Capturing Sound Analysis

The readings I completed this week really got me thinking about the transformations of music over the years. I have gained a lot more knowledge about the ethics of music and how technology has opened doors for artists and how it has affected the music world for both listeners and the artists themselves. For my response journal this week, I would like to discuss two important areas from the chapters of the book, ‘Capturing Sound’ by Mark Katz that I found really intriguing. One area would be about digital sampling and how it has allowed music to be expressed and presented in multiple ways. The second area would be about file sharing and the way technology has shaped how people to discover and experience music nowadays.
The first reading I came …show more content…
‘Fight the Power’ was a song that contained many samples of songs that were less than a second long, which were digitally sampled, and eventually, created a rap that had a distinctive effect on listeners. Not only did the song show a different way in which music could be viewed but it also communicated an important message to the public about the lack of recognition of black figures in the United States. After listening to the rap in class, I realized how catchy the beat was that made me want to hear the rap even more and find out the true meaning behind the song. Also, I feel like this strategy of including a political message in a rap is a good way of catching the attention of listeners as it is more engaging and also helps get a strong message across in a quicker manner. From these two examples I spoke about, I feel like technology has enabled artists to be more creative, original and artistic with their work by letting them to mix and match pieces of music and play around with different sounds thus, opening new doors for artists and the