more music made with webcam ..

[James R. Coplin]

I don't think that the piano interface is necessarily best, it clearly has
limitations.  The layout of notes on the piano is incredibly unintuitive
compared to other interfaces I've seen for example.  However, I've not seen
anything that is radically "better" for all the limitations.  

The whole gesture control thing is a bunch of hogwash I think. One of the
worst things I've ever had to sit through was a dance performance where the
dancers were wired up to generate all sorts of controls based on their
movements that was triggering and controlling sound generation gear.  What a
bore.  A bunch of noise, no music.  

I don't see how the physical expression got so tied to the notion of music.
It's like rocker face somehow adds to the music.  So besides practicing how
to actually play, I would also benefit from sitting in front of a mirror
grimacing.  These expressions are more style of performance and impact the
visual aspects of the performance for those watching.  They do not so much
impact the audible aspects of performance, which is the important bit.

James R. Coplin

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org [mailto:music-bar-
> bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Peter Korsten
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 8:41 AM
> To: Music-bar
> Subject: Re: more music made with webcam ..
> 
> James R. Coplin schreef:
> 
> > I'm still in the boat with Tony that what is needed is not more
> interfaces,
> > it's more musicianship.  It's easy to get a new wizbang, edgy
> interface.
> > It's much more difficult to actually sit down and spend the time with
> your
> > instrument and learn to play it.  Until people are willing to spend
> the
> > time, it's just a bunch of wank.  You can talk about the
> democratization
> > that digital has brought with the laptop, small studio etc.  All of
> these
> > are great.  However, it also means that many more people wanking and
> making
> > crap.  If you have an instrument you actually have to play, you
> either
> > wrestle with it give up.  Most of this other stuff and the tech means
> you
> > don't have to commit and make a choice.  You can wank and pat
> yourself on
> > the back.  Oh look at the pretty I made... Rubbish.
> 
> Yes, agreed, but Martin and Jay have a point as well: who says that the
> keyboard is the best possible interface to a synthesiser?
> 
> Mind that these two arguments are not mutually-exclusive. You can have
> a
> different interface, but you still need musicianship to bring it to
> life.
> 
> - Peter
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