Electronic Music Innovations
The electronic music innovation I have chosen to profile within this blog is the concept of electronic instrumentation.
Without electronic instrumentation, it would be neigh unto impossible for electronic music to exist. Electronic instrumentation is the structure, which allows indecipherable electronic tones and more elaborate audio oscillations to be arranged in a logical and musical format. Electronic instrumentation was primarily pioneered by Kraftwerk and similar acts. As with all advancements it was those who inherited these advancements who took them to the next level. Electronic instrumentations has become instrumental (pun definitely intended) in many aspects of today’s popular music.
Electronic instrumentation could potentially be subdivided into numerous categories, but all of these would fall into two primary groups, instrumentation and drum sequencing. Instrumentation involves the adaptation of electronic sound sources, for the purpose of musical instrumentation. Drum sequencing involves the programming of drum sounds of performances for either simple or elaborate playback upon input of the required signal or appropriate digital request. This technology has not only created and influenced the electronic music genre, but has allowed for integration and improvement into genres in which the electronic instrumentation are less apparent. For example, it is very possible that any random recording which appears to have live played drums could simply be digitally created, or even be a result of advanced drum replacement methods used to enhance previous organic drum sessions. In addition, the technique of intricately editing recordings of the human voice to tight tolerances in relation to the musical scale or register of a song can trace it’s origins directly back to many early electronic instrumentation techniques.
Overall, as an industry professional, I couldn’t imagine the previous thirty years of music without electronic instrumentation and the musical landscape it gave birth to. As a listener, I’m glad electronic instrumentation is here to stay and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
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I like how you were able to go into detail about the instrumentation of electronic music. You mentioned how the instrumentation adapted elcctronic sound sources for the purpose of musical instrumentation. You were able to detail the drum sequencing techniques used by the artists. I also agree with you when you mentioned how in the last thirty years you couldn't imagine how music would have been without electro instrumentation
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