Musician pet peeves

[Fimbulin]

People calling themselves musicians becoming overly specific about song genres. Most people listening to modern music think of things like moomba as advanced rap, and eurobeat as some form of disco, and anything with wobbles as dubstep. It's fine everyone. Genre's really don't matter that much. It would be exactly like me telling you your classical piece is a passacaglia and not a chaconne or me worrying over your ternary form.

Does it matter? not to most people.

[ClaviSound]

It would be exactly like me telling you your classical piece is a passacaglia and not a chaconne or me worrying over your ternary form.

I also would have a hard time believing you wouldn't get irritated at people saying "LOL passacaglia? Is that some kind of pasta?" or beginning to sing the Chacarron song whenever they see "chaconne."

[JSynth]

-Cirbama

- When people try and be the next <insert famous artist here> Like, yes its OK to be inspired by another artist or to take certain aspects of someones music and apply it to your own, but don't forget to be you.
- When people call well known bronies "celebrities."
- Me when I get cocky
- People who complain when an artist stops making pony music or pony anything. They have lives and careers you know.
- When "bronies" get upset and hate on each other (think DWM). Isn't this a fandom of a show called Friendship is Magic?
- When my friends keep playing a game that I don't have, so I finally get the game and they start playing a different game.

When this happened on skype:
Friends: Hey, lets add Person to the call.
Person: *does not want to get added to the call*
Friends: Well, lets switch over to Other Skype Group and add Jasper
Everyone: *moves to other skype group*
Me: *gets kicked by Person after ten seconds for no apparent reason.*
Me: *Is suddenly alone and has no one to talk to.*

It happened months ago and it still bothers me.

[ClaviSound]

- When "bronies" get upset and hate on each other (think DWM). Isn't this a fandom of a show called Friendship is Magic?

no exterminate all bronys with rong atitude ther can only be 1

But you know what? While this is indeed a fandom of a show called Friendship is Magic, it's still a fandom of a show, and it's still a fandom. Just because people like the show doesn't obligate them to anything else, and while that does provide this fandom with wonderful diversity, at the same time it unfortunately results in clashes of opinions and beliefs. You've just got to do your best to take the lumps with the good and practice what you preach, and hope others will follow by example.

- When people call well known bronies "celebrities."

Expand this to anyone famous via the Internet in general, like say, Chuggaaconroy, or just about every Let's Player out there. They aren't really celebrities in the sense that they are "celebrated" by a very small demographic compared to actual celebrities.

I also think your real gripe is that popular bronies are venerated to the point that people bend backwards to please them, more than just calling them "celebrities." But I could be wrong.

- When my friends keep playing a game that I don't have, so I finally get the game and they start playing a different game.

The key here is to be the one with the game that they don't have that they want to play. THEN YOU CAN START PLAYING ANOTHER ONE WHEN THE STRAGGLERS FINALLY GET AROUND TO BUYING IT AND YOU WILL RULE THE EARTH MWAHAHAHAHA

[Injustrial]

When people take my music literally and start lashing out, telling me to calm down and "it's just a show"

And this is just music! I'm making aggressive stompy beats with dark themes and angry lyrics, inspired by a show about pastel equines living in friendship and harmony. For god's sake, my first song was titled "I Watch it for the Plot"
I sample Ghostbusters!

Chill out...

[itroitnyah]

Thanks for reminding me, Injustrial. I need to get this pet peeve off my head


ANYBODY WHO PUTS A PICTURE OF A SCANTLY CLAD WOMAN ON THEIR ALBUM OR SONG ART, VIDEO, ETC. Jesus Christ. If you make a song about porn or sex in some way, fine, whatever, do that. It's acceptable then, as long as it fits and isn't just some random model you placed on there because sexy. But if you make a mix, or song... And then put a picture of a half naked girl holding a pair of headphones over her breast looking at the camera all sexy, THAT DOES NOTHING FOR THE SONG, FUCKING ATTENTION WHORE. JUST GO AND ADD A PIECE OF DUBSTEP FANART OR SOME SHIT LIKE THAT, THE HALF NAKED LADY DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO BECOME YOUR NEXT FAN, AND IT DOESN'T FOR THE NEXT PERSON EITHER, UNLESS THAT PERSON HAPPENS TO BE A 12 YEAR OLD PREPUBESCENT BOY.

[TranquilHooves]

-DJ Pon-3 and anyone who likes their music

-Pretentious musical hipsters

lol.
dat hypocrisy thooooo

[JSynth]

- When "bronies" get upset and hate on each other (think DWM). Isn't this a fandom of a show called Friendship is Magic?

no exterminate all bronys with rong atitude ther can only be 1

But you know what? While this is indeed a fandom of a show called Friendship is Magic, it's still a fandom of a show, and it's still a fandom. Just because people like the show doesn't obligate them to anything else, and while that does provide this fandom with wonderful diversity, at the same time it unfortunately results in clashes of opinions and beliefs. You've just got to do your best to take the lumps with the good and practice what you preach, and hope others will follow by example

Yeah. It just upsets me when I see the fandom break down into a huge fight over something like a blog.

I also think your real gripe is that popular bronies are venerated to the point that people bend backwards to please them, more than just calling them "celebrities." But I could be wrong.

Probably the case.

The key here is to be the one with the game that they don't have that they want to play. THEN YOU CAN START PLAYING ANOTHER ONE WHEN THE STRAGGLERS FINALLY GET AROUND TO BUYING IT AND YOU WILL RULE THE EARTH MWAHAHAHAHA

I like your thinking.

[ExoBassTix]

Fucking nightcore. Cannot stand it. It's just a song sped up like 20% and then pitched up. Then it's posted to YouTube and get 1mil hits or some shit; and people start praising the guy for his "gr9 nitecor mix!!1!1///?one!11!!"

Fucking no.

(Ain't it so that speeding something up causes raised pitch? As in, if something's sped up, but has same pitch, isn't it downpitched?)

SO MUCH THIS Nightcore tends to frustrate me soooooooooooo much.

Also:
- finding a technical problem that nobody knows jack shit about
- ANA (VST) that randomly decides to not load patch upon project load (this is my computer's way of telling me to try again). Patch gone. (I am now saving EVERY SECOND. PARANOIA.)
- Harsh Noise. Addictive as fuck and both mentally and physically destructive.

[JSynth]

Fucking nightcore. Cannot stand it. It's just a song sped up like 20% and then pitched up. Then it's posted to YouTube and get 1mil hits or some shit; and people start praising the guy for his "gr9 nitecor mix!!1!1///?one!11!!"

Fucking no.

(Ain't it so that speeding something up causes raised pitch? As in, if something's sped up, but has same pitch, isn't it downpitched?)

Speeding up a sound will raise the pitch, though there are many programs that will speed up a sound without changing the pitch. The process can be destructive though.

Also:
- When you compose something then find yourself hating it the next day.
- Google.

[MYCUTIEMARKISAGUN]

Those stock "wind chimes" sound fx people randomly throw in beats because they can't think of anything else to add. Lol i always hated that shit....

[ExoBassTix]

- Google.

Thank you.

[ph00tbag]

Circus dance music. Psy and DnB did this a lot in the last decade.

[Nine Volt]

-DJ Pon-3 and anyone who likes their music

-Pretentious musical hipsters

lol.
dat hypocrisy thooooo

Disliking one extremely unoriginal artist who happens to be mildly popular doesn't make me a musical hipster.

[ExoBassTix]

One thing though.
DJ Pon-3's first few Prog (Psy) Trance, Chillstep and Tribal Techno tracks are genius.
(Drowned In love, At Dangerous Speed, Tip Of The Iceberg, Secret Curiousity, Into The Ocean and Hey Sound)

[Twy]

DJ intros. I mean, I get it, but as a listener I don't want to have to skip through a minute of the track before the track actually starts. Especially when I'm biking or something and I can't just dick around with the MP3 player all the time.

Those stock "wind chimes" sound fx people randomly throw in beats because they can't think of anything else to add. Lol i always hated that shit....

Is that a thing? I don't think I've ever heard that before. Where could I find a track that does this?

[Twy]

Then I offer you my thanks. Good to know some DJs out there don't put up with that shit.

So, I didn't want to say anything because I haven't DJed enough to really know what I'm talking about, but are DJ intros even necessary at all? In my brief experience with it, it really didn't seem difficult to transition without them. Not if you know what you're doing or know the songs at all, anyway, which is kind of what you're there for since you're DJing and all.

[Twy]

The people who come to the gigs know who I am and what i do, so there's no point holding a dj intro to tell them who I am

Oh is that another reason for 'em? I think my lack of experience in da clubz is showing, but I'd always heard that they were merely used to match up different songs to one another.

So please stahp being so conceited annoying DJs, then, I guess.

[Freewave]

I guess I find dropping the bass as being the only thing a dj should do at a gig annoying. Most of that music while briefly fun can be terribly annoying when its played for hours by various dj's just to stroke the crowd.

[HMage]

* people having no concept what DJ's do and asking for drops every 30 seconds and then bomb with requests to play Skrillex on trance party and Johny cash on dnb parties.

[ph00tbag]

If it's a rave, just give me some repetitive tribal techno, and I'm good to go.

[ArisingFlame]

People killing my musical vibe. Weather I'm DJing or recording or producing, having someone hovering over my shoulder in an unbearable invasion of my happy personal space bubble.

[the4thImpulse]

Now that this has turned into the 'DJ' pet peeves thread here's one I used to get a lot...

Me playing some older progressive house stuff when someone comes to the booth and asks for some 'good dubstep' and then proceeds to request songs that aren't dubstep (The guy requested Avicii and other like artists)...

This was when skirllex was all anyone wanted in my city.

[Injustrial]

"Can you play some Pantera"?
*Scowls, but puts on Cemetery Gates*
"You idiot, that's not Pantera! Pantera CLEARLY only had two songs, Cowboys From Hell and Walk, and we HAVE to hear those two songs every fucking time there's Pantera playing, or we'll start a fucking riot!"
*Ques Hit n' Hide - Space Invaders and gets a new beer*

[Ben]

When the wrong artist is on unfitting production.