22 Aug
2003
22 Aug
'03
11:52 p.m.
On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 15:34:23 +0200
Robert Jonsson <robert.jonsson(a)dataductus.se> wrote:
I can't remember who it was that said that 'any sufficiently advanced
technology is indistinguishable from magic', anyway, it is true.
In the short term it may seem like overcomplexity, in the long term however
it's evolution and will soon be what average joe uses, without thinking about
it.
There is a possibility that it really _IS_ overcomplexity, but then something
else will come along, a new paradigm, that takes over. Evolution saves the
day once again :)
Myself I don't think it is too complex, it may be magic to those who haven't
taken the plunge yet though.
It seems to me that the process should leave some mark... should be evidenced
somehow. A bit of minimalism {tho' 30 tracks hardly seems minimal to me} might
reference the source and in so doing help define "a" linux {digital} sound.
Methods by which folk deal with the issue serve to develop that a bit further,
push the medium, yadda, yadda... {Moog has a unique sound that many folk find
to be appealing simply because it's a Moog sound, Some of the appeal to early
punk is the lofi sound, Most old jazz/blues studios have a particular flavor
to their recordings, etc...}
I like computer music though... I'm not interested in processing a pre-existant
sound or trying to give a customer anything specific. I can afford to let the
sound get "coloured" by the process. {In fact... that's desirable.}
Friday 22 August 2003 15:03 skrev Daniel James:
In a digital world there is a big difference between
the number of
external inputs/outputs you have and the number of internal tracks
you utilize.
Sure, but he doesn't use a computer and was thinking in terms of a 24
track tape machine with 24 analogue inputs. He perceived that 8
analogue inputs on a digital system wouldn't be enough for a *solo*
project, because he believed that professional musicans all use 24
track equipment - so he had to have 24 inputs too.
My concern is that sometimes the technology doesn't enable creativity,
it puts up a new barrier - such as overcomplexity.