Re: [microsound] shades of grey

[graham <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> yes its all in what you do with the tool not the tool it self...
> I mean does everyone who use abelton live sound like monolake?

no, but they don't sound like the allman brothers. there are idiomatic consistencies
across a range of artists and styles due to the technological interface itself. live
lends itself toward loop-based composition and performance.

>
> does everyone who use msp sound like david zicerellies music or kit
> clyton?
> does everyone who use a moog sounds like jhon moog??

who's jhon moog?

>
> no!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>
>
> neil...
>
> On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, graham wrote:
>
> > here we go again...
> >
> > why would anyone think that interfaces and technology would have any bearing or
> > influence whatsoever on musical aesthetics, creative direction, or originality  -
> > what a totally utterly completely absurd idea! jimi hendrix would still be jimi
> > hendrix even he played kazoo right? right? i mean it's just a shell right?
> > anyone? anyone? bueller?
> >
> > neil@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > acctually I happen to compeatly disagree with you if you know how to use
> > > the patch all the patch becomes is a shell through which to make music
> > > like any other max patch....
> > >
> > > On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, A J wrote:
> > >
> > > > yeah ... it's like shawn's camel toe patch...it runs itself basically (quite
> > > > nicely, if i may add).  just because i chose my own samples, doesn't mean
> > > > the composition is solely mine. it's more mr. hatfields' creation than my
> > > > own.  that's how i feel about this issue.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Shawn Hatfield <twerk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >Reply-To: microsound <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >To: microsound <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > >Subject: Re: [microsound] shades of grey
> > > > >