With all due respect, this "argument" gets brought up on EVERY music production board that exists.
It's not an issue of being lazy. Sound design is just one of the many parts of the electronic music scene. That's WHY there are ROMplers like Nexus. It is somebody's JOB to design the sounds. Does that AUTOMATICALLY make them a good producer? good composer? good DJ? good performer? No. And vice-versa to every other job in the industry.
If you think every musician in the industry makes their sounds from scratch, then you need to hit google a bit more. There are very few that design their own sounds from scratch (most use presets and tweak to their liking, many even use *gasp* ROMplers), and there are fewer yet that engineer their own songs (mixing, mastering).
If you get your creative satisfaction from designing sounds, that's completely cool. I respect that. I get my satisfaction from mixing & mastering. I'm trying to get better at composition. But frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn about designing my own sounds. I know how, I just choose not to because it's time-consuming. I have a family to care for, a job to go to, and other hobbies.
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