[kj] In Defense of Hosannas

[T.B.]

"Leigh Newton" wrote:



> Stuff like editing and pitch-correction has been happening since people 

> started making records. Programs like Pro-Tools just make it easier. So, 

> in a sense, it can be a bit of a crutch, especially if you aren't a great 

> musician or a tight band or whatever.

>

> On the other hand, that's kind of what making an album is all about. It's 

> not necessarily about the performance and only that. It's all about the 

> final product. If you nail a perfect drum take except for one damn kick 

> drum accent that you missed, the only thing keeping you from copying and 

> pasting the kick drum from the previous bar and sticking it where the 

> missed one is supposed to be is your ego. Work smart, not hard. Work 

> smart, not hard. If the band or the album is a sucky one, you'll hear it 

> whether the drums are in perfect time or not.

>

> I find the only people who are down on the whole Pro-Tools/Nuendo/whatever 

> thing are either analogue purists who are going for a certain asthetic or 

> people who really don't understand the technical side of music and assume 

> that, because you're using a computer to record your shit on, it's "fake".


I'm not necessarily "down" on Pro-Tools but I do believe in the hands of 
many artists and producers, it leads to a sterile sounding end product.

T.B.