Infinity Curve wrote:I guess it depends on what you are trying to accomplish; if you are trying to create something original and innovative, or if you are just making what you think people want to hear.
You might not outright be making what you consciously think people want to hear, but out of social conditioning you will still conform to existing musical traditions and culture. You'll never get around it.
Infinity Curve wrote:This has nothing to with being social, it's about individual creation. I would much prefer to make music I enjoy creating that only appeals to a small few than to make stuff I feel no connection to simply because it is what sells.
Your music will always be compromised by your social needs, no matter what you prefer to do. This can range from, most immediately, deliberately making songs you think people want to hear to, more distantly, making songs having been part of an already strictly defined musical tradition and culture for all your life, subconsciously but obviously letting it influence your work.
Infinity Curve wrote:If you are making art, it's about what you want to do and expressing yourself, not pandering to what people want. Why be a follower when you can be a trailblazer? Guess it all comes down to why you do what you do.
For an advocate of non-following, you sure seem to prefer others to share your very clear-cut definition of art.
Infinity Curve wrote:As for the whole reverb thing, you seem to be missing the point. Sure, if you don't know what you are doing, better to leave well enough alone, but if you can mix your track in such a way as to improve the quality of the track, why wouldn't you? Because some people don't know what they are doing, those that do shouldn't?
I'm not missing the point. I'm not saying that adding reverb to your song is a good or bad idea, nor am I saying you shouldn't do since it might turn out bad. You are obviously the one missing the point here. I explained my point in my last post.
