Creating Music Takes Too Long...and...

"simstr0ng;c-17568838" wrote:
I found the sheet music in inventory but when I select it - it looks like the "clock" goes back to the beginning and I don't get credit for the time already put into it. Maybe - maybe not - but it still takes too long.

And my main complaint is you can only sell one song or lyrics a week.

the "clock"=progress going backwards is a bug and it seems to be rather new, cause I never had it before today (and I had alot of musician sims writing loads of songs before), I also feel like the time to write a song (or lyric) itself takes longer now....
when I started to notice the progress going backwards I made her stop writing and than resume the same song again, that time it worked as intended, the progress went up.

And as already mentioned, you can sell one song per instrument per week, so that makes at least 3 songs per week (guitar, piano, violin) plus lyrics =4 and organ (if you got vampires) = 5 songs per week, that is not bad at all.
Also when the week is done you can sell the same song again, so you don't have to write songs continuosly.
The music mixer is great too, if you want to stress yourself out you can even get signed by a label ;)

Besides that you can busk for tips on the street or perform for tips at a lounge/bar.
I made my sims do "tours" where I had them visit every lounge (and bar with a "stage") and perform a "set", it's not a big money maker but it adds to the gameplay of being a musician imho....but... umm...bad idea for a stay-at-home musician I guess...

I think the jingle is related to the musician career btw. I vaguely remember it having that icon, but I am not totally sure...

@alexspoom13 no, you don't need to be in the career, you just need a high enough skill with an instrument (singing for lyrics), then the option shows up when you click it.