> I just think it's very strange to suddenly start calling conflakes a
> musical instrument just because they were used in a composition. Do
> you disagree?
Absolutely. What do you think the term means?
> > > Mellotron contributes its own musical process and its own musical
> > > qualities, which is why we like it so much.
> >
> > That really is the most frightful baloney, Don! What you are
> > saying that only ∗rubbish∗ or ∗lo-fi∗ samplers can be classified
> > as musical instruments! Better throw away your Fairlight, Norm;
> > you've just wasted your money.
>
> I said "musical process", not "rubbish" or "lo-fi". I absolutely do
> not see how you get from one to the other.
Then you'll have to explain yourself a bit better; you say that a high
end digital sampler is not a musical instrument, whereas a Mellotron -
an analogue sampler - is. Having no inherent 'musical qualities' and
having myself no idea what you mean by 'musical process' you'll have to
help me out here. Why is a Fairlight not an instrument whereas a
Mellotron is?
Here's a thought; are drums a musical instrument?
Mike Dickson (
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Streetly Sample Library
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