I'm not famous, but I do all my stuff in SuperCollider, so maybe I can
add something here.
I don't think there's anything inherently less emotional or expressive
about writing code versus adjusting some parameter on a synthesizer.
Once you get into electronic music at any level deeper than just turning
on a keyboard and playing the presets, you're already committed to using
the analytical side of your brain, and trying to put it in the service
of moving your listeners.
For me, using SuperCollider allows for more direct expression, not less,
because instead of the tool shaping me, I'm shaping it. With commercial
software (even e.g. Reaktor) I always seem to run into situations where
I'm going "why won't it let me do X or Y or Z?" That doesn't happen with
SuperCollider. As a result, using SC means that my music sounds more
like _me_, for better or worse.
Of course, I sometimes want to just play, without screwing around with
code, but I have acoustic instruments for that.
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Tim Walters | The Doubtful Palace |
http://doubtfulpalace.com
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