I decided that my audio paper will explore the question, “Are the recent rapidly increasing technological advances a threat to traditional instruments?”. I chose this topic because it’s a question I dread because I think the answer is “Yes”, although I hope to God I’m not right. Ultimately, I guess I’ll try to prove myself wrong on this. I did purchase a violin just before I started writing this, to add to the ever-increasing number of instruments I’m doing my best to master. That is perhaps a panicked attempt to somehow balance things out in the world, like the more instruments I learn the slower they will fade away in the ever-growing shadow of the digital era, so I am somewhat biased. I hope that won’t interfere with my investigation.