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Subject: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
Original Message 1/11 19-Aug-98 @ 05:50 PM - Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
I know a thread like this comes up every now and then. Every new peice of technology has its pros and cons. But dont you think the PC music thing is just going a little too far.
It seems to have got to the point where you need to be more of an IT specialist than a musician. Not that I'm moaning about it, but if it carries on like this I think things will get out of hand.
I mean for fucks sake, if I want to create a word document or an excel spreadsheet I dont use my synths to do it. I use a PC. So why does everyone feel it nessasry to use bloody PC's to create music. Go out and buy the bloody instruments rather than shagging it badly with a wanky old soundcard.
I'll shut up now.
Signed....an old fashioned keyboard player.
Message 2/11 19-Aug-98 @ 10:58 PM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
Message 3/11 20-Aug-98 @ 12:36 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
I think the most important thing is you have to find your own work style , and have fun / get good results at the same time .
I am keyboard player too but I try allways to not to keep my mind closed ....hhmm , I mean that I´ve seen many artists/producers/musicians ... that find ONE way of working and stay closed to other ppl opinions and thats the baddest thing ! , its beter to work with ppl ! .
Computer makes easy to work solo ....
My opinion today :-)
(tomorrow maybe its different)
Message 4/11 20-Aug-98 @ 02:41 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
bloody instruments=music making, ego, prestige, coolness factor, (okay)better sound quality
for a struggling musician this is the scenario...
excitement=entirely up to you
i'm not being glib or sarcastic i just can't post too long i'm in the office at my day job (using a pc)
Message 5/11 20-Aug-98 @ 07:27 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
What do the most of us do with computers? Well.. digital multitracking, mixing, effecting, mastering, burning cd:s by yourself. Without computers you couldn't do this stuff unless you're a millionaire. Ten or fifteen years ago you could only play that synth (or sax or guitar or whatever) and maybe record it on some 4 track deck.
In my opinion playing instruments hasn't changed. An yes, studios have existed in the past too. It's the computers that makes it possible to all of us to have an access to an high quality recording and mixing environment.
What do you think?
Message 6/11 20-Aug-98 @ 07:28 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
Message 7/11 20-Aug-98 @ 09:17 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
I'm thinking of getting a hardware sequencer so I can write my stuff on cakewalk as looped midi patterns, copy them to the hardware sequencer then do live mixes from just that with all the tweaking of synths and effects in realtime. I find my music gets stagnant because I rely on the same methods on the pc to get from A to B.
Message 8/11 20-Aug-98 @ 10:24 AM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
Message 9/11 20-Aug-98 @ 02:55 PM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
-Craig
Message 10/11 20-Aug-98 @ 03:04 PM - RE: Have PCs taken the excitement out of music ?
I usually only do this when I'm getting desperate though.
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