Music Technology

Abstract

The existence of an artist cannot be separated from the work he makes, but these works will be recognized and can only be enjoyed by showing them to the public or the general public. In the midst of rapid technology and the Covid 19 pandemic, a new habit has emerged in performing arts through digital media. The purpose of this paper is to study the results of training activities on the use of the Contacts 6 application for music artists to have the ability to utilize technology as an alternative media for creating music. The data was collected through unstructured interviews and observations of the training activities of the Contact Application 6 of the artists who were the trainees. The results of the study show that the vocational training program carried out on artists by utilizing the Kontakt 6 application technology is able to provide knowledge and skills to turn music from musical instruments and Sundanese music parameters into a more global music format known as "think locally act globally". The focus of the abilities trained in the activity is the ability to create works and the ability to publish these works either directly or through digital performances. This training program is very important to carry out to prepare the knowledge and skills of artists in the global competition in the music world in the future, especially in the current Covid 19 Pandemic era. Keywords—technology, digital music, traditional artists