[jnWake]

That's the closest thing we have to an objective measure of the musical expertise of the users... I think.

[Melbu Frahma]

Originally Posted by jnWake

That's the closest thing we have to an objective measure of the musical expertise of the users... I think.

Pretty much this.

[Neblix]

You can be posted and not have the slightest clue how to mix stuff. >_>

[TheGuitahHeroe]

Originally Posted by Neblix

You can be posted and not have the slightest clue how to mix stuff. >_>

It's been brought up that part of determining whether somebody is a 'star' or a 'novice' should be up to the remixer him/herself. If you don't know how to mix stuff....don't sign up to be a 'star' :D

[Neblix]

Originally Posted by TheGuitahHeroe

It's been brought up that part of determining whether somebody is a 'star' or a 'novice' should be up to the remixer him/herself. If you don't know how to mix stuff....don't sign up to be a 'star' :D

I'm talking about Modus's suggestion for solid "star" criteria.

[Otakatt]

Originally Posted by TheGuitahHeroe

It's been brought up that part of determining whether somebody is a 'star' or a 'novice' should be up to the remixer him/herself. If you don't know how to mix stuff....don't sign up to be a 'star' :D

It could also be cool if people don't only exclusively sign up as one or the other. Everyone has a talent to share, or can improve their craft no matter how experienced.

[Rozovian]

Yeah, it's probably the best we've got. Anyone can sell stuff on soundcloud or bandcamp, anyone can take a few audio and/or music courses, anyone can have had an instrument in their room for years, anyone can have x views on his youtube vids... and still know jack shit about making music. As you can have none of that, and still make good tracks, none of those things are good requirements for this star thing.

If you get a mix posted, you're doing something right with your music. So it's something.

[Modus]

Originally Posted by Neblix

I'm talking about Modus's suggestion for solid "star" criteria.

Well, jooj standards are pretty much at Wizpig difficulty. I figure there's more to it than dumb luck to get posted these days. Maybe some of the older stuff was not so good, which is the real problem to me. Some of dem 2000 mixes... *shudder*

Plus pretty much all of you guys are too hard on yourselves.

[GravitySuitCollector]

Originally Posted by TheGuitahHeroe

It's been brought up that part of determining whether somebody is a 'star' or a 'novice' should be up to the remixer him/herself. If you don't know how to mix stuff....don't sign up to be a 'star' :D

I agree with TGH on this. The people who know themselves best are themselves. If they don't feel comfortable mentoring, then so be it.

[Gario]

Originally Posted by Modus

You gotta have some sort of solid criteria for stars and non-stars. Maybe like, a posted mix or job in the industry. Unless you have stars sponsor people, I guess.

As much as it might bug people, I have to agree with this. I'm sorry if some people don't feel as comfortable about their posted remix status as others, but in a competition like this there is an issue with over-complication. Keep it simple - posted mixers are considered 'stars' and non-posted mixers are not. I know it's not always true from either end, but without solid criteria there are going to be problems with ambiguity down the road, guaranteed.

To give a little leeway, I'll add that if someone isn't posted yet, but has an accepted remix, then they can be either/or, pending on how they feel. Otherwise don't give too much leeway on it or else it's just going to make the competition too confusing for the person running it down the road (MindWanderer).