MusicShake, an LA-based startup that offers a music and sound effect mixing service for amateurs that goes by the same name, has completely redesigned its website and added a couple of features to make the service more social and fun to use on a regular basis.
MusicShake offers a free desktop application (unfortunately, Windows only for now) that lets users create personalized, professional sounding music using a variety of modules and pattern-combination methods, which is quite addictive once you get the hang of it (takes about 10 minutes and there are templates to help get you started). You can convert music you make to mp3 and download them to your computer, or convert them into a personalized ringtone. You can also show off music you create to your friends and place it in charts to promote your work to others.
So far, there have been close to 50,000 music tracks created with the service, which can individually be purchased in the MusicShake store; the company gives back 10% of the revenues back to the original creator. There’s also a subscription option that gives you a month of unlimited MP3 downloads and ringtones in exchange for 1,499 in “Shake Cash” (or $14.99).
TechCrunch readers are in for a treat today: the first 1,000 readers to sign up for the service using the promotion code “PROMOTC” get access to 3 free mp3 downloads (worth $3.00 each).
The new website comes with a redesigned UI and color scheme, and also adds a social layer on top of the online part of MusicShake: direct communication between members, a dedicated page that gives an overview of users’ profiles, forums, a way for registered users to build and share their own playlists etc. Music tracks created through MusicShake can also easily be shared via Facebook, Imeem, YouTube, and other communication channels.
The service was launched in September 2007 at the TechCrunch40 conference – see video below – when the company was still based in South Korea. MusicShake has raised $3.5 million in two funding rounds.
I signed up with the promo code and the page said “Welcome TechCrunch Readers” and then crashed my Firefox. After relaunching and signing back in I had no “Shake dollars” or whatever they’re called, and when I hit “Log Out” it crashed my Firefox again. Great promo!
Nevermind, added them later. Thanks!
Whao! sound great! I will try!
Cool! Wish I found this sooner. Reminds me a bit of a built in Sony Ericsson app called MusicDJ.
This probably has more to choose from though.
The problem with this kind of music making, there is always the chance that it gets a little repetitive.
Amazing!
Wow, personally, I love music, so I like this kind of software to make music, without any instrunment. that’s cool.
I signed up with the promo code and the page said “Welcome TechCrunch Readers” and then crashed my Firefox and returned w/no “Shake dollars”- just like Kareem, above. There was no indication whether I qualified or not to get the free downloads.
I thought this might be a deal, or at least fun to try, but I doesn’t look like I can try the download part of the service w/o paying cash.
Looks pretty slick. I’ll wait to see if my shake dollars ever show up.
Hi DealGuru,
We are looking into this and will fix this ASAP. Thanks for your patience!
For those of you having the FF crash problems, we are looking into this. Sorry about this…this never happened when we were testing in-house. We will fix very shorty.
Thanks!
Wow I downloaded the program I think its great.
Being a musician I think this a great product.
Really interesting. Could be a cool way for bands to promote their music and get people to listen to their actual tracks.
More thoughts at http://www.musimuse.com
This is a travesty. It’s because of this mentality that every talentless idiot is able to make “music”.
If you noticed, we still do not have a big name band for the 2000’s. And yet, everyone who sees how easy it is to sequence a couple of pre-made lousy samples thinks this is the next big thing.
Congrads people, you’re all so wise!
ok, NOT ONE of you has done this , so I’m going to have to be the one
Their logo , is that not a slightly modified silhouette of a certain adult swim (Fox) IP
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This site is awesome! I’ve been following their progress for some time now and I love these new features! I can’t wait to see what else they have in store.
MusicShake is one of the numerous models which first started in Korea but going global. Qbox(www.qbox) is another similar case.
i dunno why but i don’t know why but as a internet explorer user the MusicShake website isn’t working the program is but i can’t upload or anything from the songs i made. i have a few on there under rosebarks but it’s not working recently
i hpe it gets fixed i was wanting to show off all my kool songs i mixed ^^