I really noticed a large change in the kind of music I create. At first, I was just bumbling around in the dark, trying things. I then learned about using loops and then I started to move.
But it wasn't enough.
Isn't it interesting how the first people to do something and just happen to hit the nail square on the head get the most praise regardless of their quality of work?
I am referring to the audio portal. ParagonX9 got his music there first and if you're the only one there, you are the best by default regardless of the quality of work.
Not that I'm saying his music sucks or anything. It is really good. But it shut the door for the rest of us. A few have gotten lucky, but there are millions upon millions of songs out there that are so totally ignored that people think. "I can't do this!" and they give up. That's the problem with the world. If someone does it well, that's great. But those who do it well afterwards are mostly shunned. It's true!
Think about George Washington and then think of John Adams. Who is more important to you?
It's probably George Washington. See? John Adams was a great president and he is barely mentioned because George Washington got there first.
That's the way of the world and it is no exception here on Newgrounds either. Who knows? upon the hundreds of thousands of flash cartoons, the guys who are at the top got there first and they stay there.
But look around, maybe you'll find something better and get it in the spotlight. Same goes for music. People, please! Take the time to look around in the audio portal a bit. Some guy who you've never heard of may have the perfect piece!
Some of you may be saying "Ugh, that takes too long!"
Patience is a virtue. People, you can't take 5 minutes on a cartoon and expect to be on the front page. It takes months to do things like that, maybe even years! Believe me, it's no walk in the park.
"Oh, what do you know? You've never made anything, why should we believe you?"
*sigh*
Look, this is said so often that people ignore it. I don't mean to say that those who made it first are bad, really I don't. But those who didn't aren't bad either. Change is the hardest thing for a human to accept. Whether it's death or a simple redecoration or even the good old days, things change and people look behind them and say "Why did I take that for granted? Now it's gone forever." Most of you are teenagers here but there are other people that visit Newgrounds as well. To all of you: Look around and enjoy what you have. Change it even if you like it! You may find that you like something else better. Or mix it up with what you have. If you don't like it, then change it back! Just see something that you thought "Eh, it doesn't look good." Don't judge a book by it's cover. If we did that, we'd get nowhere in the world.
If you don't do things a little different every day, you are a sad soul. If you change of your own will, later you will accept involuntary change.
Ingoguy15