Hey all, I'm working full time but when I have time I'm producing cinematic music. However outside of this community I dont really have friends or other groups of folks that I can bounce tracks off of. All my other friends produce different kinds of music and/or aren't interested in what im doing HA. Anyways, do you guys have a good place for getting feedback on cinematic tracks you're working on by other professionals or folks in similar genre? Thanks so much, also interested in hearing other peoples WIP tracks.

Does anyone have any good tutorials for panning with orchestral elements? I cant find anything for trailer music for some reason..

I was planning on doing some social media shorts where I post videos and add my own written music to the video and been messing around with Grok video generation but the videos are limited to 5 seconds, even with the paid X.com $8 subscription. Does anyone know if getting the higher tier subscription (SuperGrok I think it's called) raises the duration of videos? I tried to make a longer scene, basically telling Grok to use the last frame from a video for the first frame in the next video generation and to make it a seamless and smooth transition, and then stitching together the 5 second videos into a longer one (with ffmpeg command line tool... lol I'm old school) ... but this method isn't ideal because the video stutters every 5 seconds. I don't know if it's a limitation of the tool I'm using (ffmpeg) and need to get an actual video editor or if it's a limitation of trying to glue videos together in this manner. Any way to fix this? Are there other video generation AI that can create longer videos? I'm guessing I have to pay...is there any free ones or are the free ones also limited to 5 seconds? I like Grok because I use it daily to research things, and the image/video realism looks fantastic. I get it that these things are still new and in active development, but the 5 second limitation is a real vibe killer and so far my attempts to work around it have failed. If I gotta pay I might just have to, but it would be nice if there is a free tier that I can mess around with first, but it's not necessary. Anyone know any good ones or what would you recommend/use?

Hey everyone! 👋 Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and are getting ready for an incredible 2026! As we close out this year, I wanted to share a quick update about some changes coming in the new year. Starting January 1st, 2026: Courses are going subscription-only Right now you can still grab individual courses or get the full bundle, but from January 1st onwards, courses will only be available through a $27/month subscription. No more one-time purchases. If you've been thinking about picking up any courses, now's the time. I've also put together an all-access bundle at $497 - that's all 11 courses, lifetime access, one payment. (For context, that's 18 months of the subscription price, but you own everything forever.) Audio Artist Rise pricing update for NEW members Current members, you're locked in at your rate forever (nothing changes for you!). But for anyone joining fresh in 2026, the monthly rate will be $197/month instead of the current $97/month. Again, if you're already in Rise - you're good. Your price never changes. This is just for new folks coming in. No pressure, just a heads up! I wanted to make sure the community knew about these changes before they happen. If you want to lock anything in at 2025 pricing, you've got until December 31st. Here's to an amazing 2026 for all of us. Let's make it a breakthrough year! 🚀 Drop a comment and let me know - what's your #1 music goal for 2026?

Hi, everyone. A question for those who work for music libraries. What amount of LUFS do trailer libraries require? Streaming services ask for -14-12, just like YouTube, but analyzing tracks on Extreme Music, for example, you can see that they're mostly -8-6 and sometimes even higher. Do libraries have any volume requirements?