Sometimes it is not the artist’s fault they can’t finish a project. Time and physical constraints can restrict and artists ability to be creative. Musicians need an instrument to play, if they want to get a particular sound, they need to get that instrument, or find a workaround; but often such workarounds are not so great.
One common workaround to having to buy and play an instrument is MIDI sampling, where an audio clip of say, a guitar, is played digitally at different pitches to mimic real playing. It can take a decent amount of effort to make it sound right, and even then it’s rare that a MIDI instrument sounds better than the real thing; except for synthesizers, MIDI is just the digital alternative to analog synths.
Time again is another restraint. Simply put, composing, practicing, recording, mixing, and mastering a song is a lot of work which takes a lot of time. Often times people have to do all these things themselves as well, especially when they don’t have access to a professional studio. But there is a reason why people are willing to spend time doing these things: it is worthwhile in the end.
Moore, Henry. Oval with Points. 1968–70, bronze, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ.
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