Creating music takes too long and selling is limited. I wanted to have a stay at home musician - writing music and songs - but selling items is limited to one per week and creating takes too long. When you start creating and stop the Sim cannot resume where he was. Music creation should be the same as paintings and written work. I put this in the "help" section also - I know it is not a bug but it should be fixed.

I agree that I'd like a way to utilise it as a career, like paining and writing, that'd be fun. But I'm pretty sure you can resume a song your sim already started, unfinished songs are supposed to end up in the sims inventory. Have you checked there?

It took me a while when I first done this. Just look through your sim's personal inventory, the option to finish on work your sim has already started will be in one of the pages.

I added the music mixing machine. So my sim writes lyrics/songs and uploads mixed music. This brings in a nice amount of royalties, about 4k a day.

So the music mixer works to level your Media Production skill. The higher your skill, the more songs you can remix and upload (about once a sim day I think) So to upload songs etc., you just have to click on the machine itself. Once you do that, choose a base song. While the song is playing click on the Mixing Machine and select Remix, this will bring up options for you to select. You will hear them added as you click the boxes. Once a song is how you want it, select Burn Track and a CD goes into your inventory and cannot be changed. If its a poor quality, try remixing and clicking one less item or one more item. Once complete, If you hover over it and it says "unreleased" you can right click on it and choose release song to ...... They still need to be at the machine to do it though. The Mixing Machine doesn't do anything for the songs you write on instruments though. You can only create the songs that are available through the machine. I would recommend only uploading normal quality and higher. I tried a poor one and it didn't go well. My Sim is a rags to riches sim so I dragged that guitar everywhere and practiced and did things in public for tips. It was awesome! Go to all the festivals too. Really pays off.

I just just realized recently that my DJ can make pretty good money going to clubs at night and working several hours there, and do other things during the day.

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

simstr0ng
5 years ago
@SilentKitty - good for you - if your musician travels he can perform for tips.
RouenSims
Seasoned Traveler
5 years ago
I have a Sim who makes most of her money through writing songs and jingles. Songs take quite a while, but she can resume them at any time. As mentioned above, the sheet music ends up in the Sim’s inventory. Jingles are fast to write, when your Sim needs quick money, but they don’t pay as well.
simstr0ng
5 years ago
@SimsLady2000 Wow! Great idea. Thanks.

@Rouenpucelle - how do you write a jingle? I haven't seen that option. I will look for it.

@LaBlue0314 and @JackOnYourBack - 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.
simstr0ng
5 years ago
Ok - I got my Sim the mix master. He worked on a track. Went back to finish...opened inventory...his sheet music had been converted to "digital music files" so I picked one (thinking he would go to the mix master) but now he is back at the organ working on an old tune (which drives me crazy). Also - I think the jingle writing requires being in a career track. I'm trying to make him a stay at home musician with income.
simstr0ng
5 years ago
@calaprfy - had not thought of tips - I'll try it - but ideally would like to stay at home and keep other Sims busy also.
RouenSims
Seasoned Traveler
5 years ago

"simstr0ng;c-17568838" wrote:

@Rouenpucelle - how do you write a jingle? I haven't seen that option. I will look for it.

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

You may have to have a certain skill level with a particular instrument. My Sim has level 10 piano skill, and the option comes up when I click on the piano. If you have a cc instrument, the option may not be present. I noticed an option was missing on one of my cc pianos.

You can sell more than one if you write them on different instruments. For example, she has sold a piano song and a violin song the same day.
simstr0ng
5 years ago
@SheriSim57 - good idea for money - but I want mine to stay at home.
alexspoom13
Seasoned Rookie
5 years ago
How do you write songs? I thought you had to be at a certain level in the music career but I may be wrong.
simstr0ng
5 years ago
@alexspoom13 - true as @RavenSpit noted - just look for the option when you select an instrument

@ravenspit - thanks for the explanation - I will work on my Sim's progress on all the instruments. I don't have Vampires but I do have the electric piano and I think that is different from the grand piano.

I did not realize selling a song was just for a one week period.

I still wish music compositions were better for a stay at home musician.
squirreltail15
5 years ago
YES. I recently played a sim who I tried to finish all aspirations with, no cheats. This combined with a bug that randomly froze sims' writing and crafting progress has made it annoyingly and unnecessarily frustrating. I don't mind that it's hard or takes a while - but these things should be balanced.