Badshah: Platforms like Splice make music production easier but hinder original creativity
Badshah (Aditya) · Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath · Aug 23, 2024 · at 2:04:27
Indian musician and rapper Badshah discusses modern music production platforms and sample libraries with Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath.
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“Splice. It's not a software, it's a website. You get a lot of samples. I mean, as a purist, you feel bad, but it's made things a lot easier. You get loops, you get drums, you arrange them, you make a beat. But that also marks your creativity, you know. That doesn't let you explore an idea, which is your own.”
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