This is an interesting thread and has got me thinking over the last two days. What I am going to say here is based on my own personal situation but it may be of use to others who are in a similar position.

My musical activity has recently been curtailed. I went back to work mornings only. This was for a number of reasons but the main one was that I like the financial freedom that working for a salary brings me. I like the “thud” (as my friend who is a free-lance photographer would say) that comes from a monthly salary landing in my bank account every month. It brings me the freedom to pursue my other interests such as sailing, skiing and traveling to Band-in-a-Box meet-ups in America! That is not the topic under discussion here but is related.

Since starting work again, I have less time to devote to music. I have to decide how I am going to best spend my limited time. I am spending a quite a bit time on other social networks as well as doing live steaming and writing and recording new material. I still LOVE Band-in-a-Box and use it nearly every-day of my life. However, I feel lately that I am one of those people who is “dumping” my songs on the user forum and not commenting on other songs as I used to do. So my quandary is whether to post my new songs to the user forum at all if I am not going to make the time to listen and comment on others contributions?

I suppose it comes down to the purpose of the user forum. Is the purpose of the user showcase so that we, as users of Band-in-a-Box, can share what we produce using this amazing software (as was mentioned earlier in this thread) and from this PG Music can get new users excited about the product OR is it another social network (as was also mentioned earlier in this post)?

If it is the former, then posting songs and not commenting on others would seem “normal” while if it is the latter then this is “abnormal”. If it is the latter then whether you use the user show case as a social network will surely depend on your own personal musical goals. I am finding that the effort I am putting into other social networks where consumers of music (rather than producers of music) hang out is bearing some fruit towards my own personal goals.

All that said, this community has helped me so much over the last three years that I don’t want to lose that. But, is the Off-topic forum is a better place for people like me to hang out and not share the new stuff I am writing and recording?

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