Re: [microsound] Performing "Live"

[Jake Hardy <jake.hardy@xxxxxxxx>]

i haven't really been paying attention to this conversation so i appologize if
this has been said.

there is a lot of electronic music that isn't sequenced and does take constant
effort.  I use radio shack mixers modified to feedback in different ways and
they require constant knob turning and slider sliding to keep the sound moving.
turntables require lots of attention too, and so do things like screwing with
reel to reel machines or whatever.  there are lots of things one can do in
electronic music to keep it "live" if you want to.

jonah dempcy wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> 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
>
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