@edthesoundman 100000% accurate. Also one of those people who cracked in the beginning of my career but since actually buying plugins, itâs tells my clients that Iâm personally invested in my craft and into the work I provide for them, which in turn makes people want to invest into me.
The explanation: Each word I type is intentional (particularly my use of the word âownâ in the original Tweet, and should clue you in on a more deliberate meaning). When you pirate a plugin, you are benefiting from its use without paying for itâbut even ânormalâ people will justify theft when they view software as nothing more than 1s and 0s. These physically-intangible creations are seemingly worthless to themâremarkable tools, created by those passionate enough about their work to execute a finished-product worth installing. Freeloaders donât value the art (or time) of developers, and my suggestion is that people who donât value the work of others must not value their own work, either. No need to convince me otherwiseâitâs just a suggestion.
The other half of my Tweet refers to âplugin collectorsâ (I said EVERY plugin) who spend more time downloading software than they do creating music.
It could be argued that piracy has intrinsic benefits, and that many people wouldnât even be âdoing musicâ had it not been for piracy (thank you Peter Quistgard!). Well, if thatâs true, then expression through music must not be deep in their blood and bones like it is in mine (true for a good portion of hobbyists these days)âin which case, I canât relate.
I do believe that plugin piracy creates future customers (if I had my own plugin brand, Iâd deliver the unlocked versions to piracy groups myself)âbut that determination is for the artist (the developer) to decide (maybe the âpay what you wantâ model isnât widespread for a reason). This will be harder to appreciate for those who have never invested anything more than a few mouse-clicks to reach their goalsâbut the idea that piracy is good for business is an assessment that the uninvested and biased have no business making (not even addressing the money being made by the uploaders; from hosting sites that pay-per-click). You have excused the act of taking what you want (in part by vilifying the companies that you rely on every day)âno need to waste anymore time justifying what, according to your own moral compass, needs no justification.
The year is 2023, and accessibility is no longer an excuse. A plethora of amazing free-plugins exist, and if you canât succeed using free and stock tools, then you arenât really trying. I donât say that as an insultâI just mean that the assumption of free tools being inferior is a convenient one, and active-pirates have no need to challenge that theory. Do exceptions exist? Yes they do. Pay for them.
The people in the video are grossâbut we are all capable of gross behavior, which is why thought-exercise is so important to our growth as human beings. Growth is almost always the point of my so-called âbaitââit always has been.
This Tweets has been composed for thinkers; not for numbskulls. Now, imagine if I took the time to explain every one of my Tweets to you people đŤ
If you want something done rightâŚthanks to everyone who gave names for this list. Keep âem cominâ and letâs give flowers to the rappers who deserve them! https://t.co/Gt2vfp8KAZ #HipHop50#CanadianHipHop#FemaleRappers#EnbyRappers
@edthesoundman Yes. I donât understand it lol mixes have stopped mattering for a lot of young rappers. Itâs a certain sloppy approach people like for some reason
Audio engineers need to organize to protect and define our intellectual property as AI is starts to exist in every part of the industry. If an AI is using existing songs to create new songs the mixes are a part of that. Our input needs to be defined in times like these.