LET'S ARGUE | SEMANA 1: ¿La tecnología ha cambiado a la música para bien o para mal?

Greetings to all! A few weeks ago, a new initiative called LET'S ARGUE began to take shape in the Hivesicians community. I proposed and developed this initiative because I wanted to open up a space for opinion and research on music topics, where not only musicians but anyone interested in the topics proposed can participate, so you can be part of LET'S ARGUE too! In the following link, you can read all the rules of the contest.

I thought it was absurd not to participate in my own initiative, so I have decided to upload this video where I narrate my perspective on the first topic, which is: Has technology changed music for good or bad? A wide topic, where I decided to take into consideration the impact that technology has had on music education, accessibility, recording and post-production, distribution, and composition of music.

Here is a summary of each point within the video:

Music education:

• Internet and applications

It is in the video from 0:47.

At this point I start by commenting on the benefit that the internet and applications have given us to be able to learn music in a self-taught way. This I contrast with the factor that since there are so many applications that facilitate the process of composition, it is no longer necessary to learn music theory to make music, and although this seems a controversial point in reality the music since its inception was always intuitive creation. Even so, studying music theory gives you tools that will make you a better musician, so it is never out of place to study it.

• Instruments by computer

From minute 2:16

Then I comment how nowadays it seems to be more useful to learn to use a computer instead of learning to play some instruments, like the drums for example. There I show you some electronic drums, mention the MIDI language and propose the reinvention of the drum kit as an instrument. It is very interesting. Go and see it!

Accessibility:

• The benefits of the Home Studio

From minute 4:07.

Here I comment how in the past it was necessary to be signed by a major label to be able to record an album, this I contrast with the present doing mention to the home studio, the birth of the independent artists, the creative freedom and the benefits of the social media in the career of the musicians.

• Multifaceted musicians

From minute 5:22.

I also comment on the downside of being an independent musician, since there are many tasks that must be done when not being supported by a record label.

Recording and Postproduction

From minute 6:00.

• Sound quality and editing process

At this point I mention how music can now be recorded with a better quality due to the quality of hardware that exists today, and I show you how the editing process, manual and digital.

From minute 7:14.

I also mention how before there could be no mistakes in the studio due to the complicated editing process, and how technological advances make editing not only the voice but everything, easier, which influences the quality of musicians today.

• Having good ideas

From minute 8:24.

I mention the importance of having good ideas in terms of composition and also having an excellent job of music production, since these are areas that take a lot of strength today.

Conclusion

From minute 13:13

In my opinion technology has changed music for the better, it makes it much easier to dedicate yourself to music, you can be self-taught, you don't depend on corporations to record and you have creative freedom. You have access to information and a lot of music to inspire you, you can also collaborate remotely and do streaming shows.

Today there is a place for everything and the tools are at our service. Let's not let the changes limit us, but rather take advantage of them to do what we want. There hasn't been a time where creating and sharing music is as accessible as it is now. We have the capacity as never before to listen to a lot of music, and to join in creating it.

As I am the moderator of this initiative, my entries for the competition do not count as participation for the prize, but I will be sharing with you my opinion on the different topics in order to support the initiative, as the purpose of LET'S ARGUE is to motivate research and interaction to share points of view.

I want to apologize for uploading this weeks later, but with the amount of work we had on the team, it was difficult to edit the video in the middle of so many responsibilities (and it's long by the way 😅). I hope you understand and enjoy it anyway, it was done with a lot of love and effort.

I hope you will enjoy the video and be encouraged to participate. See you in the next one!