On Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:45:44 -0400 Darrin Thompson <darrinth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:24 PM, David Santamauro > <david.santamauro@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > true, but also a bit of jealousy, no? Why should someone with no > > musical skills other than the ability to operate computer software > > be able to travel the same path as a someone trained for decades? > > > > I can't resist. You better not be trolling us... No, absolutely not, but my question was quasi rhetorical ... and in response to Drew's mention of fear. I thought I would add jealousy to the equation as well. > Tools that make art easier are always going to result in a flood of > new and completely uninteresting art. Oh well. The orbit of the planet > is usually unaffected by that. But I think the lesson of history is > that in the long run, it accelerates the pace of innovation, even if > it makes things ugly for awhile up front. no argument with that statement. David _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user