Comments on: iStockaudio officially opens for business. http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/02/12/istockaudio-officially-opens-for-business/ Wed, 15 May 2013 02:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: mr. tunes http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/02/12/istockaudio-officially-opens-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3654 mr. tunes Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:10:48 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2258#comment-3654 i know that for some people stock audio really can help you quit your day job. but if you want to make stock tracks in a way that play by the rules with your sample manufacturers, it can be more of a challenge. some companies deny you the right to use their sounds for stock even if you've given them boatloads of money for their products. but yeah, overall it's a lucrative business since people stopped hiring composers to write music for their films. i know that for some people stock audio really can help you quit your day job. but if you want to make stock tracks in a way that play by the rules with your sample manufacturers, it can be more of a challenge. some companies deny you the right to use their sounds for stock even if you’ve given them boatloads of money for their products. but yeah, overall it’s a lucrative business since people stopped hiring composers to write music for their films.

]]> By: SoundDesignTutorials.com http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/02/12/istockaudio-officially-opens-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3629 SoundDesignTutorials.com Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:58:59 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2258#comment-3629 "if it IS true that being a member of north american PROs prevent you from submitting to stock libraries, then it’s just another example of how old school thinking organizations are going to find themselves extinct cause they were too stubborn to accept change." Agreed. iStock looks very interesting, and I'll certainly look into it more. However, I wonder how much potential there is for stock audio as another source of income. They make some pretty wild claims on their site about "quitting your day job," but I imagine you'd have to build up a MASSIVE portfolio to get to that point. “if it IS true that being a member of north american PROs prevent you from submitting to stock libraries, then it’s just another example of how old school thinking organizations are going to find themselves extinct cause they were too stubborn to accept change.”

Agreed.

iStock looks very interesting, and I’ll certainly look into it more. However, I wonder how much potential there is for stock audio as another source of income. They make some pretty wild claims on their site about “quitting your day job,” but I imagine you’d have to build up a MASSIVE portfolio to get to that point.

]]> By: mr. tunes http://www.wiretotheear.com/2009/02/12/istockaudio-officially-opens-for-business/comment-page-1/#comment-3624 mr. tunes Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:14:56 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=2258#comment-3624 that stipulation is silly, but its their loss. to my knowledge PROs don't ban you from working with stock libraries - there are many libraries that depend on their assistance in order to make their maximum dollar. they make basic money selling stock music to the public, and then if a tv show picks up their music then the film company has to submit a cue sheet. some of those musician's unions like the AFM on the other hand i think can be that anal. as a result, iStock are cutting off a large chunk of quality producers from submitting. if it IS true that being a member of north american PROs prevent you from submitting to stock libraries, then it's just another example of how old school thinking organizations are going to find themselves extinct cause they were too stubborn to accept change. that stipulation is silly, but its their loss.

to my knowledge PROs don’t ban you from working with stock libraries – there are many libraries that depend on their assistance in order to make their maximum dollar. they make basic money selling stock music to the public, and then if a tv show picks up their music then the film company has to submit a cue sheet.

some of those musician’s unions like the AFM on the other hand i think can be that anal.

as a result, iStock are cutting off a large chunk of quality producers from submitting.

if it IS true that being a member of north american PROs prevent you from submitting to stock libraries, then it’s just another example of how old school thinking organizations are going to find themselves extinct cause they were too stubborn to accept change.

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