How to watermark my audio? Software or manually?

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  2. mild pump milk

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    free Voxengo plugins that make simple watermarks

    waste of time and money? download demo of vst/vsti - make your watermark sample - render wav - delete demo of vst/vsti - use this sample in all of your track. What's the problem here?

    Everything wastes of time and money. First of all - TIME. As well as, waste of effort, a lot of motions, clicking, thinking etc. etc. =)
     
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    Your information is outdated, I currently earn revenue from beats that where used without my consent.
    I didn't knew they existed if it wasn't for this Content Identification.
     
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    Hmm. This is very interesting. Cool read, Ozmosis. :thumbsup:
     
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    I find this thread distastefully ironic.
     
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    @ mild pump milk : WOW mate!!! that's awesome!! your own method, so cool. : )

    @op: yeah, ak music seems to know what is up.

    Anyhow, what the hell does everyone do on Bandcamp?
     
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    Off hand, without thinking?.. yes, I get what you mean... HOWEVER... "some" of us (whom of which I know none personally) engage in the piracy of audio production software.... BUT, thats is not the same as stealing someone's music... or, what I mean is, none of those people are interested in that... sure one or two, or whatever, but I think for the most part, they pirate software, not other's tracks.
     
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    I really want to hear some of the music that originate this....
     
  9. Mundano

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    thank you so far for your input! some really interesting information here.

    For those who judge too fast i would say, read carefully and slow before to asume things you don't know... your life will be peacefully and easier as yet!
     
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    You could have wrote "Nope, I bought my DAW and all my songs are 100% cleared". But you don't. Instead just a line of morals.

    However, you are not even willing to pay for a good working watermarking app. That means, your own music isn't it worth for you, period.
    So I imply that you even didn't bought your DAW and your songs are NOT 100% cleared.

    Sorry, now you have to show a hard proof, I won't trust you anyway. That's your fault now.


    p.s.: Don't get me wrong here! It's ok when talented ppl have no money to buy every shit they use. For these ppl "that website" is pretty good, it gives those ppl opportunities. But I'm not down with the fact, that music, made with stolen software and samples, should be watermarked. Because that implies, you wanna make money out of it.

    If you create something with stolen software, you should give it away for free.
    It's about ethics.
     
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    Catch 22,if we don't make any money from our music we can't realy buy the software we use can we ?
     
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    Why not try the new Mission Impossible Watermarking System?

    People can listen to the first 10 seconds of the track, but it will then self destruct 10 seconds after it gets downloaded, and their hard drive goes up in smoke.

    All that's left, is you have to disavow all knowledge of having made the track in the first place.
     
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    Are you joking? :woot:

    If the Beatles or Queen or James Brown or Pink Floyd or The Rolling Stones, or Elvis Presley (and so on and so on...) thought like that, just think of all the music that we never would have heard? :boombox::grooves: :drummer::break::dj::metal:
    Not to mention all the ideas YOU got from THEIR music (or whoever you listened to)??!!!!:rofl:
     
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    Seriously??? Studio One lets me edit the meta info on a song, add jpg that shows when song is played, etc.
    I'm sure it's not the only DAW with this sort of watermarking function.
     
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    That isn't watermarking.
     
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    Exactly! If they worked we’d all be doing time.. BTW companies that watermark their sound libraries or similar stuff do it for other reasons. Mainly to track what is going on with their product (and to scare some people and some other stuff…)

    Legally as I see it if you watermark you protect the recording NOT the composition. I can write those notes on a piece of toilet paper and if I properly register the “tune” with right agencies you will have a hard time in court, especially if you don’t have considerable amount of $$$ to pay a bunch of lawyers and so on. Remember that the judge will decide which evidence can be used and which discarded, NOT you!

    If you are serious about your music, my advice would be that you study carefully how the copyright protection and registration of your artwork functions in your country. It will cost you money and it will take time. Now it’s for you to decide if it’s worth it. In my experience there are no shortcuts.

    Ps.
    I would never assume that you are using “borrowed” sw or similar.. because really.. I do NOT know and because it really does NOT matter. It has nothing to do with your composition: e.g. IF you are using stolen software, you can/ will go to jail (and maybe burn in hell) but you will still be THE author of your music! :wink:

    Ps 2
    If you still want to watermark your recordings, you can do it in ways mentioned above (many companies are trying to sell this service now – so they have to convince you that it helps or something). You can also do it with Image-Line Harmor.
     
  17. Mundano

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    why?



    Obviously i've bought my stuff:

    • real german Upright piano from 19th century
    • Violin
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    • Oud
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    • Darbuka
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    • the good old ones Yamaha NS10
    • Tascam DA88
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    • Windows and Mac computers
    • Reaper (freebie)
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    • ACID Libraries (got tons i won 2d place on a contest)
    • FREE SOFTWARE: REAPER, AUDACITY, and a ton of plug ins.
    Music works out of software and are made with REAL MUSICIANS and can be made without to buy a software, i don’t have to buy a daw, i have Reaper, but i want to buy Logic pro X anyway, and i will do it. So, eat your own words… ;)
     
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    Reaper is NOT a freebie! You have to buy a license. Check their website: http://reaper.fm/purchase.php

    So I was right, you didn't bought your DAW.
     
  19. Mundano

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    hahahahahah LOL ROFL. Reading this i've taught of an upset girl complaining and demanding her boyfriend... Dear boobie, i don't have to demonstrate you anything, i haven't made a fault, this website is a forum and i have posted a question. That is because i wrote "read slowly and carefully", period.How can you write that i don't want to pay for something? Do you know me? Are you familiar of me?I couldn't make any statements of your person, because i don't know you and either i don't want to do it, it's boring to do something like that, i don't want to waste my time with something like this. If you are a policeman go after corrupt politicians please, you will do us all a big favor! Huges and have a nice day!

    i have the old reaper man... are you crazy??

    and it works till it owns software allows to work, till yet it works still :)

    Andrew: Posts merged
     
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  20. Mundano

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    what i mean is, if more people listen to my music is ok. If they buy it super, if they don't, is ok. BUT if some lazy composer copy the exact melody, chords, structure of my composition, ok it will be a honor in 1st place, but it will be upseting. After reading the answers in this post, i think what i need is not a watermarking but reading about author rights and copyright. Thank you anyway!
     
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