@thewebrecluse Beato makes some valid points, but he misses one big thing - that everyone is using the SAME SOFTWARE.
It's why so much sounds exactly the same - it's being processed by the same algorithms. Makes me crazy. It's the prime reason I've never used Pro Tools.
I can almost always tell when an artist uses Pro Tools.
@Animeraider It's the same with web design, video editing, and everything else. My tribemate goes on and on about this a lot. There is no freedom in the tools and if you can't afford the tools you're stuck with limited software to create - which sometimes can be a good thing. Everything looks the same across the board with creative design.