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Though I see your point and somewhat agree, somewhat being the operative word here I think it's ridiculous to write music while not making an effort to learn music theory. That's why there's so much crap out there, people don't understand the fundamentals of the musical language. Hip-hop is notorious for this nonsense as is that generic cookie cutter EDM crap. People convince themselves that they're musicians meanwhile using nothing but loops and construction kits but I hate to break it to them: those do not a musician make. It's because for these people what's of prime importance is ego and not art. They want to play the part but they don't want to invest the time and effort to improve and truly understand what they're doing.

You can't effectively speak English without understanding the fundamentals, music is exactly the same deal. Can some people make good music anyway? Possibly but I would wager that they have some innate comprehension of it that they might not internalize and I bet that they could write with less obstacles and with greater precision had they invested some time in learning the basics. It's such a worthwhile investment that I challenge everyone to undertake. It's not gonna be easy but you will be able to look yourself in the mirror and call yourself a musician.

I thought about it and was returning to withdraw my statements because it is pointless to argue music with non-musicians. But I have to commend you Catalyst for saying what you did. I feel like a dying breed. An actual musician that can play several instruments competently, but having spent a career doing it among the best, world-wide... has me still defending myself against those who know not of which they speak.

I had an argument recently with two DJ's with respect to their choreographed finger-pushing prowess. Albeit, it was well rehearsed, it is still nothing more than a lip-sync show or an "Air Guitar" demonstration!! These two guys insulted me for having challenged their "musicianship"! Apparently (according to one of the individuals) I had "less talent than they had juice in their left testicle" . I asked them what kind of music could they improvise if they didn't have an electrical outlet? I proceeded to tell them, that I can feed my family with an acoustic guitar. Granted, I possess a modern studio and write for film, TV and advertising but also come from the old school of an educated musical background along with 15 years of (guitar) touring duty for a variety of major recording artists all around this wonderful planet of ours.
32 years as a professional musician in total, so... in essence, yes... I do know what I'm talking about but I will forever be a student of music.

I've said it before... Kudos Catalyst for all you do...

I just feel that anything worth doing is worth doing well. If you don't put anything in , you won't get anything out. I rather fail miserably while working hard and eventually get to where I want to be than play it safe for the sake of appearances. In the end you're the one that has to face yourself. And I have nowhere near as much experience as you so I'm not even self-aggrandizing here. I've always said it: I'm here to learn just like everyone else but I'm willing to put in the effort and study because there is nothing in this world that I love more than music and I respect the knowledge of those that came before me. No need to remake the wheel or spend way too much wasted time on trial and error. Learn the rules, then perhaps bend them from time to time.

Thanks a lot for the sentiment my friend, it's a pleasure helping members such as yourself.

Amen....

Agreed Cat. I make hip hop, and none of my friends can play any instrument. They insist it isn't needed to make a hit song. And while that may be true, I prefer to go the long route and learn the keys anyways. I agree a lot of stuff are dumbed down. A lot seems drum heavy dominated and that's because they can't come up with clever melodies ...or transitions. Of course there are some true musicians in hip hop, but they are few nowdays. And the few left are the ones fighting to keep the genre alive.

before anyone goes on a defensive tantrum defending music and what not, that was not the point to my statement. LuckySevens was being condescending to an individual he automatically assumed didn't know how to "write music" on a piece of paper. My statement was simply to defend those who are good at composition, arrangement, and structure, but don't know how to write music. Not everyone needs to be able to do that to make good sounding music. All rogue said was that he used a specific program for workflow purposes and then Lucky replies with "I see your problem... you need Maschine to "write music"... all you need is a pencil and paper to write music. Do you even know how to do that?", which is beyond the point of the topic and pointless to counteract with.

Sure there are many revered bands that utilize Maschine. It's a tool like anything else, a self-contained production environment. Nothing wrong with using it.

Exactly. That's why a lot of genres are so stagnant. I don't think everyone has to be Beethoven but we should aim to actually try to understand music as a language and even beyond that learning to play an instrument is a really good way to put what you've learned into practice. Life begins outside your comfort zone. And it opens up possibilities because maybe you want to try your hand and another genre as well. It will open doors.

You'd be surprised who visits a website like this. I don't see what one thing has to do with another.

Well if one is making a living of music and really CAN live on their music.
I dont really see why they shall hang here
Of course they can see the "news in software updates and releases" maybe very quickly here but if they bought there stuff they will get e-mails from dev;s of new stuff that is released..

I really dont like that people who made tons of cash choose to go the "pirat way" thats skimp or whatever they call it in english..

Well the issue with your statement is that you're discounting that we all use AudioZ in different ways. Some broke college musicians might get a little help via the availability of quality tools, some people writing for some form of entertainment media like to demo software before plunking down a ton of cash, etc. Of the producers/sound designers that I am aware of here that are known, all of them buy their software so it's clear that they are simply using AudioZ differently than say you or I might. That only speaks of how useful the forums really are to people from all walks of life. You're also assuming that just because you might be a well known musician/producer/sound designer means that you're rolling in money. Definitely not these days when people don't want to pay for anything. If you tour a lot then possibly but if you don't or you're more indie then you might find yourself dealing with the same financial problems as the rest of us.

Yeah your right i forgot the try before buy method..
Sorry!!

You hear my music everyday but unfortunately for you, I cannot reveal myself so blatantly. I do feel a bit of remorse for my written assault upon one "roguebond", but my feelings are warranted with regard to the "state of music". I'm truly comforted with the fact that only those with true talent, ultimately succeed. I've seen, produced and played for a lot of "wannabe's and one-hit-wonders". I'm glad to say that I have continued on my humble musical path in spite of those who haven't. God bless them anyhow. I have learned something from everyday spent on this earth, sometimes about myself.

Anyway... with regard to plugin organization. I don't need it because I'm on a Mac and use Logic. It's already done for me. I'm sorry to hear (and didn't know) that there's a serious dilemma with regard to plugin organization. Best of luck to you (all)...

Good for you but i dont really listen to that stuff that plays on radio mtv or whatever..B.t.w Logic only categorize by dev:s (like Pro-Tools atleast v9 not organize by type like compressor delay etc i like to organize by type instead of who made the plugin dont know if they change that in the new version

I bought this software and found it invaluable for speeding up my work flow. I could put all my third party synths into one folder, all my compressors into a folder, EQ's in another. It makes more sense to me than thinking, which company manufactured that saturation plug in? I can just go to my saturation folder and compare my different options. Logic doesn't do this by default. Although the new version of Logic does finally have this capability built-in.

The other advantage of this software is that you can manage the Audio Units associated with different software. So I can have all my audio units load up in Logic, but only a couple of compressors and noise reduction plug ins for use with final cut pro, otherwise FCP scans the entire folder every time you launch it.

More than enough reasons for people to want to try out this software (which is reasonably priced too btw) None of which you can do with a pencil or paper.

No offence but you seemed to be a bit eager to jump in with your comment and comparing your skills with other peoples, but actually you seemed fairly ignorant about what this software actually did, particularly if you think logic does this automatically.

As far as music and how it's made. Firstly, putting other peoples loops together isn't writing music. But if someone can knock two sticks together and make it sound good I'm happier listening to that than someone who uses all their knowledge and equipment and makes something that sounds shit. I know people who've got a demo of Reason and can knock out better tracks than people with racks full of classic hardware. It's all about what it sounds like not how it's made and how much theory they know. Anything else is snobbery and bullshit.