Years ago, much to my dismay, I got an iPad as a gift. The limitations intentionally placed on consumers by Apple were against my belief of having full control of a product that I own. Apple makes it very difficult to add external drive space (I do it with a “wireless hard drive”). If you update your iOs, you are basically never allowed to revert back to your old configuration, and developers who update their applications are pressured to stop supporting systems running on old iOs’. None the less, I gave the iPad a try, and at this point…. I almost love it. The music and art applications are fantastic. They are affordable and powerful. I was never aware of the fact that smart devices which operate on the Android operating system are not good for pro-audio purposes, until I read the article below. With that said, the interviewer mentions how application developers are left at the mercy of hardware and os designers. He is right when he says “the tail doesn’t wag the dog” therefore we can only hope that someday Apple will produce an iPad with a larger screen.
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There is a relatively large contingent of musicians who believe they are experts when differentiating between high and low quality music. Yes… members of the general public often express their musical opinions as facts, but instrumentalists who have worked on the craft often seems to think that they have an exceptional ability to determine “good” music from “bad” music. I think a real professional sees the skill that is required to produce a high quality recording, irregardless of the genre, instrumentation, performer’s reputation (or lack thereof), etc. Some musicians have a tendency to cling to artists from our past (such as the over-hyped regard for a band like the Beatles), and they have difficulty seeing the future of music. There is a genius quote by Outkast that states something along the lines of "if you focus on the past and your ass'll be a has what". The song I’ve presented here is over 20 years old, and it has established itself to many members of the general public as a quality classic, but some musicians would hesitate to think that the arrangement is worth recognition. I strongly disagree! The music is complicated to perform and it has a topic matter that goes deeper than the party vibe that it initially reflects. Try playing this one on the saxophone and you will certainly be challenged.
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