Vinyl inspires real artistic work because when you purchase the record you are not only supporting the music but the artist.
"vinyl keeps things physical, and supports artists. Now, financially, it may be a tenuous point – look at those Bandcamp numbers – but “support” for artists is more than financials alone. And viewed in a larger effort to express the value of music in tangible form, vinyl makes sense."
2. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/05/exquisite-sonic-sculptures-made-with-motors-and-cardboard/
This next article focuses on the creation of sounds through materials (i.e. cardboard, cotton balls) coming into contact with each other through the use of motors. The sounds created are unique and entrancing.
"An undulating wall of cardboard rubs surfaces against one another to form a chorus of sound. Cotton balls roll against boxes in throaty clouds of sound. Wires wriggle like some sort of insect antennae. Below, the newest video of his work, in which cardboard petals form an animated wall of rustling noise."
3. http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/05/auto-tune-for-guitars-doesnt-have-to-be-like-auto-tune-for-vocals-the-digital-guitar-future/
The future for guitars could be held in the idea of auto-tuning. Although the common misconception is that auto-tuning is used to mask those who can not sing, auto-tuning for guitars could bring a whole new spectrum of sounds and inspiration to artists.
"Auto-Tune for Guitars could likewise be misused to smooth out some of the guitar’s natural intonation subtleties, though I think the danger is far less so than it is with the voice. But it’s more than that."
