" the only thing that is happening is that more and more people are able to create with this new technology. many may ask how is this good? i ask how can it be bad. -sam"
Music is not like your child's first crayon picture. Being enabled to create by a piece of software is not equivalent to being able to create. More people creating because they _can_, instead of because they feel the need (read, inspired) to is more likely to increase the amount of uninspired, lackluster music out there (those records you put back in the bin and try to forget about). I hear the argument that this will help people who didn't know they had the ability to create music to discover it, but are the ends worth the means? -----Original Message----- From: Samuel Hobbs [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [313] anti-technology i have wondered recently about the fears of technology. ever since the beginning of the use of fire, people have sought to simplify their lives by combining and simplifying processes. computers are only the most recent example of this process. music that was once only with the physical manipulation of air is now possible with the tweaking of knobs and buttons. entire symphonies can now be written on computer and less and less organic, "real" music is being made today. is this a problem... i think that technological advances lead people into a realm of unknown territory, where the rules are altered. ultimately those who acclimate themselves to these rules are those who succeed. in this issue of technology and music, i think it is necessary to agree that there is no loss here. no one person is prevented from expressing themselves in musical terms with this advent of new technology. now one is prevented or chastized for using established methods. in fact "old school" recording methods are probably considered chic by most on this list. the only thing that is happening is that more and more people are able to create with this new technology. many may ask how is this good? i ask how can it be bad. -sam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
