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Cheap Audio Production

Posted by michael on from the get-what-you-pay-for dept.

OneInEveryCrowd writes "Rolling Stone reports that four out of five new albums are now produced by a program called Pro Tools (or similar packages) that costs $495 for the home version or $15,000 for the pro version. The article describes a fairly amazing savings in time and effort compared to the older ways of producing an album. I realize that a talented producer can cost a lot of money and some bands drink a lot of beer, but why aren't the benefits of lower production costs being passed on to the consumer?"

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  1. Re:We already know the answer to this... by styxlord · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yah for what again? $10 an album for lower quality than a CD which can be purchased for under $10 anyhow. Yah for accessibility of the media but that's about all.

  2. Re:ProTools is a large reason modern music sucks by cHiphead · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    my brother to record almost an entire album, where he plays almost all of the instruments

    good luck doing a live show

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  3. Remember the good olds days... by mtrupe · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    When a musician had to be talented? Those were the days! Now any idiot with a bandaid on his face can spew dirty limericks and Dr. Suess rhyming patterns and have a number one hit.

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