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Wed, 9 Jun 1999 20:12:35 -0500
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Re: (idm) monkeys with samplers
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quoted 1 line well, assuming the monkeys don't die after their normal lifespan, and> > well, assuming the monkeys don't die after their normal lifespan, and
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quoted 1 line accomplish "infinite" time, wouldn't they eventually make/find every> > accomplish "infinite" time, wouldn't they eventually make/find every
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quoted 17 lines possibility?> > possibility? > > > > now, if there were "infinite" monkeys as well, they could do it all > > instantaneously... > > Well, like the original theorem where the monkeys write Shakespeare on > all the typewriters, there are limits. If the monkeys all had english > language typewriters they couldn't exactly start coming up with the > collected works of Naguib Mahfouz except in translation. So here our > monkeys would be limited to the sonic capabilities of the Oberheim > Matrix-12, which while quite impressive do not cover the entire spectrum > of possible music or sound. > > Now if you gave 50 of the monkeys MPC-3000s and the other half > Matrix-12s and patched them into each other, that would be the shit. I > think then you could accomplish close to what you are proposing. Either > that or more Ae clone stuff.
So *that's* what Funkörung's been using. -derek