Quote Originally Posted by MARK EG View Post
I have to say, I love it. I'm feeling like a kid in a sweet shop. But there's one thing, and it's the only thing that's negative about this. How are producers going to make a living out of this? Well in 1985 I think you could have said the same thing. I think then, producers wondered how they would be able to break into the vinyl market, but they did. Right now, it's all about digital. Techno producers and all underground ppl have to get into the whole digital way of selling their music and it's gonna take time.

Mind you, it's a bloody great time for innovation. You just can't deny this...
not sure i agree with you. is techno really more innovative now than in the past? i don't think it is, and i also think it has very little to do with technology itself, but everything to do with how long the music's been around for. few producers are really taking chances (though some are) with established formula, while the ever increasing number of labels out there are more and more focused on doing a particular thing rather than just putting out the best techno there is.

again, there are notable exceptions to this, but IMHO this is the overall state of techno and i don't think it's terribly positive.

hardware and software are parts of a toolkit. new stuff = new tools. new tools = potential new opportunities. but in the end, as davethedrummer has said in another post recently, nothing can make up for good writing or mask bad writing.