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[Gert van Santen]

Chris Strellis schreef:
>> http://www.celemony.com/cms/index.php?id=dna&L=0
> 
> Used for creative purposes that could be really interesting.  

The posibilities seem endless. I also 
think it won't be long now before we 
will be able to dissect any track in all 
its constituent parts. Great for 
remixing and remastering.

Has someone checked out iZotope RX audio 
restoration? You can now take out 
ambient noises (coughing, loughing, 
etc.) while still keeping the rest of 
the sound / music intact, just by 
select/cut.

But isn't
> this another nail in the coffin for getting the performance right BEFORE
> you record?

To be honest, I think that is the least 
interesting part of this software.

> Sh1te Performer #1:  How was that vocal take?
> Mission Control: That's OK we'll fix that later...
> 
> More studio bands that can't possibly perform live will be created in a
> time where we need bands to perform live so that they can sell
> merchandise!

I believe in a self-regulating mechanism 
for performers. The public decides 
whether singer X will stay on, or has to 
go back to his daytime job... ;-)

And even if performers will start using 
"stage versions" of those kinds of 
products, who cares? It's the end result 
that counts. Why would a 100% correctly 
sung vocal be worth listening to, but a 
60% correctly sung vocal with 40 % pitch 
correction be tabu? I mean, if it sounds 
cool...? Is a synthesizer worth less 
than a violin? Is the product of a human 
using power tools worth less than 
someone who works with his bare hands?

I remember very well how I used top try 
to get people like certain bands or 
musicians by explaing how fantastic 
their technique was. Most of the time 
people ansewered something like, "Who 
cares? I just don't like the music!"

(Hehehe...)
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:-)

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