[linux-audio-dev] XAP: a polemic

Pascal Haakmat a.haakmat at chello.nl
Mon Dec 16 21:27:00 UTC 2002


16/12/02 20:04, Taybin Rutkin wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Pascal Haakmat wrote:
>
> > accomodate every possible musical expression under the sun. A musical
> > instrument is always part of a culture and a history and this defines
> > its use. 
> 
> But in this case, they're designing a system for designing instruments.
> Such a system should be able to accomodate every possible musical
> expression under the sun.

I don't believe it. If it is that comprehensive it won't be very
useful. And if it's useful, it won't be that comprehensive.

> > After all, is it preferable to have a piece of wood with the potential
> > to become any kind of instrument, or a guitar?
> 
> I like this metaphor because in this case, they're trying to find the most
> generally useful peice of wood for as many instruments as possible.

Exactly. It is totally backwards.

Pascal.



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