Not being totally self-centred or overtly Hedonistic, I derive equal pleasure from working on my own musical ideas, on my band-mate's ideas, on remixes and on cover versions of other people's music. Because it's not about me, it's about the music. It's quite sad that you don't seem to understand that.Teksonik wrote: Fri May 24, 2024 1:35 pmDo you get more satisfaction from just banging out a piece of music using other peoples ideas simply for the sake of it or from creating a piece of music from your heart, from your soul?
Surely you don't need to turn the knob to know what will happen? Surely you've been at it long enough that you know exactly what will happen? Honestly, it is about as exciting as changing the spark-plugs in an engine.Certainly experimentation is the heart of all creativity but there is a difference between intelligent experimentation (what does turning this knob do to the resulting sound since the subject at hand is synthesisers)
If, at the end of the process, I had a piece of music I could enjoy for many years to come, it would be of far greater value to me than the momentary pleasure of having created something less enjoyable all on my own. It's all about results.You could just ask Artificial Intelligence to make a piece of music for you but again what artistic satisfaction would that bring you?
Think about it, when you apply your own self to making something, you get what you get. When my band-mate and I apply our combined selves to the same process, we end up doing things we couldn't possibly achieve on our own. That's why collaborators are generally more successful than loners who do everything on their own. That applies, to a lesser extent, with working on other people's songs or with other people's patches - you're not starting from the ground, you get to stand on the shoulders of others, which allows you to reach higher. (How deep and f**king meaningful is that shit!?!)
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