well said, J.T. I knew somebody else on the list would voice my opinion before I got a chance.
The granularity in today's music production software such as Ableton and Cubase, coupled with both software and outboard hardware effects and processing, can easily alter a short sample of a song far beyond the point of recognition to the producer of the original work. In my opinion it's really no different than using a synthesizer as a sound creation source -- instead of starting with a sound from a produced work, you're using an oscillator or a preset designed by a Korg or Waldorf engineer as a starting point. Producers -- whether using samples as a foundation or not -- are limited only by their imagination and production skills. I suspect most good producers use a combination of these approaches - and I would bet that all of us have music in our collections that is "sample-based" but disguised so well we're not even aware of it, even if we are familiar with the original work. - jobot ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, September 9, 2004 2:45 am Subject: Re: (313) All Uncleared Sampling Ruled Illegal > this is like a right-wing fundamentalist approach to music, > wicked...unique mix of hatred, bitterness, ignorance and misplaced > optimism....exquisitely stupid even. lovely! > build your own instruments, invent your own musical notation, and > come up with a unqiuely tuned scale while you're at it! stop > taking the easy route and using others' creativity! then we will > be great and successful artists hurrah hurrah!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sep 9, 2004 3:02 AM > To: Kent Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, do id > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > list 313 <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: (313) All Uncleared Sampling Ruled Illegal > > Learn hoq to make your own music or pay the guy that went thru all > the trouble to get it out there. Sampling is stealing. It's not > paying tribute, or showing respect. Maybe if you were sampling > and giving away your music, but you are not. You are struggling > just like the guy you sampled from, but you are taking the easy > route. The only reason you hate this ruling so much is that now > you realize your own creative level is almost non existent, and > youre screwed. I guess the market will just have to go back to > being less saturated, and the few actually striving to make > something new will be able to actually pay their rent, on time. > Steve > >
