Kinda hear you - but i think you're over thinking it.
NOT sync'ing doesn't FORCE you to work on those elements of the mix that you find appealing, such as:
That all comes from experience. You can still gain that experience while using sync - but there are no shortcuts. You can only gain that experience by CONSTANTLY playing out. Play out to 10, 100 or 1000 people, you have to do it in order to get that experience.
Sync is good for those of us with a short attention span - you can get up and DJ'ing in no time. But experienced listeners (like your good self) can spot those elements that are missing (that the DJ can only have from experience) and know that so much more is possible.
Of course, the flip side to that coin is that the CROWD ALSO needs experience - otherwise, they only think what is plonked in front of them is possible.
This is bad - and it is where the EDM scene in the U.S is gonna shit on itself BIG TIME. Inexperienced clubbers and inexperienced DJ's are gonna kill the scene before it has had decent time to develop. People will turn up to a rave/festival/gig with high hopes, and be let down because the DJ will not have the necessary years of experience to blow people away.
Bad times ahead. But don't forget - DJ's like Carl Cox, Danny Howells, the great Tony De Vit, etc... had been doing this for YEARS (literally 20+ years) before getting proper recognition. 20 years is a hell of a lot of experience. You can't buy that, nomatter how much money you've got.
2nd wave EDM in the US will be HUGE - 'cos all of the guys that stuck with it when it (and it will) falls out of favour, will have those extra years of experience, AND fuckin' kick ass gear and software.
The future's bright
- but it's far off...
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