http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/how+technology+has+transformed+the+music+industry
The link above is an article and video about how music has implemented itself into our technology. 25 years ago music was simply a group of people that got together and played their instruments. Income came predominately from your touring sales and selling of merchandise. Music today is created directly with the use of many different kinds of technology. A band may still play their instruments in a studio but the sound is no longer genuine. The music is altered and tweaked until the sound is perfect which is both a good and a bad thing. For instance, it is good by means that the final sound is smoother and more fluent but in the long run it takes away from the appreciation that come from mastering an instrument. Jimmy Hendrix is considered one of the best guitarist of all time because his sound was genuine. I find it hard to believe that any bands today can even be compared to a man of the status due to the altering of their music.
Aside from recording studios altering, many kinds of music are born and raised out of technology. Rap moved from using beats of real instruments to complete computer usage. It seems that the more we progress through life the more and more technology plays a part in music. The most recent craze in music is dubstep. I do not care for this music too much but it is essentially a combination of different worldly sounds mixed together with a short phrase or verse of lyrics. My question is whether or not music is progressing or digressing? For me I really can't decide.
2 comments:
I think that music was better before the computer usage began to make the beats. I do remember when rap used to be real instruments and you can totally tell the difference between the two styles!
I think it depends on who is playing the music. I have been to concerts where they sound horrible live, because they autotune everything and they don't know how to sing at all. Conversely, I have also been to concerts where their sound is made better because they are live, which is the best experience one can strive for--making music that sounds good because you ARE good, not because you need a computer to sound good.
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