The problem with technology is that it's now accessible to anyone at a
low price. Let's not be fooled by thinking someone has talent mearly
because we hear the familiar 303/909 sounds and excellent production
values. I'm a designer/art director and I see alot of shitty work trying
to be passed-off. The creators claim to be xyz just because they can
punch a few buttons on a Mac and get a pretty color output. But, like
real musicians, the difference is obvious. And if someone can't discern
the differences, then they don't have a clue anyway.
randall
On Thu, 6 Oct 1994, Jon Drukman wrote:
quoted 33 lines Dan sed:> Dan sed:
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> >the problem with this, is that someone's going to read this and go out and
> >buy all these fancy expensive boxes and samplers and think they can be the
> >next techno/idm/ambient god. these "anything boxes" are much of the reason
> >why there are so many crap records coming out nowadays. sure, they're nice
> >to have, but they don't "transform anything into brilliance" or "make
> >incredible noises". i could replace my entire setup for less than the price
> >of two DP/4s, and i am quite satisfied with the sounds i make. someone with
> >talent could make incredible noises with a $100 synth or hell even a bucket
> >and a pair of drum sticks. people make music, not DSPs.
>
> you know what... i used to think this, but the more i play around with
> advanced technology, the more i realize that it doesn't really take talent
> to make good music, it just takes loads of top notch gear.
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> talent is good cos it lets you get by with just a TR909 and a TB303. but
> for every GOOD 909/303 record, how many shitty ones are there? a billion
> and six.
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> on the other hand, how many groups that have 4 totally stacked Akai
> samplers and K2000s sound bad? none that i can think of.
>
> if you want to make it in the techno arena, you'd better be prepared to pay
> through the nose...
>
> /jon - only half kidding.
>
> Jon Drukman
> jsd@cyborganic.com
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