[microsound] Re: digital (was Make your own vinyl)

["P. Lasell" <p_lasell@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think we're in the middle of a format war. Various interests are
aggressively lobbying for the support of their musical format or
medium, whether it be .aiff or .mp3, mac or pc, final scratch or ms
pinky. Saddest thing is that it can really abstract a certain tactile,
experiencial aspect of music, regardless of genre.

Interesting article in the New Yorker this week by Alex Ross about a
new book by Mark Katz "Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed
Music". The piece begins with a quote from John Phillip Sousa who said
back in tha' day that "The time is coming when no one will be ready to
submit himself to the ennobling discipline of learning
music"..."Everyone will have their read made or ready pirated (<-?!)
music." The article goes on to reflect on how technological innovations
have quite drastically changed the way music is performed (case in
point, violin vibrato became much more prevalent in classical
recordings because the vibrato made the violin sound better on vinyl).

So, for me, the issue isnt about the software or hardware, but how
those innovations are going to change the nature of music and in the
case of Final Scratch, the nature of dj'ing. Personally, I think dj'ing
is still in its infancy as a popularized musical form. Few years from
now we might look at hours of logged dj sets like ennumerable rock
albums from the 60s-90s, or blues and jazz records from earlier
decades.

For me, computers are an excellent tool for making and recording music,
but ultimately the quality of music resides in the artists individual
skill and vision.


		
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