Music Maven 3 - Page 10

CraigSca · 03-13-2005, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ShovelMonkey

When you go to the recording screen it'll list "Band Funds Available" and "Label Funds Available." If your wife's band had $150 and the label was pitching in $20k, that means you had $20,150 to make the single. If you didn't use that money when you made the single you lost it. You should've made a hell of a lot more than 100 copies, there's virtually no profit in that.

Hmm...it still shows $20K from the label when I want to make additional copies of the record. However, there's no option to acutally "USE" that money. I didn't see when she originally made the record what the options were, so I can't verify there wasn't an option when the record was originally recorded. However, it seems odd that it shows $20K avail, but no way to actually tap into it.

sterlingice · 03-13-2005, 02:12 PM

The Truth, Canadian Myth, Somatic, Goldeneye, and Loves of a Blonde all have contract offers from Front Office Records.

Right now, I'm giving out $20K/1 single contracts until we have a little more cash to spread around (Double D was the exception because I had given him a longer contract the night the label disbanded). That way, I can fund ~20 bands with the cash on hand. Then in a couple of months when people start re-upping, there will be more cash to spread around for longer contracts. This looks to be best for the long term health of all bands because this gives a lot of cash to some of the smaller bands who can start making their way up the ladder to become bigger and increase the revenue base of the label.

SI

Travis · 03-13-2005, 02:12 PM

Beauty, accepted the offer and will probably record next month or the one after. Going for a full glory recording

Deattribution · 03-13-2005, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigSca

Hmm...it still shows $20K from the label when I want to make additional copies of the record. However, there's no option to acutally "USE" that money. I didn't see when she originally made the record what the options were, so I can't verify there wasn't an option when the record was originally recorded. However, it seems odd that it shows $20K avail, but no way to actually tap into it.

The 20k was from my label, ideally it was suppose to be to help out once they got 20-30 popularity atleast established from touring, ect, because there's no way they could pay back the advance before that to see profit.

She gets 20k per, for 2 singles and 1 album, If she can manage to tour (make sure set all your songs on your set list), hopefully can make enough to reestablish herself.. But if you don't use all of the 20,000 advance during the recording, you are sol later on.

sterlingice · 03-13-2005, 02:19 PM

Oh, that reminds me. If anyone in Front Office Records is going to do an album instead of a single, tell me before I make another contract. That way I can send a bit more cash since they're more expensive to make.

SI

wade moore · 03-13-2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Deattribution

Offered, Encore Records.

"Your label cannot afford this contract"

Deattribution · 03-13-2005, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

"Your label cannot afford this contract"

Yeah, ended up snagging another band in the meantime.. if you lost the offer, lemme know, otherwise if you still have it, and want to accept - will have the funds after tonights sim.

Swaggs · 03-13-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wade moore

"Your label cannot afford this contract"

Elitists would be happy to have you.

vex · 03-13-2005, 10:17 PM

Sparrow Records has 1 opening which will pay $50,000 per for a 1 single, 1 album contract.

sachmo71 · 03-14-2005, 09:09 AM

Errr...if you need to record on a label, you can use Freedom. We don't have much cash, but since I started with nothing, you can too.

To be honest, I haven't been keeping up with the happenings of how the labels work and such, so be warned.

ntndeacon · 03-14-2005, 03:05 PM

So how many FOFC labels do we have here?

ShovelMonkey · 03-14-2005, 03:23 PM

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...So how many FOFC labels do we have here?

A bunch. There is: Sparrow, Elitists, Front Office, Freedom, and I believe Matron Records?

Also, next game month (tommorrow) Underworld Records will be opening it's doors seeing as Zero To Sixty has obligated it's contract to Front Office Records.

I might as well plug it while I'm here...

UWR will be dedicated to the heavier sounds out there. Our goal will be to raise interest in heavier rock and metal bands. We will be singularly dedicated to our bands, and all label funds will go back to the bands. So expect some big contracts.

Be looking for it next month!

bosshogg23 · 03-14-2005, 03:35 PM

I run Funkadelic Tunes but only my sister & I are in it. Having the label makes it easier for both of us to keep track of each other and release albums. That was the only reason it was made.

Airhog · 03-14-2005, 05:46 PM

Well, despite my best hopes, my record on sold 37k. Not nearly what I had hoped. Hopefully I can sell the rest of the 150k I pressed, but this doesnt look likely. I hope to just break even at this point.

Swaggs · 03-14-2005, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhog

Well, despite my best hopes, my record on sold 37k. Not nearly what I had hoped. Hopefully I can sell the rest of the 150k I pressed, but this doesnt look likely. I hope to just break even at this point.

Try doing some promotions. It will eventually sell.

Coffee Warlord · 03-15-2005, 01:05 AM

Squidfecta sold out immediatly, as we continue to pump out a steady amount of cash for ourselves and the Elitists.

On the Office Pimps front, our Huge Budget Single, Die Sparrow Die, is set to come out next month.

Tigercat · 03-15-2005, 01:26 AM

I run Picnic Table Productions, but we are staying small for now.

sterlingice · 03-15-2005, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ShovelMonkey

A bunch. There is: Sparrow, Elitists, Front Office, Freedom, and I believe Matron Records?

1	Tøilet Anarch¥ Records	1,924,548
2	FOFC Live!	1,760,230
3	Encore Records	1,626,907
4	Sparrow Records	1,530,349
5	Terrorist Kitten Records	1,529,648
6	Elitists Records	1,485,205

SI

Klinglerware · 03-15-2005, 08:47 AM

Maximum Appeal's first single, a cover of the Spice Girls' "Wannabe" was released and sold out immediately.

I wish I had more cash for a bigger CD run...

Celeval · 03-15-2005, 09:49 AM

So after quietly applying and just not getting offered, I'll ask. Any of the FOFC labels interested in Irish punk bank Pocket Hooligans?

Castlerock · 03-15-2005, 10:00 AM

Cardinal Records sent a contract offer.

ShovelMonkey · 03-15-2005, 11:00 AM

Hmmm, I had a single scheduled to be released and somehow it never got released...guess I'll try it again today...

Celeval · 03-15-2005, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Castlerock

Cardinal Records sent a contract offer.

Thanks, man. :-)

Tomorrow, we record our first single.

Aylmar · 03-15-2005, 12:36 PM

Hey SI, are the Pimp Daddies being left out in the cold by the new incarnation of FOFC Live?

ShovelMonkey · 03-15-2005, 05:58 PM

Underworld Records, Inc. is open for business...

Raven Hawk · 03-15-2005, 06:57 PM

7 Deadly Records is FOFC as well, but we're aiming to stay small. I like the idea of having only 5-7 bands on contract at any one time.

sterlingice · 03-16-2005, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Aylmar

Hey SI, are the Pimp Daddies being left out in the cold by the new incarnation of FOFC Live?

Nah, but when FOFC Live! disbanded, the old band list went with it.

You have been offered a contract

SI

sterlingice · 03-16-2005, 02:03 AM

Anyone who has applied to Front Office Records who I haven't given a contract to? Or anyone who hasn't applied to Front Office Records and wants in?

Quite a few bands apply so unless I know who they are, I don't extend a contract. Just tell me who you are and I'll offer a contract (also, the length of the contract would be good- how many singles and albums, tho I'm keeping it to roughly 1 album/3 singles so that I don't run out of cash to offer)

SI

Calis · 03-16-2005, 06:47 AM

Ughh, I constantly underrate how many albums/singles I will sell. I thought 150k would be way too many, and of course they're all gone the first month. Wish I'd have cranked out more. I did the 150k promo for the Pasty White Thighs also, wonder how much that accounted for it?

How do you set up a band picture? I get all the individual members but can't find where to setup the band.

ShovelMonkey · 03-16-2005, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Calis

How do you set up a band picture? I get all the individual members but can't find where to setup the band.

It's in your account info. Two links there: "Link to Photo" and "Upload Photo"

vtbub · 03-16-2005, 09:02 AM

Hey Swaggs,

Send me an extension, we recorded our second single tonight.

Swaggs · 03-16-2005, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by vtbub

Hey Swaggs,

Send me an extension, we recorded our second single tonight.

Will do.

If you are ready for an album instead of a single, don't accept this offer and let me know.

Swaggs · 03-16-2005, 10:16 AM

Whoops.

Sorry bub. I can't send you an offer until your single is released tonight, since you are technically still under your current contract.

Calis · 03-16-2005, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ShovelMonkey

It's in your account info. Two links there: "Link to Photo" and "Upload Photo"

Thanks a bunch, couldn't find it for the life of me.

ntndeacon · 03-16-2005, 02:29 PM

Calculii is out from under its contract from Encore records. Now we just need to get a few tracts in gear for a second album!

Deattribution · 03-16-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ntndeacon

Calculii is out from under its contract from Encore records.

Despite some effort to resign them

ShovelMonkey · 03-16-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ntndeacon

Calculii is out from under its contract from Encore records. Now we just need to get a few tracts in gear for a second album!

Underworld Records, Inc., has a contract up to you. Don't know if it's what your looking for, but I figured it couldn't hurt to put the offer out there...

stevew · 03-17-2005, 01:26 AM

My first single bombed, and we wasted all of the 15K Swaggs gave me to produce it. For the next single, i only printed 7K copies, and only spent about 11K to make it. I thought that it would have turned a profit by now, cause i had used less than the 35K my contract called for. Now the record sold 6K of the copies I made, and now I dont have any money to print more CD's. Apparently also i wont be making any money off the single since its almost sold out, and wont turn a profit. Is there any way around this.

sterlingice · 03-17-2005, 02:01 AM

Somatic has been offered a new contract. Canadian Myth will be offered a new one as soon as their single is released this month.

We're up to 13 members of Front Office Records and back into the top 10 on the power chart. Time to unseat those Toilet Anarchy punks. Nothing like advertising you want the "Sickest and most fucked up song names in Music-Maven".

That means we've got 7 more spots for anyone looking to join. Tell me who you are. We get quite a few people wanting to join up and I'd like to limit the label to FOFC members.

SI

Barkeep49 · 03-17-2005, 07:44 AM

The Gorettos, my not so hot Teen Pop band, has applied to Front Office Records

tanglewood · 03-17-2005, 08:24 AM

Element are currently recording the follow up to their award winning debut album Elementary, preliminary titled Stage 2. All reports from the band suggest it will be of a far higher quality than the previous effort and even better than the recently released single Get Down which has sold nearly 300,000 copies to date.

vtbub · 03-17-2005, 09:03 AM

We have entered exclusive negotiations with Eliteist Records for a contract extension.

Klinglerware · 03-17-2005, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tanglewood

Element are currently recording the follow up to their award winning debut album Elementary, preliminary titled Stage 2. All reports from the band suggest it will be of a far higher quality than the previous effort and even better than the recently released single Get Down which has sold nearly 300,000 copies to date.

Is there anyway Elemental records could front Maximum Appeal any more cash? Our first single sold out pretty fast. We'd like to have more copies made for our next effort.

If not, we'll save up--our tours are getting more and more successful...

tanglewood · 03-17-2005, 10:26 AM

I don't know really. It seems that I initially signed up everyone on very small and very long contracts which I regret as all the band s on the label are not getting the cash they deserve.

Short of disbanding and resigning everyone, I'm not sure what can be done.

Klinglerware · 03-17-2005, 10:36 AM

Oh well, I thought I would ask...

sterlingice · 03-17-2005, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barkeep49

The Gorettos, my not so hot Teen Pop band, has applied to Front Office Records

The Gorettos have been offered a contract for their next single.

SI

wade moore · 03-21-2005, 09:50 AM

Ok.. Every song I make is getting progressively WAY WAY worse... any idea how I get around this?

tanglewood · 03-21-2005, 09:57 AM

The Pegs would like to re-up with Elitist records and have an album option. We have 6 songs of good quality now, but are almost broke. So if a label could front us a lot of cash we could do great. Our last single sold out 40,000 copies in its first week, bt we can't afford to print any more.

Celeval · 03-21-2005, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Celeval

Thanks, man. :-)

Tomorrow, we record our first single.

Couple days late, but we're over 20k in sales of our first single. w00t

SirFozzie · 03-21-2005, 10:11 AM

Rising Hayabusa has made it to the point where they're considered Rock Stars! Woot!

03-13-2005, 02:12 PM	#452
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	The Truth, Canadian Myth, Somatic, Goldeneye, and Loves of a Blonde all have contract offers from Front Office Records. Right now, I'm giving out $20K/1 single contracts until we have a little more cash to spread around (Double D was the exception because I had given him a longer contract the night the label disbanded). That way, I can fund ~20 bands with the cash on hand. Then in a couple of months when people start re-upping, there will be more cash to spread around for longer contracts. This looks to be best for the long term health of all bands because this gives a lot of cash to some of the smaller bands who can start making their way up the ladder to become bigger and increase the revenue base of the label. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-13-2005 at 02:14 PM.

03-13-2005, 02:19 PM	#455
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Oh, that reminds me. If anyone in Front Office Records is going to do an album instead of a single, tell me before I make another contract. That way I can send a bit more cash since they're more expensive to make. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-14-2005, 05:46 PM	#464
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Well, despite my best hopes, my record on sold 37k. Not nearly what I had hoped. Hopefully I can sell the rest of the 150k I pressed, but this doesnt look likely. I hope to just break even at this point. __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

03-15-2005, 11:00 AM	#472
ShovelMonkey H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central PA	Hmmm, I had a single scheduled to be released and somehow it never got released...guess I'll try it again today... __________________ It only hurts for a little while...

03-15-2005, 12:36 PM	#474
Aylmar High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles	Hey SI, are the Pimp Daddies being left out in the cold by the new incarnation of FOFC Live? __________________ "At its best, football is still football, an amalgam of thought and violence, chess with broken bones and shredded ligaments." -- Dave Kindred

03-13-2005, 02:12 PM	#453
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Beauty, accepted the offer and will probably record next month or the one after. Going for a full glory recording

03-13-2005, 10:17 PM	#459
vex Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Tulsa	Sparrow Records has 1 opening which will pay $50,000 per for a 1 single, 1 album contract.

03-14-2005, 09:09 AM	#460
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	Errr...if you need to record on a label, you can use Freedom. We don't have much cash, but since I started with nothing, you can too. To be honest, I haven't been keeping up with the happenings of how the labels work and such, so be warned.

03-14-2005, 03:05 PM	#461
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	So how many FOFC labels do we have here?

03-14-2005, 03:35 PM	#463
bosshogg23 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philly	I run Funkadelic Tunes but only my sister & I are in it. Having the label makes it easier for both of us to keep track of each other and release albums. That was the only reason it was made.

03-15-2005, 01:05 AM	#466
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Squidfecta sold out immediatly, as we continue to pump out a steady amount of cash for ourselves and the Elitists. On the Office Pimps front, our Huge Budget Single, Die Sparrow Die, is set to come out next month.

03-15-2005, 01:26 AM	#467
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	I run Picnic Table Productions, but we are staying small for now.

03-15-2005, 08:47 AM	#469
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Maximum Appeal's first single, a cover of the Spice Girls' "Wannabe" was released and sold out immediately. I wish I had more cash for a bigger CD run...

03-15-2005, 09:49 AM	#470
Celeval Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Cary, NC, USA	So after quietly applying and just not getting offered, I'll ask. Any of the FOFC labels interested in Irish punk bank Pocket Hooligans?

03-15-2005, 10:00 AM	#471
Castlerock High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boston, Ma	Cardinal Records sent a contract offer.

03-15-2005, 05:58 PM	#475
ShovelMonkey H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central PA	Underworld Records, Inc. is open for business... __________________ It only hurts for a little while...

03-15-2005, 06:57 PM	#476
Raven Hawk College Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Thunderdome	7 Deadly Records is FOFC as well, but we're aiming to stay small. I like the idea of having only 5-7 bands on contract at any one time. __________________ Owner of The Shreveport Pride in The CFL

03-16-2005, 02:03 AM	#478
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Anyone who has applied to Front Office Records who I haven't given a contract to? Or anyone who hasn't applied to Front Office Records and wants in? Quite a few bands apply so unless I know who they are, I don't extend a contract. Just tell me who you are and I'll offer a contract (also, the length of the contract would be good- how many singles and albums, tho I'm keeping it to roughly 1 album/3 singles so that I don't run out of cash to offer) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-16-2005 at 02:04 AM.

03-16-2005, 06:47 AM	#479
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	Ughh, I constantly underrate how many albums/singles I will sell. I thought 150k would be way too many, and of course they're all gone the first month. Wish I'd have cranked out more. I did the 150k promo for the Pasty White Thighs also, wonder how much that accounted for it? How do you set up a band picture? I get all the individual members but can't find where to setup the band.

03-16-2005, 09:02 AM	#481
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	Hey Swaggs, Send me an extension, we recorded our second single tonight. __________________

03-16-2005, 10:16 AM	#483
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Whoops. Sorry bub. I can't send you an offer until your single is released tonight, since you are technically still under your current contract. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-16-2005, 02:29 PM	#485
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Calculii is out from under its contract from Encore records. Now we just need to get a few tracts in gear for a second album!

03-17-2005, 01:26 AM	#488
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	My first single bombed, and we wasted all of the 15K Swaggs gave me to produce it. For the next single, i only printed 7K copies, and only spent about 11K to make it. I thought that it would have turned a profit by now, cause i had used less than the 35K my contract called for. Now the record sold 6K of the copies I made, and now I dont have any money to print more CD's. Apparently also i wont be making any money off the single since its almost sold out, and wont turn a profit. Is there any way around this.

03-17-2005, 02:01 AM	#489
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Somatic has been offered a new contract. Canadian Myth will be offered a new one as soon as their single is released this month. We're up to 13 members of Front Office Records and back into the top 10 on the power chart. Time to unseat those Toilet Anarchy punks. Nothing like advertising you want the "Sickest and most fucked up song names in Music-Maven". That means we've got 7 more spots for anyone looking to join. Tell me who you are. We get quite a few people wanting to join up and I'd like to limit the label to FOFC members. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-17-2005 at 02:02 AM.

03-17-2005, 07:44 AM	#490
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	The Gorettos, my not so hot Teen Pop band, has applied to Front Office Records

03-17-2005, 08:24 AM	#491
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	Element are currently recording the follow up to their award winning debut album Elementary, preliminary titled Stage 2. All reports from the band suggest it will be of a far higher quality than the previous effort and even better than the recently released single Get Down which has sold nearly 300,000 copies to date.

03-17-2005, 09:03 AM	#492
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	We have entered exclusive negotiations with Eliteist Records for a contract extension. __________________

03-17-2005, 10:26 AM	#494
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	I don't know really. It seems that I initially signed up everyone on very small and very long contracts which I regret as all the band s on the label are not getting the cash they deserve. Short of disbanding and resigning everyone, I'm not sure what can be done.

03-17-2005, 10:36 AM	#495
Klinglerware College Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The DMV	Oh well, I thought I would ask...

03-21-2005, 09:57 AM	#498
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	The Pegs would like to re-up with Elitist records and have an album option. We have 6 songs of good quality now, but are almost broke. So if a label could front us a lot of cash we could do great. Our last single sold out 40,000 copies in its first week, bt we can't afford to print any more.

03-21-2005, 10:11 AM	#500
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Rising Hayabusa has made it to the point where they're considered Rock Stars! Woot! __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

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