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Can you promote on r/synthesizers?

Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.

The place to obsess about synthesizers, both hardware and software.

What its rules say about promotion

No Sales Posts
Sale/trade/buy posts are not allowed. For second-hand sales, Please go to r/synths4sale instead. Links to uncommonly great specials/deals *are* allowed. If you are the manufacturer or developer of a commercial product, please message the mods before posting, but we will usually allow new product promotion as long as you stay to answer questions. All software must be posted in the megathread and do not require permission to do so. Paid software developed primarily using AI will be removed.
Answer Questions About Your Own Content
Links to streams of your music are allowed only if you intend on fielding questions about your production and your use of synthesizers in your music. If you are not willing to field questions then your post will be removed.
No Low-Effort Content
Low-effort content includes: memes, jokes, pictures of boxes/receipts/shipping notifications, poorly-made posts, pictures of gear without explanation, self-promotion without participation, AI generated images, etc. Posts violating the spirit of this rule may be removed at the moderators discretion.
Software Belongs in the Megathread
Software promotion, free or paid, cannot be posted in our forum outside the Megathread. You may repost it here freely without seeking mod permission. https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/1tjvnu4/megathread_new_softsynths_software_and_apps/
All 12 rules of r/synthesizers
  1. No Personal Attacks
    Please keep comments constructive! Personal attacks, insults, and bad faith criticism of users equipment or music will not be tolerated. Fair warning to all: racism, sexism, hate speech, political intolerance regardless of viewpoint (especially any witch-hunting or brigading), deadnaming, or harassment of any sort will result in an instant and permanent ban.
  2. No Sales Posts
    Sale/trade/buy posts are not allowed. For second-hand sales, Please go to r/synths4sale instead. Links to uncommonly great specials/deals *are* allowed. If you are the manufacturer or developer of a commercial product, please message the mods before posting, but we will usually allow new product promotion as long as you stay to answer questions. All software must be posted in the megathread and do not require permission to do so. Paid software developed primarily using AI will be removed.
  3. Answer Questions About Your Own Content
    Links to streams of your music are allowed only if you intend on fielding questions about your production and your use of synthesizers in your music. If you are not willing to field questions then your post will be removed.
  4. No Low-Effort Content
    Low-effort content includes: memes, jokes, pictures of boxes/receipts/shipping notifications, poorly-made posts, pictures of gear without explanation, self-promotion without participation, AI generated images, etc. Posts violating the spirit of this rule may be removed at the moderators discretion.
  5. Leave a Comment on Link/Photo/Video Posts
    Link, photo, and video posts must include a meaningful comment by the OP. “Here is a track I made” or "look at my new synth" is not sufficient since the point is to encourage discussion. Posts lacking a comment will be automatically removed after 1 hour.
  6. No Price Shaming
    Some equipment doesn’t cost much, some costs a lot. That is ok. Posts that contain insults, attacks, or conspiracy theories based on your opinion of the value of gear will be deleted.
  7. No Piracy
    This is an instant ban. If you use our community to encourage any sort of IP theft you will be banned, no questions asked. Support the people that make all of this possible.
  8. Approach Controversial Topics With Care
    Discussion posts that are inflammatory, aggressive, or otherwise likely to provoke flame wars, intentionally or not, will be removed at the moderators’ discretion. When appropriate, users may be asked to resubmit their discussion topic with a more neutral tone.
  9. Relevance
    Topic must be pertinent to r/synthesizers. Posts about subjects not directly related to synthesizers will be removed.
  10. Flair Appropriately
    Content must be properly flared for users who wish to filter content they do not want to see.
  11. Minimum 50 Karma Required
    Most posts from users below 50 karma are flagged and removed automatically.
  12. Software Belongs in the Megathread
    Software promotion, free or paid, cannot be posted in our forum outside the Megathread. You may repost it here freely without seeking mod permission. https://www.reddit.com/r/synthesizers/comments/1tjvnu4/megathread_new_softsynths_software_and_apps/

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