts
This is not spam, though I know it looks like it by the title.
I've heard a lot, recently, about freelancers giving out coupons for their services as gifts, and I REALLY like the …
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4answers
289 views
How do you work with contracts?
Exactly as the title says, how do you work with contracts?
Not the type that come into you, but the type that you send to other people. Do you email them a contract to sign and f …
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3answers
345 views
How do you bill for video game sound effects?
To this point in my career, I've dealt with billing in one of two ways: 1) by the completed minute, which works great for music and full cinematic sound design 2) by the individual …
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4answers
235 views
The Value of Home Studios in The Professional World
I dream of the day when I can telecommute. Wake up, stroll across my backyard to the studio and begin my workday of mixing, editing, and recording. Because on that day, I don't hav …