22 Feb
2006
22 Feb
'06
3:56 p.m.
Hallo,
Dave Griffiths hat gesagt: // Dave Griffiths wrote:
> Frank, but you've got to admit computer
hardware events can be mapped to
> other things than just MIDI notes, such as algorithms... yeh?
Yes, that's where the interesting stuff starts.
But to go back to your analogy, I think computer
programming is a little
different to woodwork, in that the machine can be seen as a medium or a
tool.
So for computer musicians who think about it in this way, learning to
write code will make them better *computer* musicians.
I think a nice compromise is PD (and I'm sure frank will agree ;) - as a
way to program in a form that many artistic people are comfortable with.
As you know, I'm not live-coding myself, although I think, it's a
fascinating way of expression. But in the end, it doesn't matter too
much, if you code live or if you just code at home and then do some
non-coding stuff on stage or even play back a tape (or today press the
space bar, then go to the beer bar.)
The important thing in *computer music* to me is related to what you
said about seeing the computing machine as a medium of expression. It
is not just an electronic instrument (one could imagine computers
without any electronic parts, just pen and paper), it's music done by
*computing* something, by formalizing ideas and approaches into some
kind of rule system. In this regard, computer music isn't too far away
from traditional music, which also has a developed lot of rules of
expression in all cultures.
But I'm getting too philosophical. Did I mention, that everyone should
read "Alan Turing: The Enigma" by Andrew Hodges rather than "The
Computer Music Tutorial"? ;)
Ciao
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