M is for Music
For some it marked the death of “proper” music.
Every song you hear on the radio, in a night club, and at some concerts wouldn’t be possible without some sort of computer processing. From electronic keyboards to drum machines and to the infamous Auto-Tune, there’s a computer in there somewhere making music “better”.[1]
Music production is so reliant on computer processing that most producers wouldn’t know how to their job without a computer. There are some decent tunes that we wouldn’t have without computer processing[2], but then again there’s some dreadful tat out there that shouldn’t be ever played again.[3]
- Better being a totally subjective term. Covering up mistakes and lack of talent isn’t better – it’s just a cynical way of fooling the audience. Like singers lip syncing to a backing track, you’re being cheated out of a performance. Give me an acoustic session anytime. [↩]
- I’m thinking Faithless, Prodigy etc. [↩]
- Any novelty song – Barbie Girl, Crazy Frog etc. [↩]