quoted 8 lines I dont see a spot in the live area for people who only> I dont see a spot in the live area for people who only
> use computers to make tunes...its just stupid really
> ....that is people who dont use any "real" gear, just
> a computer....whats the point?
> May as well just bring a cd player and sit on stage
> waiting to hit the "next track" button.
>
> xh
thats a pretty ignorant statement. while a fair number of people who play
'live' on laptops do nothing more than press play and throw some halfassed
fliters on entire prerecorded songs (which is a load of shit btw), it is
very possible to improvise using nothing more than a laptop. its naive to
assume that since someone only has a laptop on stage that thy are
definitely not doing anything. while playing with only a laptop
certainly begs some sort of stimulation beyond that one piece of gear, be
it visual or otherwise...a perfectly amazing live show can come out of a
simple laptop _from the sonic standpoint_. one thing to think about when
seeing a guy with only a laptop and little else on stage is the fact that
alot of people making this sort of music are not rich...and travel can
destroy gear like that. i made the mistake of bringing a fairly expensive
piece of rackmount gear with me on tour once...and dispite my safeguarding
and getting assurances that the case it was enclosed in was well tested
for travel wear and tear...it came out of a baggage claim at one stop
with the front of the case missing and the entire front of the piece of
gear smashed in. now i really dont have the money to constantly be
replacing that sort of thing so unfortunate as it may or may not
be..sometimes a laptop and little else is the only option.
c.
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