Re: [microsound] fan reaction to laptop

[Robert BEVERIDGE <xterminal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I've never had good reception to a laptop set. 

So use a desktop instead. :) With a 90# 19" monitor. Trust me-- they 
will KNOW you're there.

(Of course, it could also be that I usually work with the best soundman 
in Cleveland, and 120 dB for a full set is not out of the question when 
one works with Ralph.)

> Turntables have brought a
> little more interest, but not much.  I really don't understand it. 
> Music is music. 

There's a local music list I'm on whose main contingent are supporters 
of more rock-based local bands, and one of the points they always plug 
is stage presence-- putting on a show rather than just sort of being up 
there. (Good thing no one ever said that to Ric Ocasek, but I digress.) 
Since there's about 400 people on the list and I'm the only one who 
ever pipes up in disagreement, I'm guessing a ratio of about 399:1 in 
favor of having something interesting to look at onstage.

Quick fix: second laptop, some form of projection, and Winamp visual 
plug-ins. No one said stage presence had to be human. Ever see Severed 
Heads live, back in the day? Same basic idea.

> I think pretentious musicians 
> should have their fingers cut off or at least permanently duct-taped.

Christ no, they'll all become vocalists a la Linda McCartney.

R

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