SimplyRobot 2013-06-18 01:40:01

Yes.

S3C 2013-06-18 03:57:30

to answer the question in title with a rhetorical question: does the song's composition matter? Yes! Instrumental and sound quality is half of music, composition is the other half.

but before i could even finish my thought, the rest of your post echos my line of thinking.

a 20$ book that will expand your knowledge is a hundred times more important than 2000$ worth of high quality plugins and libraries (considering what can be gathered for free).

knowledge, ideas, skills, creativity >>>>>>>> quality tools, and you can't really purchase the latter.

sorry to end with a cliche, but it's completely true, there's no such thing as a professional equipment, only a professional user/creator.

S3C 2013-06-18 03:57:58

purchase the former*

Troisnyx 2013-06-18 07:05:02

Instrument quality matters in part, yes, but it's not the ultimatum. It has to be combined with sound compositional skills.

On that note, one of my better known tracks, Capriccio Bullet Heaven, was done with all soundfonts.

Wurfel-Waffles 2013-06-20 01:50:52

Look dude! I see you as a decent guy. However What The Fuck was happening in the TroisNyxEtienne's thread? I demand an answer.

samulis 2013-07-30 01:43:28

"Important quality tool is just 1% of your needs. The rest is you, and how you do it."

Very true point here. I know people who have things like EastWest Symphonic Orchestra Platinum, but are terrible composers and completely uncreative! People always seem to be "I am a ____, ____, and Orchestral Composer".... but do they UNDERSTAND what an orchestra is? Can tell tell me the way the oboe sounds in its high register vs. low? Can they tell me if a trumpet or a violin would sound better with trombones? No. Most of them seem like they cannot.