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On 10/19/2011 09:09 PM, S. Massy wrote:

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> It's also interesting to note that, with the plethora of devices,

> plugins and general techniques available today, mmusic production seems

> to be sonically convergent. IOW, back when people had less freedom in

> terms of choice, they fought harder to create a production sound

> specific to them, while today, that self-same freedom seems to be used

> to mimic one another as much as possible. (This is speaking broadly, of

> course.)

>

> Cheers,

> S.M.

Maybe that's because times are changing. Artists and bands do not have

the budgets anymore that say Fleetwood Mac had when they recorded

Rumors, when their producer rented a complete opera Hall to record just

one song. They had the budget to do that, nowadays my bet is that even

Coldplay or Lady Gaga are tied to much smaller budgets simply because

the demand is less. No artist will ever top Simon & Garfunkel in Central

Park again, pop and rockstars are being superseded by soccerplayers and

DJ's.

No wonder a lot of music production is sonically convergent, the record

industry is getting pretty desparate if you ask me and as long as the

shrinking audience still likes more of the same they'll get it stuffed

through their throats.
Another thing is that musicians are getting more and more lazy (well,

that's the way I see it but it sure is food for thought). Within two or

three decades Native Instruments will come up with something that will

convert any ideas into music, exactly as you had it in your mind. Put on

some kind of augmented reality helmet thingy and 'create' a complete

record within a few hours. Just speculating here of course ;)
Best,
Jeremy
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