alt Hacker NewsWhen I've talked to people about modern music in the past, it's only ever people who play music, or who have an intense interest in it, that seem to even be aware that the vast majority of modern music is autotuned (and "gridified" as this author puts it).
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I grew up with songs like the 1975 list (was 5 years old at the time) and recent music has made me feel like it just doesn’t have a “hook” to pull you in or generate real emotion. Technically the modern songs are excellent. But I think it was this gridification I was tapping into.
In addition to the fact everything was just objectively better when you were 5-12 years old.
Lack of awareness does not mean that it doesn't impact how the music is received. Non-musician not having the knowledge and skills for analysis does not mean it makes no difference to them.
It's like a non-cook not realising the role of MSG in a dish: despite the lack of awareness, they wouldn't enjoy the dish as much without the MSG
You hear but you don't recognize it. Rick Beato has a clip where he takes Jogn Bonham's drums from Led Zeppelin and gridifies them. As a non-musician, I can feel the soul being sucked out of the song in the process.