Comments on: Wring in the New Era http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era Tips, tricks, technology reviews, previews and musings on the current state of affairs in music and audio software for personal computers. Thu, 17 May 2012 15:32:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Wring in the New Era by: Matt Hite http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21791 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:05:52 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21791 Games are the new DRM for music. The labels love 'em. -M Games are the new DRM for music. The labels love ‘em.

-M

]]> Comment on Wring in the New Era by: gurdonark http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21628 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 22:56:35 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21628 Great post. One more comfirmation for me that it's not music that's in trouble, but our dinosaur-afflicted notions of how music will be distributed. Great post. One more comfirmation for me that it’s not music that’s in trouble, but our dinosaur-afflicted notions of how music will be distributed.

]]> Comment on Wring in the New Era by: jp http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21624 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:00:10 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21624 Amen to that my Bay Brddr..and he just might HAVE to..very soon too. Amen to that my Bay Brddr..and he just might HAVE to..very soon too.

]]> Comment on Wring in the New Era by: fourstones http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21623 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:47:31 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21623 It sounds like you've got some great projects brewing (!) Of course my preference would be if he does sound for "green jobs for all" -- in other words, make better choices than I did ;) It sounds like you’ve got some great projects brewing (!) Of course my preference would be if he does sound for “green jobs for all” — in other words, make better choices than I did ;)

]]> Comment on Wring in the New Era by: jp http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21619 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:14:39 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21619 Being in the same boat as you (again), as my daughter is going off to Purchase, which is a SUNY school in NY, an "arts school"..I be commiseratin'. But I disagree (what a surprise!) with the assessment of the instructors re the future of a livelihood in the "gaming industry". While all that $$ is pouring in now, it is evident to me that in the near future, it won't be..as it takes a lot of idle time to play a video game..and with everything that is happening in the world as far as energy production and energy production related issues (food production and transportation/infrastructure for 2.5 little things) it would seem that the leisure time and money needed for video games is going to go the way of the Hummer H2. Music otoh will always be here, though as we already are seeing, big tours are going to be history as well..small scale local things, the return of regional bands, definitely the home brewed, music as a way of communication and communal FUN with your neighbors (who you better be prepared to get to know) etc..non Clear Channel radio..I hope so.. But the leisure time and $$ needed to "do" games..I don't think so. I have a list of interesting jobs for our kids to face the challenges that are already here..but for someone "into the arts"..they don't look all that d'gruvy. DEaling with that, I am beginning to put together a program here that involves a few interesting components: art as bellweather of what up, a sci-tech institution giving examples of how things work in the real world as far as agriculture/transportation etc, and (hopefully) the community college involved on a level that would facilitate the teens around here to take a few exploratory courses to get on the right track. There is obviously a use for music/audio engineering in all of this, multi media more so.. As we oldsters know, the way has pointed to multi media, meaning music/images/kinetic pieces/communication tech, for a long time. Courses in college need to address that, and show some sort of useful results. The key to living in the transition era from cheap energy is going to focus around a few concepts..one of which is "How useful are you to your community?" Sorry for the rant Victor..but I gots a lot on my old brain lately. Being in the same boat as you (again), as my daughter is going off to Purchase, which is a SUNY school in NY, an “arts school”..I be commiseratin’.

But I disagree (what a surprise!) with the assessment of the instructors re the future of a livelihood in the “gaming industry”. While all that $$ is pouring in now, it is evident to me that in the near future, it won’t be..as it takes a lot of idle time to play a video game..and with everything that is happening in the world as far as energy production and energy production related issues (food production and transportation/infrastructure for 2.5 little things) it would seem that the leisure time and money needed for video games is going to go the way of the Hummer H2.

Music otoh will always be here, though as we already are seeing, big tours are going to be history as well..small scale local things, the return of regional bands, definitely the home brewed, music as a way of communication and communal FUN with your neighbors (who you better be prepared to get to know) etc..non Clear Channel radio..I hope so..

But the leisure time and $$ needed to “do” games..I don’t think so.

I have a list of interesting jobs for our kids to face the challenges that are already here..but for someone “into the arts”..they don’t look all that d’gruvy. DEaling with that, I am beginning to put together a program here that involves a few interesting components: art as bellweather of what up, a sci-tech institution giving examples of how things work in the real world as far as agriculture/transportation etc, and (hopefully) the community college involved on a level that would facilitate the teens around here to take a few exploratory courses to get on the right track. There is obviously a use for music/audio engineering in all of this, multi media more so..

As we oldsters know, the way has pointed to multi media, meaning music/images/kinetic pieces/communication tech, for a long time. Courses in college need to address that, and show some sort of useful results. The key to living in the transition era from cheap energy is going to focus around a few concepts..one of which is “How useful are you to your community?”

Sorry for the rant Victor..but I gots a lot on my old brain lately.

]]> Comment on Wring in the New Era by: teru http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21597 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:07:29 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/wring-in-the-new-era#comment-21597 Video killed the radio star. Video games killed the video star? ;) Seriously though, very cool story. Video killed the radio star.
Video games killed the video star? ;)

Seriously though, very cool story.

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