Kompoz.com is an online workspace for musicians.
Use it to compose new music with other artists
around the world. Got an idea for a song?
Record a track. Upload it. Then invite others
to add drums, bass, vocals or anything else!
Kompoz.com makes it easy to collaborate with others. You start by
creating a project workspace, then add one or
more tracks. You can upload MP3, WMA, or WAV files to your project quickly and easily. As new files are
added, the previous files are given a version number so that you can easily keep track of the history and progress
of the work. Your project workspace will include a discussion forum where you can post
your ideas for the song, lyrics, chord charts, and more. Others can post questions and replies.
Or, search for an existing project and lend a hand! You can search
for projects by genre, by artist (other members), keywords and tags, and license type. Kompoz.com is a
community site. Use our public discussion forums to learn more about
mixing techniques, hardware and software, songwriting, and just about anything else.
You can upload either WAV (Waveform Audio Format), MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3), or WMA (Windows Media Audio). WAV and WMA files will be automatically converted to MP3 format for online (streaming) playback (the original format will be available for downloading and mastering).
When uploading a file, what's the best file format to use?
This is a highly debated topic! MP3 and WMA formats are considered "lossy compression formats"
designed to greatly reduce the amount of data required to represent audio, yet
still sound like a faithful reproduction of the original uncompressed audio to most
listeners. Because the files are considerably smaller than uncompressed files, these two
formats are popular for Internet/online usage where download times are an important factor.
However, some audio "purists" feel that WAV PCM files offer a better choice for digital
encoding since the format offers a "lossless" storage method (all samples of the audio are preserved).
Professional users or audio experts may use the WAV format for maximum audio quality, and simply
cope with the much larger file sizes. The debate continues. Formal and informal listening
tests have shown that MP3 files encoded at the 192kbps (with modern encoders)
provide results indistinguishable from the original materials in most of the cases. It is also important to
note that perceived quality can be influenced by listening environment
(ambient noise), listener attention, and listener training.
What recording software should I use?
Anything that works! We've had great results with our favorite,
Adobe Audition 2.0. AA offers professional
multi-track recording features at a reasonable price.
Pro Tools, Sonar, and others are also great contenders.
Acoustic Labs offers a very nice multi-track recorder for under $50!
And there are also open source tools available (for free!), such as
Audacity. The good news (and bad news) is
that there a lot of options from which to choose. We recommend that you
discuss your choice with other users on our
Software and Hardware discussion forum.
Who owns the songs that are posted here?
The original artist maintains the rights to his/her work. The specific
details (what kind of rights) are governed by the license adopted and accepted
by the project members. When a project is created, the sponsor (the original creator of the project)
will select a license agreement that will govern the work for the project.
If you decided to contribute to the project, your contribution will be subject to the license of
the overall project. In general, the license is defined by one of the
Creative Commons license copyright agreements.
I have other questions. Where should I go to find answers?
