IS: Music
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arts and art history
school essay
published 05/10/2007
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If only Beethoven and Tchaikovsky could have conceived of the technological advantages the musicians of today take for granted. Innovative strides in music technology development have revolutionized the way music is recorded, composed, stored, performed, searched and retrieved by creating easy to use software interfaces and electronic components which work with the artist to help facilitate the creative process. Throughout the late 20th century and through the present day, music technology plays a crucial role in the composition, recording and performing of music.
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- With music technology at an artist's disposal, music composition becomes unhindered and all previous limitations are surpassed.
- Examples, of synthesizer software available today are Cakewalk's Home Studio, Steinberg's Cubase and Propellerhead's Reason.
- This technology not only assists those who cannot assemble a live band, but also those who have lost the ability to play an instrument altogether.
- Once music is composed, music technology provides a variety of recording methods with a vast collection of features.
- In all three of the above cases, instrumental and vocal tracks can be recorded individually and then mixed together to create the final product.
- In the search for a more original sound, other instruments have been created.
