Re: [microsound] AI & rhythm perception - 'groove' heuristics?

[Kyle Klipowicz <kyleklip@xxxxxxxxx>]

Right, I agree.

When I called such artifacts of rhythm "imperfections," it wasn't a
degradation of the technique.  Rather, most "perfect" beat have such
"imperfect" structures inherent in them.

~Kyle

On 11/21/06, Paul Sanders <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 21 Nov 2006, at 14:33, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:
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> > I'd argue that what makes a beat groovy are the imperfections and
> > slips in
> > timing, not the accuracy of it.
>
> I think that I'd take issue with the idea here that when a performer
> does not play on a mathematical time interval it should be regarded
> as an imperfection or slip. I see this the other way around, that a
> machine generated and regular time interval is not either the natural
> or desirable state of rhythm.
>
> We are funky beings. We groove. But it's the 21st century, so we try
> to make machines groove with us, as we want them to join us in our
> world. It's sooo 20th century to want to join the machines in their
> world.
>
> Paul
>
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