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Re: [microsound] MIDI exoskeleton




On Jan 31, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Graham Miller wrote:

look at the art and evolution of acting... especially in film... the power of the closeup (of an actor's face) in film, that you don't have in theatre. all the early 20th century debates/theory over film vs. theatre and the power of the camera to transform acting into something else entirely... how film acting was fundamentally different than the stage... the camera allowed the 'microsound' equivalent of acting (see walter benjamin and andre bazin)... that closeup effect that only technology can provide. the investigation into the infinitesimal... now imagine that same transition happening in music. motion capture taking an 'acting aesthetic' and mapping that onto musical performance. not to downplay the artistry that goes into knob twirling and mouse clicking, but that's such a small range of what we as humans are capable of transmitting in realtime. although, that said, what happens when a musician coughs during a performance? spills a beer? sees their significant other flirting in the audience? does that translate to MIDI?


Don't you think this happens anyway? Even without a MIDI interface?

Have you ever noticed how even just listening to a recording with someone else will be a completely different experience than listening alone?

There is always the matter of priorities of a performer. The manner and degree of concentration , where it starts and stops. It seems that the decision to perform in the first place involves a certain amount of emotion.

I think it's good when technological advances make one aware of what's happening already...



-b





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