But I'd also add, no one's really listening to the tools and engineering and capabilities. They're listening to the song first and foremost. Getting good at chosing sounds that work well together, getting a good groove going, getting a great performance out of any human elements, and having good melodies/lyrics...that's all the important stuff. If you have that stuff right, the song will mix itself with little processing and will be hard to screw up.Unlimited tool set, very much limited in practical knowledge, in fundamental knowledge. That is a statement of fact not a judgement. And then the expectation is that it should be easy on top of that.
Some so called engineers have exhibited clear lack of basic theoretical and practical knowledge where it actually counts. Shame really that gets hoovered up and repeated.
Democratization of tools and digital capability did not grow equally in tandem with professional training, experience, personal fortitude, reduced attention span like a disease. You need to tough it out, getting things wrong, picking yourself up, reflecting and getting better.
And to top it all off now the expectation is that soon AI will do it all for you.
Good luck, you'll be needing it.
Statistics: Posted by Funkybot's Evil Twin — Thu Mar 14, 2024 6:06 pm
