Originally Posted By: Bass Thumper

More recently, technology can now construct poems and music.


I'll give you that much as far as the mechanical side of what "construct" means. Like a building company can "construct" a skyscraper, there was first an architect that conceived the idea, put pencil to paper to draw up the plans, and only then did the mechanical side of the transaction happen.

That technology of music can only construct what is input into it, and that's where it comes back to YOU make music, not the technology. How you define "make" is key. For me the composer/musician MAKES the music. The technology only assembles it (generate) from the plans (the chord chart the musician creates and inputs).

These products are fantastic to replace the number of people needed to perform the creations. For someone like me who essentially prefers to be and work alone this is perfect. If I only had access to it 30 years ago when I was young enough and healthy enough to be even somewhat relevant my music life would have been very different and much better. I may not have been any more successful because it would still be me at the same level writing the songs, but anyone who has lived with the frustration of having to cancel a recording session because the drummer's kid has a parent/teacher conference or the guitar player's kid has a cold will understand. (I once got a call 30 minutes after we were supposed to start from the drummer who said "Oh sorry man. I fell asleep.") From that perspective this stuff is the best thing since pop tabs on beer cans.

But ultimately the human provides the creative element.