It's not just DAWs and synths that can inspire creativity. Effects and other plugins can be just as effective, and below we look at three examples.
Composition using audio manipulation technology is not a new thing – and composers have been finding inspiration through the sounds that technology can create for a hundred years or more. In fact, Edgar Varèse stated that he was ‘handicapped by the lack of adequate electronic instruments for which I now conceive my work’ (1941) and the technology couldn't catch up fast enough to create the music he wanted to make. Once the technology caught up, he started combining orchestral music with electronics and eventually focused on electronics entirely.
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