bradleydenhamMUSIC
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I kind of think it is except for drum samples. Drums aren't really that original, sorry drummers. I guess I just want some opinions on this
You talk as if arranging is a lesser skill than songwriting, wheras I tend to think they're equal, at least.It's not cheating but it simply isn't songwriting. If you're using samples that make up your melodic content, you aren't really songwriting. At best that could be considered 'arranging'...
You talk as if arranging is a lesser skill than songwriting, wheras I tend to think they're equal, at least.
Any idiot can pick up a guitar, play 3 chords and sing about their girlfriend/boyfriend.
Making a good arrangement is hard.
There's a difference between using sampled loops and presets/patches, I think. Loops are both easier and harder to work with because they're more limiting, and it takes more skill as an arranger to fit them all together.
I don't really think anything is cheating, except maybe construction kits... but since construction kits anyone can buy it's quite hard to get away with using them without anyone noticing.