Hi Joe:
Welcome to the "Zone." You are absolutely right. It's a great time to be involved in music... but it's a terrible time to be a songwriter. Too many shared files and just a ton of competition... approximately 45,000 songwriters worldwide... and that number changes daily. Your point is very well made... and taken. We have so many tools available today... makes you wonder what Hank Williams might have done with a great Arranger "Board?"
Dave Rice
http://www.ShowCaseYourMusic.com/DaveRice/