...obviously something created by Reason's going to sound like crap if you're just running the output straight and uneffected. Thin, lacking character? That's what Professional EQ and multi-band compression are for.
I had a TR-606. Had a Future Retro 777. Got rid of 'em. Well, the 777 wasn't really mine, but I used it more than the fellow who owned it, and god it was fun. But your argument seems like it could be easily remedied if you knew a little more about engineering and production.
It's very interesting to see all the mildy different viewpoints on this.
Yes, computers making music has been around for decades - listen to some of the music on Forbidden Planet. Yes, it's been commonplace on stage for quite some time. re: power - I see a lot of 'my dick is bigger than yours' posts on that: Reason's not a powerhouse, Reaktor is. Here's my $.02 - Reaktor's got nothing on Csound when it comes to synthesis power. However, I think Reason's a hell of a lot easier to use than both of them:p
I'm currently debating with my roommate over which recording tool we use - he likes Nuendo, I still like Vegas. He argues that he can get so much more done more efficiently with Nuendo. I show him all the songs I've put together in Vegas and ask him to show me one full song he's done in the past six months;)
Electronic musicians 'performing' on laptops is just plain boring. When I went to see Autechre, I didn't expect much more, I just thought it was cool to see Autechre. They turned out all (most) of the lights, and were just a couple of guys with Laptops and Nord Modulars. A little more interesting, Telefon Tel Aviv had a pair of laptops, but also played along with electric bass and guitar, and at least twiddled knobs. Twine did the laptop thing, but had a fantastic video showing to go along with it, and I think that was the most interesting - It's less of a 'lets go see our favorite musician perform' than it is 'lets go see a light and sound show' - unfortunately most of the kids who make electronic music can't afford a good light show;)
Getting back to something useful - I think it would be really smart if a program like Reason would be included with computers the way that programs like RealPlayer and MusicMatch are included. I had access to music software in the form of ScreamTracker and ImpulseTracker when I was about 14, and slowly got into making music because of that. What if a kid had access to a program like Reason at age 5? We start them on violins young, why not start them doing full compositions early on;) The fact that you can mimic a $100,000+ studio to great effect for the meager price of Reason is just fantastic. What if instead of trading MP3s, we were all trading the file formats that contained all the master tracks and sequence information? You like a song, but think it could use just a little more of something else? Open it up, and remix it! (Of course, this would probably just lead to even -more- crappy club-style remixes)
No, computers won't ever replace traditional instruments. But computers are becoming a factory for new, inventive instruments - and not just bleepy-bloopy stuff - and bringing production, mixing, mastering all into that beige box I'm resting my feet on right now.
This article comes as good news, but there's something really odd I noticed at a friends house... they use Comcast's cable service, and can not access -any- websites with.pl domains. Anyone know what's up with that?
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...obviously something created by Reason's going to sound like crap if you're just running the output straight and uneffected. Thin, lacking character? That's what Professional EQ and multi-band compression are for.
I had a TR-606. Had a Future Retro 777. Got rid of 'em. Well, the 777 wasn't really mine, but I used it more than the fellow who owned it, and god it was fun. But your argument seems like it could be easily remedied if you knew a little more about engineering and production.
It's very interesting to see all the mildy different viewpoints on this.
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;) The fact that you can mimic a $100,000+ studio to great effect for the meager price of Reason is just fantastic. What if instead of trading MP3s, we were all trading the file formats that contained all the master tracks and sequence information? You like a song, but think it could use just a little more of something else? Open it up, and remix it! (Of course, this would probably just lead to even -more- crappy club-style remixes)
Yes, computers making music has been around for decades - listen to some of the music on Forbidden Planet. Yes, it's been commonplace on stage for quite some time. re: power - I see a lot of 'my dick is bigger than yours' posts on that: Reason's not a powerhouse, Reaktor is. Here's my $.02 - Reaktor's got nothing on Csound when it comes to synthesis power. However, I think Reason's a hell of a lot easier to use than both of them
I'm currently debating with my roommate over which recording tool we use - he likes Nuendo, I still like Vegas. He argues that he can get so much more done more efficiently with Nuendo. I show him all the songs I've put together in Vegas and ask him to show me one full song he's done in the past six months
Electronic musicians 'performing' on laptops is just plain boring. When I went to see Autechre, I didn't expect much more, I just thought it was cool to see Autechre. They turned out all (most) of the lights, and were just a couple of guys with Laptops and Nord Modulars. A little more interesting, Telefon Tel Aviv had a pair of laptops, but also played along with electric bass and guitar, and at least twiddled knobs. Twine did the laptop thing, but had a fantastic video showing to go along with it, and I think that was the most interesting - It's less of a 'lets go see our favorite musician perform' than it is 'lets go see a light and sound show' - unfortunately most of the kids who make electronic music can't afford a good light show
Getting back to something useful - I think it would be really smart if a program like Reason would be included with computers the way that programs like RealPlayer and MusicMatch are included. I had access to music software in the form of ScreamTracker and ImpulseTracker when I was about 14, and slowly got into making music because of that. What if a kid had access to a program like Reason at age 5? We start them on violins young, why not start them doing full compositions early on
No, computers won't ever replace traditional instruments. But computers are becoming a factory for new, inventive instruments - and not just bleepy-bloopy stuff - and bringing production, mixing, mastering all into that beige box I'm resting my feet on right now.
This article comes as good news, but there's something really odd I noticed at a friends house... they use Comcast's cable service, and can not access -any- websites with .pl domains. Anyone know what's up with that?