Nice sunny day in So Cal
Just watched last weeks South Park that I Tivo'd
It's the one about the game Guitar Hero
Very funny, a must see
"Real guitars are for old people"
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Question for a Thursday:
Does it bother you to see new technology that allows a person with no musical ability, able to push buttons and drag and drop samples and make awesomely dynamic music, as well as voice programs and call themselves musicians?
I know a lot of musicians here have practiced for years, paid their dues and some are actually educated and are music teachers, etc.
My answer to QOTD:
I'm mixed on this, maybe that's why I asked it. First off, I LOVE technology. In the past year, I've become a digital fan and it opened a whole new world for my music creations and production right from my little studio, slash, guest room, slash, musical masturbatorium, slash, hideout.
Pros:
#1. On one hand, the ability to make music with no instrument playing ability gives people a chance to create music that would otherwise never have been heard.
#2. Just because a person can't play, doesn't mean they can't write and compose.
#3. It may lead a person into learning how to actually play an instrument when they realize it's very cumbersome to take a laptop and a set of speakers to a bonfire to have a group sing along to Koombiyah. (sp)
Cons:
#1. It belittles the talents of seasoned musicians that painstakingly create all of their own music.
#2. It frustrates a person learning to play an instrument when his idiot buddy is whipping out these outrageously dynamic productions in about 10 minutes. It could cause a person to give up on learning to play.
#3. The person that can't play or sing starts to believe that he/she is actually a great musician. Ashley Simpson just popped into my head for some reason.
Anyway, there's a few thoughts to get this started.