elle_webb@... writes:
>>It's almost like the skills that these artists developed on analog
equipment didn't translate too well to digital equipment.<<
It's an old story that can be told about ALL musicians / synthesists / bands.
They start with an original sound, reach their peak a little later, and then
plummit down into medicore and bland music. Perhaps it's the need to succeed
that makes them work harder in the beginning and then lazyness sets after
they've made it. Maybe they've just used up all their good ideas early in
their careers. Maybe programming digital synths takes too long, and the same
old presets are used for everything (think Vangelis' El Greco CD for the same
sound from beginning to end).
The world is growing tired and old. The artistic spirit is slipping away.
-Elhardt