Re: [microsound] Reverse Engineering Max/MSP Autechre (reaktor too)

[Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hallo,
aleks vasic hat gesagt: // aleks vasic wrote:

> Like i said in my previous post, i am conflicted about the whole topic. 
>  I do agree with with most all of the points you bring up.  See my 
> second post on where i differ ideologically, some of my examples are 
> very similiar o the ones you just provided.  I know its all relative 
> and maybe i romanticize the whole process a bit too much.  Its 
> something i have mulled over from time to time for a while now...
> 
> Wish i was not at work and could discuss this in more detail.  I think 
> it is a great topic to discuss...

Indeed it is. I'd like to add another point to it, or rather a little
story. Miller Puckette of Max/MSP and Pd fame, some years ago started
the Pd Repertory Project: http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/pdrp/latest/doc/
with this goal: 

 The last 35 years have seen the development of a significant
 repertory of music involving concert instruments whose sound is
 enhanced or transformed using live electronics. The realizations of
 many of these pieces have depended on specific items of hardware or
 software which, while chosen for their expediency at the times of the
 premieres of the pieces, will eventually become impossible to find,
 and in some cases are already becoming scarce.

 The Pd repertory project provides realizations of four important
 pieces from this repertory. It is hoped that this collection will
 expand to include at least a dozen pieces for solo instrument or
 small ensemble and electronics. 

This is another example for a motivation to re-create something
originally written by other people: teaching.

However shortly after his first annoucement Miller had to take the
site, or rather the patches on that site, offline, because of a letter
from IRCAM, who as far as I know basically accused him of copyright
violation, maybe in regard to his realizations of Pierre Boulez
pieces, but I don't know any details for sure. 

Anyway of course Miller's project obviously was done with the best
intentions of providing a deeper insight into some classical pieces of 
computer music together with a way to perform them on stage, the
implementation being freely available free of charge etc. And he never
tried to make these works appear as his own compositions.

Morale of story: Some people - or institutions - just don't get it.

Ciao
-- 
 Frank Barknecht                 _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__

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