[atlantaprog] Re: Fwd: David Byrne on the future of music distribution

I thought the article was interesting. I was also happy to hear someone talk about touring in those terms. Still, I agree completely with Brian with regard to Byrne’s overly optimistic comments about the ease and accessibility of home recording.
I think the unspoken part of this *home recording vs. studio recording" discussion is that much of today's popular music doesn't NEED a studio. The drums are from loops & samples, basses are synthesized. There's no "band". The only thing recorded with a microphone is the vocal, and with mic-preamp emulation plug-ins, plus pitch correction and harmonization software, it's not that hard to create a pro-recording anymore in certain genres and adhering to specific aesthetics - hip-hop, synth-based pop music, etc.
I also agree with Brian in preferring the CD over an iPod. I want the album experience.
I'm in the opposite camp - I absolutely love my ipod. It has completely revolutionized my listening experience. I listen to more music these days than I did as a teenager (if you can believe that!). I still love the album experience, but only for those special albums. I still buy a lot of CDs, many of them are downloaded from itunes however. (itunes is really great for *instant gratification* impulsive people like me!).
A lot of people only think of ipods as a headphone-type device, but I rarely use the headphones - I dock in my stereo system at home and an FM transmitter dock-thing in my car.

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