Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"

[jason urick <themoonstealingproject@xxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> i'm not arguing about the entertainment value, i'm
> arguing about the
> capabilities in a live performance by a proficient
> musician.

well, in the hands of a proficient musician a computer
can add to an ensemble sounds/textures that could not
be achieved with other instrumentation. like a guitar
can also do. as an instrument a computer can obviously
not replicate what a guitar/saxophone/oboe.... can do.
but instead can add another element that the other
instruments in an ensemble can react to, and visa
versa. 



> 
> different instruments offer different limits to
> proficiency, especially when
> it comes to things that i value like spontaneity and
> the "moment of
> execution" ... 

it all depends on what an ensemble is trying to
accomplish sound-wise. a computer can't react(as an a
sound renderer) to chord progression X-Y-Z with a
complimenatary chord progression. but in the hands of
an able user with an ensemble that is comfortable
playing together(wether it is chemistry in a first
meeting or a long standing collaboration) a computer
can react to said progression in a number of ways that
will add to the overall effect of the piece. AMM often
in performance uses transistor radio as part of the
set. i wonder how you feel about it's place within
their ensemble. is it of less value than the
guitar/piano/drums within the piece? 

j 


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