Tuesday, 18 March 2008
week 5: Can popular music ever really be unplugged?
When listening to music, if the technology used such as an electronic guitar, or piano was taken away from the song, it comes to mind whether it would still be effective to listen to. As different instruments used create different effects, as well as creating an atmosphere for us. For example when listening to an electronic violin it’s louder than a normal violin. Technology allows us to listen to musical sounds, for instance when going to a concert if there were no micro phones without the amplifier we wouldn’t be able to hear depending on the venue, e.g. if an artist performed out side with no microphone they would not be heard at all. To produce a track it wouldn’t be exactly how you would want it to be without multi track, which shows technology is used a lot, it also enables artists to tune their voice. As I know T Pain an r n b artist who uses a computerised voice, but is it fair? We discussed this in our seminar I only agree its alright to a certain extent. . Popular music wouldn’t survive without electronic technology, as without it music would not be heard or produced
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There are actually plenty of outdoor amphitheatres in which a performer can indeed play or sing without amplification and be heard perfectly well by a large audience. You are right however, that the availability of smaller, more powerful amplification aids performance to a mass crowd.
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