if you don't think guitarists can fake it you haven't been to a nrbq show
On 5/19/06, Clint M. Sand <clint@neotrance.dyndns.org> wrote:
quoted 76 lines On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 02:27:42PM -0400, Ed Hoc wrote:> On Thu, May 18, 2006 at 02:27:42PM -0400, Ed Hoc wrote:
> > the same thing that prevents a guitarist from doing the same -- pride in
> > what you accomplish. if your pride is in being a performance art, fine. the
> > rules stipulate that music must come from your laptop because it is the
> > method most common to non-fakers; that fakers can use it is no concern to
> > me.
>
> I don't think this is a fair comparison. The guitarist in a guitar
> contest woudn't be plugging in a cd player or something in which to fake
> it to. The laptop user however, has this power just by the nature of
> his/her instrument.
>
> I don't care one way or the other. I almost think it would be
> entertaining to watch a bunch of people fake it and try to look
> interesting. I was more suggesting that the video projection adds
> something cool to it while helping protect against this. I think it
> would be funny as hell to watch someone perform by using the mouse to
> turn the cutoff knob on a filter back and forth for a whole set. Thats
> what I expect people are doing anyway. tee hee.
>
> For the record, i also turn the pan knob! so there. :-P
>
>
> > chumps and pretenders are welcome at my battle, but they will be found out
> > in much haste, and will be the focus of much laughing.
> >
> > i agree with the projection bit -- aside from the connection difficulties,
> > it's a good idea that i've often considered.
> >
> > On 5/17/06, Clint M. Sand <clint@neotrance.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > >
> > >What is to prevent someone from pressing play on their laptop and
> > >playing a pre-recorded set back and faking it?
> > >
> > >I think it would be cool to project each persons laptop screen up during
> > >the competition so people can see the complexity or lack there of, of
> > >what they hear.
> > >
> > >
> > >On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 02:14:20PM -0400, Ed Hoc wrote:
> > >> as a follow up to my 'hey who makes music?' message, anyone interested
> > >in a
> > >> laptop battle in central or north-easter connecticut?
> > >>
> > >> PM me for details
> > >>
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