THE TI MODSPOT


    Modspot is a regular  feature in TI in which your musical submissions
    are analysed and commented upon.   Please  note  that  ModSpot is NOT
    INTERESTED  in  receiving  any  random,  'unsolicited' PD modules for
    review (although  we  welcome  these  for  our PD modules column, see
    submissions  for   more   details).   Modspot  is  a  section  of  TI
    specifically aimed at COMPOSERS, and,  while  we're  on this subject,
    please  try  and  ensure  that  you  put your  name somewhere on your
    module,  letters  sometimes  get  lost,  and  anyway,  we  can  never
    understand the mentality of people  who spend hours over a module and
    then don't even credit themselves on it???? 


    Modspot reviews are split into two categories:-
  1. ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS
  2. COVER VERSIONS 


    We feel that there  are entirely different skills/talents involved in
    both styles,  therefore, to judge  them  on  the  same plain would be
    totally unfair.   With  ORIGINAL Compositions we  take more notice of
    the tune,  song arrangement etc.  rather  than  the  technical use of
    OctaMED, whereas,  in Cover Versions,  the exact opposite will apply.
    At the end of each review each  module receives a mark from 0% - 100% 


    * These marks serve two purposes:-


    
    FIRSTLY (and most obviously)  they will  set  a standard for you (the
    reader) to try and attain.  For instance; if 'T. Bloggs' consistantly
    gets high  marks  for  his  modules, then his reputation will grow and
    readers will start requesting his mods from our library.
    Readers who receive high marks in ModSpot frequently find their modules
    featured on MUG disks.
    

    SECONDLY, any mods that attain  a mark  of  80%+  (no easy task) will
    qualify   as   a   'Modspot   Hotshot'   (tacky   aren't  we!)  these
    mods,  as well as being available individually from our library, will
    also   feature  in  Hotshot  compilations  (which  we  are  still  to
    compile!) The idea  of this is  to highlight the cream  of  the  crop
    from, and to, all  our readers.  We  also  have  a special section in
    Modspot called the 'Grim Bin'.  In here  we deposit any modules  that
    receive a  mark of 30% or under,  and these will also be compiled and
    released  intermittently. (Confidence boosters for beginners?)





SUBMISSIONS


    Although it will not be feasible to  review every mod we receive, all
    submissions will be  listened to and added to our  module lists.
    If you MUST send crunched  mods, then,  unless they've been done with
    "POWERPACKER" they  simply  WON'T  get  reviewed. OK?  We just havn't
    got the TIME to try  and  find  some  mega  obscure  packing  program
    off a 1986 cover disk!  Generally,  we  ask  you  to  send UNCRUNCHED
    stuff.

    Finally,  as with all other items  in TI,  your comments, suggestions
    (and insults!!!) are fully appreciated.