miroslav
Cosmic Cowboy
I was watching a documentary last night about the origins of Funk...and James Brown, Sly, etc were mentioned as the pioneers, and that Funk is where Hip Hop spawned from, and how sampling came about...mainly from the fact that few people were learning how to play, and sampling was the solution that allowed those "musicians" to be creative without having to actually play instruments.
Why learn to play when you can sample someone else playing, and then build on that with other bits-n-pieces...and you end up with new music.
DAWa are extended that perspective for many newbs. It's more about assembling a track and the finished song than it is about recording and mixing it.
The whole DJ remix crap where guys who can't play not one are putting out albums made from remixes, samples and sound design using synth patches, etc.
But this is where it's at now...there's no undoing it or going back to more traditional/formal performances and recording.
Not saying everyone is doing it...but it all about the computer and digital slice-n-dice.
Why learn to play when you can sample someone else playing, and then build on that with other bits-n-pieces...and you end up with new music.
DAWa are extended that perspective for many newbs. It's more about assembling a track and the finished song than it is about recording and mixing it.
The whole DJ remix crap where guys who can't play not one are putting out albums made from remixes, samples and sound design using synth patches, etc.
But this is where it's at now...there's no undoing it or going back to more traditional/formal performances and recording.
Not saying everyone is doing it...but it all about the computer and digital slice-n-dice.