[LAU] OT: talent and craftsmanship [was: Re: OT: Dub Fx]

[Atte André Jensen]

Paul Davis wrote:

> its not just that randomness is OK. its that (a) a highly quantized
> (b) low parameter experience is OK.

Are you saying that work produced in PD or csound is more art than work 
produced in Abbleton Live or Renoise?

No need to read between the lines here: I use renoise, and feel provoked 
by what I seem to read between the lines of your post :-)

For me it's a matter of picking the right tool. I am actually a jazz 
pianist (studied four years at the conservatory), plus I have a thing 
for electronic music. When I play bebop I'm not gonna bring my computer, 
in that context the piano is the best tool. But when I want to make 
electronic music, the piano's not helping me create the sounds I hear in 
my head. And neither is PD. I tried alot of different software (mostly 
the free stuff this thread seems to value more than commercial 
alternatives), and so far renoise supports me the best in getting the 
sound I'm after.

I'm not saying this to you in particular, Paul (actually I need to hear 
this myself as well), but I think we could all benefit if we could:

1) Accept that genres are different, and we don't like them all. Any 
musical genre could potentially be used as a medium for "art" or "crap".

2) Accept that software are different. Obviously we all here would 
prefer free tools, and the quality of different software can 
unquestionably vary, making the tool either useless or useful, I guess 
we all prefer stable, well thought out software. Still, any software can 
be used for generating "art" or "crap".

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Atte

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