>I've been playing and recording music for 25 years, and it's amazing how
>computers have changed things for the "little fish" without major
>label record contracts. Back in the day, we worked on 4-track machines
>and mixers with (if you're lucky) two effects sends for reverb/chorus/
>delay. Now, using computer software, we have a hundred tracks,
>we can put dozens of effects on the tracks, we can screw around with
>the sounds in new, creative ways. Granted, there is still some
>stuff that sounds better on analog equipment (drums, loud guitars),
>but computers have really made the creation and distribution of
>music far more "democratic" than in the pre-computer era.
But the Andrews Sisters were so much better than anything you hear today!
Doug