
Focused
Sound Designer/Educator
first thing individuals need to understand is people have different work flows.
how much time do you put into your keyboard skills?
can you play any of the hanon exercises (both hands)?
in all the keys (both hands)?
how about play all the different modes with both hands in all keys?
do you need to play to be able to create/write a song?
NO!!!!
but there are some who enjoy the musicianship more than features...
where some individuals design sounds there are other who enjoy the art of musicianship and use their apps strictly as a tool to get their musicianship across...
what i find is individuals are insecure about their setups (need acceptance) and actual musicianship skills. they can talk all day about this app and those features but the actual musicianship (imo) is more important than what setup an individual has.
mr. gibb you have 100 GB of refill that you seem to be proud of, well i use dedicate sample libraries. if i want bass there is trilian. if i want drums there is stylus rmx. if i want synth there is omnisphere, horns chris hein horn vol I/II/garritan jazz & big band, guitar there is electri6ty, string EWQL/GPO, etc...
is my setup the best in the world?
NO!!!
it is the setup for me. not too much mousing around compared to Reason/Record (imo)...
the key to all this music sh!t is understanding your tools. individuals prefer different tools, different manufacturers, etc. if you like Reason/Record and can design sound that is great but just because these things excite you does not mean that it has to excite the next man. what excites is that groove, harmony and melody. if my tools helps me get my ideas across i am a happy camper. the same way you are happy with your tools...
where as large sample based instruments are not for some the same hold true for Dr. OctoRex, Blocks, Neptuen,Sampling Input and Kong...
the point is who is to say who is right?
use what you have/like and make it happen...
a pretty simple concept if you ask me....
p.s. i still think recording vsti live into Record is ass backward...
Thats one thing I realized, there is no perfect workflow that will work for everyone, thats the beauty of creativity. If any of yall have seen how Producer Illmind for example uses reason, you would say its ass backwards but his beats are top notch. People are going to work how they want to. Everyone has the right to voice their opinion....If you can though make sure you voice that opinion to the manufacturers and actually try to make a difference. Voicing your disdain to only end users makes you seem like a troll .