Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"

[jonah dempcy <jdempcy@xxxxxxxx>]

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From: "jason urick" <themoonstealingproject@xxxxxxxxx>

> the sounds your guitar can make are preordained before
> you play as well. it's all what you do with it.

right and that is the point!!

the sounds on the guitar are prepared by tuning etc, so that the "moment of
execution" exists when a note is plucked.

the sounds on a computer/dat/playback device are prepared, so that the
"moment of execution" exists when the play button is pressed.

in one case, this moment (which i deem to be the only factor defining
something as "live" -- i have argued this point in other emails) exists for
the duration of the performance.

in the other case, it exists for the duration of the pressing of the play
button. (or as jeremy said, if it was set up to trigger start/stop on midi,.
i would say, then, _each_ time start/stop is pressed, it would be "live" for
that moment...)

-jonah