i usually dont like talking about how people practice their art form, whether its music or painting or whatever.
but this is honestly annoying, what i am calling tracing is when someone puts a sample of a cool melody or chord progression, then puts some drums, then another sample he likes, mixes them and then uploads them... nothing of what he did was made by himself.
using samples in general is fine there is nothing wrong with it, but not putting any notes in and just basically turning on easy-mode by using other peoples samples and just uploading them is hilarious, and the problem is that people either dont find the problem with that, AND IT GETS VIEWS like alot.
i get that some big artists use samples, but they have mastered the art form (they know about music theory), and they add things in the song that they made themselves, kind of using the sample as inspiration.
i honestly get really mad when i see one of these tracks but its honestly just a "preference" (disability)
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It's an ethical problem, especially if said combo/arrangement is specifically designed to get the person views or they promote it like crazy. In defence of sample users, nowadays I want to make music for fun, mostly. And it's nice not to care about how I made a track, just enjoy the music, the process of creating, relax and take a break from life. So I'd kinda understand this process of creating.
I agree. Placing down 3-5 samples and then adding some drums isn't learning anything and I doubt it's fun either, so that can't really be used as an excuse
It's clear that ppl have an issue with this because the amount of attention these tracks get feels invalidating when you're working super hard and not getting as much recognition. But had numbers never been part of the equation there would be nothing to scratch your head over. You should believe in your own art and create regardless. These people that slap samples together and get views aren't taking that ability away from you
+you dont want the audience that flocks to those tracks anyway. You want an audience that can recognize and appreciate your skill