Music Technology (It's Importance, tips, tricks and common mistakes)

The Importance of Music Technology

I want to point out some reasons music technology is so important as well as some ways to incorporate more tricks and ideas into your arsenal.

First of all, many people undervalue the importance of making the most of music technology. People can own $50,000 gear and not really understand how to make it sound good vs a guy or a gal who puts everything he or she has into making his or her $5,000 setup sound awesome. It's all a matter of what value you place on getting the best sound possible. It's time to get over being a "purist." Music technology is probably going to be a common if not primary means of expression and it's time you found a way to express yourself that also sounds excellent. Let's face facts: Movies under the $20 million mark don't have money for full orchestra - you ARE going to be heavily reliant on your gear to supplement any live instruments (if you are even that lucky). Not to mention all the jobs in which time constraints make recording impossible. Of course, I don't need to mention that if you have demos that include poorly produced music you are going to have a very hard time finding work. And when you are making a million a picture and have a full orchestra you're still going to have to do mockups. Don't undervalue making your mockups sound awesome.

Each week I will post some tips tricks and common mistakes in the field of music technology to help you make the most of this important area.