Lucky Lion Studios
Creative
game music library
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
14 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score +0.19.
Pricing: 5 for, 3 againstIdea: 8 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good quality, appealing music at a low price
From 4 comments
I'm currently working on an indie game that we hope to release within 6 months or so. Sound effects we were pretty sure we could handle, but music is another thing altogether.…
cobrausn on HNI have purchased a few tracks from Lucky Lion studios in the past for some personal projects (http://codeincomplete.com/) and been very happy. I highly recommend them. Good…
jakesgordon on HN$5 is a steal. I'm sure you could charge a lot more and still keep customers happy!
raphaelcaixeta on HNWow those tracks really are cheap. $100 per track would still be cheap.
mkilling on HN
Useful resource for developers who cannot compose
From 3 comments
This is a great idea! One of the bigger stumbling blocks for me, as a hopeful one-man-studio, is that I am crap at making music. This could be the answer to that. Best of luck to…
kingatomic on HNThank you, this is extremely useful. I'm a programmer, I can handle some light graphics work. But I can't do music.
stewie2 on HNas a developer+designer team, this resource is going to be tremendous for us! thank you :)
ga0bi on HN
Objections
Prices are too low
From 4 comments
I'm curious about your choice of pricing. My uninformed guess is that you can charge substantially more than this and still provide great value. Consider that $5 is about the…
ef4 on HNNicely done! A lot of the commenters here think you're charging too little and I agree. Have you thought about having two pricing tiers: one for non-exclusive use and much higher…
esonderegger on HN> Have you thought about having two pricing tiers: one for non-exclusive use and much higher one (maybe $100 per track?) for exclusive use? I think you've vastly underestimated a…
JoshTriplett on HNAs a musician and former gamer, I think this is a great idea and interesting discussion about pricing and business models. Have you thought about a commission/share model? I…
hmgauna on HN
Website is slow and relies on JavaScript and Flash
From 3 comments
I couldn't browse at all - kept getting knocked back the loading bar. I'm using Firefox on linux. As others have said already, I'd suggest making a javascript-free version for…
dkersten on HNGreat idea! One recommendation: Currently, your site loads a complete instance of the audio player for each track, which causes Flash's memory usage to shoot up by a couple…
peterjmag on HNI hope you're a good composer becase you're definitely not good at making websites :( Good luck!
dltylol on HN
Site showed errors under load
From 3 comments
I'm currently working on an indie game that we hope to release within 6 months or so. Sound effects we were pretty sure we could handle, but music is another thing altogether.…
cobrausn on HNHaha, was just going to say the same. Got some "error establishing database connection". Looks like we broke his server.
timaelliott on HNOugh this sounds fantastic but you should have installed WP Super Cache!! Bookmarked to check back later.
josscrowcroft on HN
Requests
Non-exclusive and exclusive pricing tiers
From 2 comments
Nicely done! A lot of the commenters here think you're charging too little and I agree. Have you thought about having two pricing tiers: one for non-exclusive use and much higher…
esonderegger on HNI second the idea of the non-exclusive/exclusive price tiers. I would also suggest relating pieces with one another when they might make sense as a suite (i.e. same genere,…
headbiznatch on HN
Sound effects and jingles
From 2 comments
The website could use some optimization but it's a great start. I like the music that you've posted so far. One question, though: Would you consider doing short musical sound…
iharris on HNThat's actually on my to-do list. I want to create a series of shorter "jingles" that can be packaged and sold as bundles in various styles (so you'd have a more orchestral set,…
LuckyLionSt on HN
Better search and filtering by tempo, instrument and genre
From 1 comment
Please charge more. My current (indy) project just selected the stock music for our project. I'm happy to pay $30 / piece. The site that we licensed our music from had pricing…
josho on HN
More chiptune tracks
From 2 comments
Cool! Would love more chiptune songs!
rex64 on HNThanks, that's definitely one of the more popular genres so I'm planning on bulking up in that area for sure.
LuckyLionSt on HN
Library bundle or license purchase
From 2 comments
I'm currently working on an indie game that we hope to release within 6 months or so. Sound effects we were pretty sure we could handle, but music is another thing altogether.…
cobrausn on HNThese are great! Have you any plans to provide a package including everything for a single price? I'd definitely be interested...
whiskers on HN
Questions
Does the library offer MOD formats or only streamed audio
From 1 comment
What formats do you offer? Especially, do you offer a MOD formats (1) or only streamed audio? Because better games prefer to sync with the engine, and separate spacial tracks…
kephra on HN
How will you compete with large stock music sites
From 1 comment
I wish you the best of luck but how do you plan on contending with some of the large stock music sites? I won't give names. Are you going to open up to other composers to sell…
iambrakes on HN
Will other composers be able to sell through the site
From 2 comments
I wish you the best of luck but how do you plan on contending with some of the large stock music sites? I won't give names. Are you going to open up to other composers to sell…
iambrakes on HNPS I'm also a composer, when can I upload tracks for others to buy? :o)
josscrowcroft on HN
Alternatives named
Kevin MacLeod's incompetech music
From 1 comment
Very cool resource and there are some great tracks here. I'm excited to see how you expand the library to accompany all kinds of different projects, even beyond games. I'm quite…
matthewdanger on HN