[sdiy] MIDI isn't musical : Flame bait?

[Gene Stopp]

"In reality, their reference isn't the original instrument, but some sort of
flawed personal conception of reality."

This is how humans in general act on the world in general, according to the
cognitive scientists... we don't actually make decisions based on reality
but rather based on our "models" of reality which are inside our heads. This
is a great everyday example of this! No wonder interaction with others is
such a constant challenge...

I remember getting an OB-8, and trying out the Strings patch, and thinking
it was the best strings I had ever heard, indistinguishable from the real
thing. Now years later it just sounds like detuned sawtooth VCO's.


Best Regards,

- Gene

Glen wrote:

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When trying to emulate one instrument with another, I realized that even if
you
succeeded in making a perfect imitation of the first instrument's sound,
there
would be several people that *still* wouldn't like it. In fact, they would
insist that your simulation was a poor one. In reality, their reference
isn't
the original instrument, but some sort of flawed personal conception of
reality.