Well it's been a long time coming but I think we're ready to roll with it.
The new part to the forum is called "
The Members Showcase"
What it does and it's features.
Members submit mp3s of their finished songs (
originals and compositions available in the public domain only at this stage) to the category of their choice. Works much the same as submitting a recording to a normal thread in the "Recording Booth" forum here. It needs a title and a short description.
When the the song is submitted by a member the song is also linked from the members profile page under a new heading "My Recordings"
What features does the "Member's Showcase" section of the forum have over the normal forum?
You can add recordings to your own favorites section and come back at any stage and listen to those recordings any time without having to search through endless threads to find things.
Members can leave comments.
There is a built in Flash play button - you don't need to open a player to play the file... just click the orange play button... you can also pause and rewind with the same built in button.
Recordings are categorized by genres.
Each play is logged and the top played songs rise to the top of the "What's Hot List" our own GFB&B chart. These in future will also be shown on the forum home page.
We will be picking Featured Recordings from all genres and these will show at the top of the song list pages in a randomly selected way. For example if you are in the Blues section, you will see the "Featured Recordings" from that genre... you will also see "What's Hot from that genre... this will change depending on which category you are in.
Each genres song page can be sorted in numerous ways... for example by number of plays, by title of song or by members names.
You can also at any stage click on a members name and see all the recordings that have been submitted by that particular member.
What else? can't think of anything right now. I think it is working ok, but if there are any bugs, let me know.
Also, I have made fairly obvious categories... if there are any you would like added, let me know... I just want to add main categories at this stage, but any ideas let me know.
So anyone with original finished songs, please submit them... it doesn't matter if you have submitted them to the "Recording Booth" previously... as we all know, things get lost in there. We want to encourage members to submit to the new section. This will be a permanent way to have your music heard. The normal "Recording Booth" is also still the place to submit threads for feedback on unfinished songs and also for cover songs you have hosted elsewhere.
Hope you like it!
Clancy
** Note, you must have posted 5 times or more on the forum to be able to add music to our "Members Showcase"
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.". Will Rogers
Good work, Clancy, as always.
