Everyone wants the KB to be the star......instead of the player.
automation has saturated the brain......in this scenario the older ways were more creative and players way more talented.
I say keep the technology simple.....and the talent at the highest caliber level possible.
Thast because the instruments are our toys.... And grown up kids need to dream about something too....
offcourse making music is not about technollogy, but part of my hobby is, i really love to generate my own sounds, and create from the ground. Now thats where the technollogy comes in for me... The more diversity in the creative process, the more refreshing the sound...