So I uploaded some tracks recently and all of them were rejected, not one of the 13 were accepted, really surprised at that, browsing other similar experiences, some people seem to think it depends on the reviewer, I uploaded 13 tracks all at the same time, so I must have had someone who really didnt like my stuff lol.
Funny thing is one of the tracks I submitted was a track I previously uploaded to Audio Jungle a few years ago which was accepted, but this time round rejected?! nothing changed in the production or anything lol, wtf?
Oh wellā¦ Iāll try elsewhere with the tracks and try some other songs on Audio Jungle, see if I have better luck.
Do any of the more established Audiojungle artists have many tracks rejected?
Do you think itās because they have too many tracks of certain categories? In regards to audiojungle, it seems that the large proportion of tracks that sell well are of the Corporate category, it seems like over saturation here, I donāt know?
I may write a couple more in the Corporate Catergory but iām thinking of concentrating on the others, maybe Iāll fair better.
Here are a few of the tracks I uploaded, the last track āThoughts of Intentā was the track I uploaded previously and was accepted but this time round not accepted, even though itās exactly the same song?
The quality requirements have gradually gone up since AJ started. I uploaded tracks in 2010 and 2011 that were really badly produced. There was one that had a bottom of the barrel mix that sounds like garbage to me now, but still got an extended licence sale. But these days they only accept stuff with decent production, and also theyāve tightened up what they approve in terms of commercial usability.
I just listened to Thoughts of Intents, it sounds pretty good. Now listening to Inspiration Power, all I can say is I think that would have been approved a year ago.
If they have categories that are āfilled upā and not accepting hardly anything anymore, there should be info about that somewhere. One thing is itās actually against the rules to re upload the same track, although Iāve done that before myself and got it accepted so I donāt know if that would be a reason something gets rejected. Well Iāve listened to most of the tracks now, and itās a bit surprising that they were all rejectedā¦
Thanks for the comments, yeah I can totally understand if they have over saturation in some Categories that they will only accept a handful of tracks.
Iām not saying iām a great producer, but Iāve listened to some tracks on Audio Jungle and thought to myself it does not sound great, but at the other end who am I to judge and I donāt want it sound like sour grapes, but I am surprised that all 13 of them were rejected & what is more annoying is the standard message they provide you with.
I will admit that the majority of tracks were written in the perspective of providing music to inspire or use in business background presentations, so maybe the tracks are not relevant for commercial video products as such.
I didnāt know you couldnāt re upload the same track, oops. Oh well, iāll upload some others Iāve produced recently and see how they go, got a feeling itāll be the same. Think iāll try uploading the rejected ones on another site.
Yeah I think the quality of AJ uploads has gone up so much in the last year or so that it is getting harder. Iāve had a couple tracks rejected before that I didnāt think were any different to others of mine, maybe sometimes it can be the reviewer, or maybe itās a style that AJ just isnāt looking for and the quality in that genre is already very high. Now I try to make my tracks more appealing by trying to create more memorable melodies, also doing sections where instruments drop in and out to add variations. Another thing that is getting more popular now is to do a long version and then some shorter edits, this makes it a lot more flexible for buyers to use in videos etc. I would say you are definitely very close to getting approved, you have talent so just analyse the other songs on AJ, keep working on the songs and the approvals will come!
Thanks for listening to them all, appreciate it. Yeah iām a bit surprised myself, but iāll just keep plodding on. Iāll break through that wall at some point, for now I just continue writing and uploading the next. If it is a reviewer thing, then Iām just going to avoid uploading in bulk as well!
Thanks for the kind words.
I suppose from a customer & business point of view itās only a good thing that the quality is improving.
Yeah, as I said previously iām not the greatest producer or at mixing, but thought my productions were on par with others uploaded, but again who am I to judge, iām just another of the many authors having a crack at the music library game.
Yeah I have noticed also on other music library sites that some artists upload sometimes upto 14 different edits of a particular track. It may be the way AJ is going, who knows.
I think iām going to have to think about how the commercial music I write can be used in video productions, as it seems this is what AJ tracks are used for, may be these tracks are just not suited to this. oh well.
So I was reading an article on top rejection reasons & is quite informative, so here is a link for others:
One of the reasons is:
Pacing your uploads > Weāve seen our fair share of very enthusiastic new Authors upload a large portion of their portfolio in quick succession, but without enough attention paid to them, resulting in rejection. Pace out your uploads and focus more on the quality no the quantity, as you donāt want to waste your time re-submitting tracks because you rushed to submit them.
I am guilty of this and pretty sure itās why all mine were rejected as I uploaded them in one go. What I do not agree with is the āqualityā remark, just because I uploaded a number of tracks does not reflect the days/weeks spent on each track individually, editing, revising, mixing etcā¦ So to blanket all authors with this, is quite absurd. The reviewer does not know how long these tracks have been sitting completed on our hard drives? So just because I decide to upload a number of tracks at once means they must be of poor qualityā¦ come on.
Plus hard rejects are not able to be re-submitted, so any re-submission ideas is out of the window.
I donāt think they mean bulk uploads are always a bad idea. Theyāre just suggesting that you should take it slower until you have a good idea of what the approvable standards are on AJ. And the standards are changing over time as well.
But these days they only accept stuff with decent production, and also theyāve tightened up what they approve in terms of commercial usability.
Well Iāve listened to most of the tracks now, and itās a bit surprising that they were all rejectedā¦