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From:
Joseph MacKay
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 13:20:43 -0400
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Re: [idm] Re: old vs. new autechre
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quoted 6 lines This statement is especially true.> This statement is especially true. > At 14 i produced my first 4 mods > At 15 i began sequencing audio in ACID > At 16 i began releasing on a VERY small internet label. > > And you know what, yes, the music is premature, i would say musically i
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quoted 4 lines AT LEAST 5 more years of solid development, if not MANY more.> AT LEAST 5 more years of solid development, if not MANY more. > And yes, you can credit the ease of use of new software to my early entry. > > Do we have any other people who share my situation?
Yep. I've been writing electronic music for about a year and a half. My music is probably is fairly derivative. This is by no means intentional, and hopefully, it won't be the case forever. Derivative music isn't just the product of intentional immitation, it's a byproduct of trying to find one's own sound. As you were saying, ease of software use/availability has contributed almost exclusively to my being able to write. I'm not sure that's a bad thing. I suspect that the long-term, overall result of this will be at least a bit more good music available (albeit, immersed in more bad music). If you're willing to pick through a real wack of bad stuff, the result of software proliferation should be positive.
quoted 3 lines Not only is software more accessible, its easier to get.> Not only is software more accessible, its easier to get. > you can download software for free off the internet. You can NOT download > hardware for free.
I don't work with any hardware, and I don't expect to start any time soon (aside of maybe a midi keyboard). I'd imagine this is the norm with new/amateurish electronic musicians such as myself. It'll be interesting to see what the long term effect of this is on this kinda music. Shameless plug: The aforementioned derivative/amateurish music is available for download at www.mp3.com/cogito. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org