Brian

Respectfully, I dont completely agree with your view.

I use TOONTRACKS software a lot. EZ drums,bass,keys. They are all great and getting better all the time. They are tools in the manner that you describe. They dont write the songs for me. They do write piano parts, but I usually have to tweak them, change them, cut and combine them etc. If I were John and played the piano and knew music theory beyond the basics of major keys...I could be a lot more effective with it as a tool. John knows how to add "color" to a major chord progression with sus4ths and minor7ths, etc. I cant seem to ever get the hang of that.

Nonetheless, metaphorically speaking, me using TOONTRACKS is like a soldier strapping on an exo-skeleton that enables him to run 30 miles an hour. I bring in the plug-in into my DAW and presto, I am a piano composer/producer with a few clicks. (sort of)

AI, to my view, is different. It appears that it will have the capacity to replace the soldier altogether and run 100 miles an hour.


We'll see.

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