I think I would rather experience something unfamiliar behind a laptop,
whether it's being made on the fly or reproduced from a sound file, than
hear a perfect, note for note reproduction of something i've already heard,
in real-time on so-called "real instruments," or that i already have on
recording.
i would also rather see someone using a DAT just set up a DAT player and hit
play rather than hiding it behind a bunch of gear he/she isn't actually
using, if that is the case (although hopefully not).
and i would definitely rather see someone sitting still, focusing on the
_music_ he/she is making, than anyone running around the room with his shirt
over his head because he is too uncomfortable with the fact that in
actuality nothing is happening on stage that requires his presence.
just my .02.
bye
quoted 13 lines From: "Jason J. Tar" <tarjason@pilot.msu.edu>
>From: "Jason J. Tar" <tarjason@pilot.msu.edu>
>
>At 10:20 PM 4/9/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>> If they're not doing things you can see, how do you know it's
>> > being
>> > made on the spot? They could have Reaktor open and some knobs next to
>> > them
>> > that they're twisting, with headphones on, but have a minidisk stashed
>> > behind the monitor just playing the music.
>
>Again, a neurotic person so busy worrying his head off that he isn't
>getting his "money's worth" that he misses out on the fun of the sound.
>Sigh.
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