Going Digital
As the 2000s approached, beatmaking started going digital. By the mid-2000s, digital audio workstations like Cubase and Pro Tools could do everything turntables, drum machines, and samplers could—and more.
Software-driven production styles became more and more intricate. Some digital producers used DAWs to sample existing music. Others used software instruments and plug-ins to create their own sounds. From the 1970s to today, hip-hop beatmakers have pioneered electronic music production. Their innovative and creative use of technology changed the way music of all genres is made.
Based on the passage, which of the following inferences can you make about music technology?
A
New innovations are often harder to use than the technology that preceded them.
B
New innovations are usually unpopular at first but then became widely used.
C
New innovations are usually cheap knockoffs of older technology.
D
New innovations tend to incorporate and build upon existing capabilities.
D
New innovations tend to incorporate and build upon existing capabilities.