I do alittle of both, so I'd go with the 3rd option.

The day that ALL music is composed on the computer will be virtually the death of music. The live music scene is for me, the heart and soul of music - although thankfully that is extremely unlikely. I'm a bit ambigious on the topic, while computer music can provide interesting sound effects and is useful for sequencing, I much prefer music with 'real' instruments and real people singing. Can you imagine a computer releasing a top selling album?

The day that ALL music is composed on the computer will be virtually the death of music. The live music scene is for me, the heart and soul of music - although thankfully that is extremely unlikely. I'm a bit ambigious on the topic, while computer music can provide interesting sound effects and is useful for sequencing, I much prefer music with 'real' instruments and real people singing. Can you imagine a computer releasing a top selling album?


Unfurtunately.......yes. :-\\

all the music i listen to now is electronic but i don't see the end of live instruments anytime soon. playing an instrument is a challenging artform and people will always seek them out. besides, as long as other forms of music exists like classical or jazz, live instruments will always be around.

all the music i listen to now is electronic but i don't see the end of live instruments anytime soon. playing an instrument is a challenging artform and people will always seek them out. besides, as long as other forms of music exists like classical or jazz, live instruments will always be around.


Nicely said. 8)

all the music i listen to now is electronic but i don't see the end of live instruments anytime soon. playing an instrument is a challenging artform and people will always seek them out. besides, as long as other forms of music exists like classical or jazz, live instruments will always be around.


Agreed.  I think if done right, synths sound better than anything else.  I don't like bassy stuff much though. 

im currently taking a course about the history of Electronic music.  The professor of this course is none other than Herb Deutsch, the guy who helped Robert Moog invent the Moog Synthisizer. 

anyway, one thing Ive realized while taking this course, is that some of the most avant-guard music can be made on electronic instruments, whether that be a mini-moog, a therimin, a hammond organ, or a ondes martenot.  Electronic instruments, when used correctly, can create some of the best sounding music Ive heard, but of course, this is no swip at live instrumentation, nothign can beat them.  THey can work together. 

I've tried listening to some electronica, and it just sounds like the same line repeated 1000 times during the whole song. It gets very irritating after a while. (with the exception of a few decent electronica artists) I reckon electronic music belongs in the club, not on the radio.

Edit: I'm thinking more techno than electronic.

Edit: I'm thinking more techno than electronic.


Techno is only one type of electronic music.

im currently taking a course about the history of Electronic music.  The professor of this course is none other than Herb Deutsch, the guy who helped Robert Moog invent the Moog Synthisizer. 

anyway, one thing Ive realized while taking this course, is that some of the most avant-guard music can be made on electronic instruments, whether that be a mini-moog, a therimin, a hammond organ, or a ondes martenot.  Electronic instruments, when used correctly, can create some of the best sounding music Ive heard, but of course, this is no swip at live instrumentation, nothign can beat them.  THey can work together. 


Very well put my man.  I think both can do some major good together.  I love taking the Rhodes keyboard and working it over with electronics to get some crazy synth sounds.  At the same time, making it sound organic.

I've tried listening to some electronica, and it just sounds like the same line repeated 1000 times during the whole song. It gets very irritating after a while. (with the exception of a few decent electronica artists) I reckon electronic music belongs in the club, not on the radio.

Edit: I'm thinking more techno than electronic.


Your thinking is with good intention.  I also thank you you for being honest and making some exceptions  about decent electronic artists.  I agree, most "techno" IS repetative and keeps going on and on and on.  But that's just it....it's a total club sound for a club environment.  Some, if not most people know that techno/dance came out of the disco era.  As in todays dance music, there's very heavy disco influence that is in fact...looped to no end.  That's how it was designed.  Since about 1996 techno was getting old and was in desparate need of a new name for itself.  Around that time, people were getting sick of hearing the likes of 2 Unlimited and Technotronic type sounds.  The evolution continues with more bolder and newer sounds and even lyrics.  As early as 1992 the underground artists tried so hard NOT to let techno become commercialized.  Slowly, techno evolved into a sub-genre of the recently coined "Electronica".  1989-1992 would fall into Techno today, well at least for me.  You have many different catagories in the techno to electronica transition.  This is how they go:
1974-1977~live disco(bands)--------------------------------------------
1977-1982~synth disco(programmed)
1982-1988~synth pop(Euro-pop)
1984-       ~break beats
1985-       ~house
1986-       ~Chicago house
1989-1992~techno---------------------------------------------------------
1992-       ~jungle                                                   
1992-       ~hardcore                                             
1993-       ~French house
1993-       ~trance                                                 
1994-       ~drum and bass                                       
1994-       ~happy hardcore                                   
1995-       ~NRG                                                     
1996-       ~filtered house, funky house, pre-hard house------------   
1996-1999~speed garage                                         
1997-2000~2-step garage                                         
1997-2002~hard house
1998-       ~progressive house
1999-       ~break house
2000-2005~A whole melting pot of many different styles and sub-genres.

There's more than what I mentioned, but for the sake of NOT boring people....I'll refrain.
I grew up listening to this music.  I will be faithful to it and cherish this music that is, yes constant, repetative, loopy, and even annoying.  It's cool though.  I just like bringing something new, or different to the table of opinions and theories.  Whew..... 8)