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

"Rouensims;c-17569455" wrote:

"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.

This is also true with Lyrics and Songs too I believe.

@SimsLady2000 and @Rouensims - at this point my Sim stay at home musician has one song licensed for each - the piano, violin and guitar. Apparently those may only be renewed once a week - so I don't see any incentive to create more music. My Sim also has one lyrics licensed - I believe this is also for only one week. I don't think multiple lyrics (for different instruments) is possible.

So I still think creating music takes too long and has too little incentive to create more. I'm waiting to see how much my Sim's work pays off and if that payment increases over time.

I would like to see music creation work like painting or writing. Both take a reasonable amount of time and are unlimited for selling the work. My Sims especially love painting and will initiate paintings all by themselves.

Ohh... this was inspiring!

One day I will make an occult traveling musician :)

@SilentKitty - good for you - if your musician travels he can perform for tips.

Still not happy with writing music - it supposedly takes a week between being able to license something but I think it takes longer. Why wait? There is no waiting for painting or writing.

Creating music is easy if you use this resource https://www.fortenotation.com/en/sheet-music-maker/

I use the Road to Fame mod. Erik reaps a great deal of money through song royalties, (§200.00 per song) plus he can put out albums reaping §750.00 per album. He's written eight songs, thus far, the original way, too. But it is vexing that we must wait for a week (which is often longer than said week) in order to license another song. Who works like that in the Real World? Face/palm. There should be no reason for the prolific musician to have to wait. EA, please fix this little 'oversight'. :)

ETA: He can perform concerts, live or 'away', for a cool §10,000.00 and he's so 'hot' that magazines want him on their covers. Each photosession which can be via a rabbit hole, or you can have the photographer and team come to the Sim, for a cool §10,000.00 when your Sim has maxed out the modeling skill. Money to be had with this mod. I won't play my game without it.

ETA again: I goofed on the amount of Simoleons per album and put in how much per song.

I don't mind if writing music takes some time. Painting, writing and knitting are rediculously fast - who writes a book or paints a big masterpiece in just a few hours? (Of course if there is a bug with the process it should be fixed so you can start where you left it...)

But I agree that the "cooldown" between selling music so one can do it once a week sounds like a weird idea...