Agree, it's about satisfying creativity, which is unbounded by pure synthesis. There is a whole world of creativity in bridging separate already made components in a pleasing way. Selecting sounds in good taste is itself an art form and does not depend on synthesis. That said, I also agree there are extra layers of satisfaction in synthesis. Both are valid. Creating components from scratch, midi, patches, loops, etc is satisfying, of course, and is a good tool to learn and have, but does not always guarantee the best results, in the shortest amount of time. When things go fast, that is satisfying, especially when a flow builds up and things fall into place. It's satisfying making good music, period, no matter the method.Not rubbish at all if the subject is artistic satisfaction. Do you get more satisfaction from just banging out a piece of music using other peoples ideas simply for the sake of it or from creating a piece of music from your heart, from your soul?All rubbish, use drum loops, other peoples midi files other peoples presets, other peoples vocals and lyrics and still have a fulfilling life in music production that can touch and reach people, which is the most important thing.
If one prefers the former over the latter then that explains why music is so formulated and generic these days.
Certainly experimentation is the heart of all creativity but there is a difference between intelligent experimentation (what does turning this knob do to the resulting sound since the subject at hand is synthesisers) and in just pushing a button and hoping something good results. You learn from the former and not the latter. Learning is the mother of all growth.
You could just ask Artificial Intelligence to make a piece of music for you but again what artistic satisfaction would that bring you? It would bring me none.
Even ai generation has elements of creativity. You have to know what sound you have in mind and intelligently and creatively prompt it to your desired results, which itself is an art form, on the cutting edge. Give me a nice track to listen to, know matter how it is produced, though, don't entirely remove my mind from the creative process, it has to be in the loop somewhere, lol, with ai, the more parameters to effect and prompt, the better, yet, this is the extreme case example.
I've never made a track with ai, and doubt its at the point of having enough room for "creatively" prompting it. My main point is it is unreasonable to look down on anyone for not sythesizing anything or everything from scratch. It might be more intelligent to get in the flow, to be more creative and to get a better track at the end. There is no limit to creativity, especially by pure synthesis.
Statistics: Posted by Touch The Universe — Sat May 25, 2024 2:25 am