Blacking quoted that 'technology has become a 'mode' of music production and consumption'. Sure, we can listen to a person play a guitar but without the use of amplifiers and microphones, the crowd would have to be under 50 at least. SOME music, yes, can be unplugged such as an orchestra but the majority of genre's of music wouldn't even be in the charts today without it, Dance music wouldn't be alive without the use of multi-track recording, there would also b no Heavy Metal, as it relies on the use of high levels of amplification, but I for one wouldn't be able to live without every other type of music.
Music is forever changing, we find new ways of using existing technology unintentionally making different types of sounds. There is no way we can turn back time now, especially as we have entered the electronically downloading era.
This is a reasonable response to the question that touches on some of the key areas of discussion.
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