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CHANGING TIMES The penetration of computers has changed the world of music
One of the biggest problems faced by musicians in India has been the difficulty in making albums. Prohibitive costs, lack of good studios and the inability to find that perfect sound explain their inability to break into the big league by putting out quality albums and this discourage younger bands from pursuing their music more meaningfully. However, fledgling musicians can take heart in the fact the scene isn't as bad as it once was. Performers and technicians assert that technology and awareness have ensured the process of music creation and distribution isn't the exclusive domain of record companies anymore.
The biggest change in favour of unrecognised musicians, explains Rzhude David, bassist for popular band Thermal and a Quarter, is the penetration of home computers. "Because of computers, anyone with a PC at home can create music. A single guy can create entire albums with just loops downloaded from the Internet." With a wide variety of drum loops and instruments on voice banks available in programmes such as Reason and Nuendo, one only needs to understand chord structures on the keyboard.
Another change that has worked in favour of small bands has been the amount of networking that now takes place online. In the recent past, both Thermal and a Quarter and Phenom put up their music for free download under the commons' licence.
RAKESH MEHAR
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