> From: tron@...
> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:58:53 GMT
>
> > There is no Hendrix or Coltrane of the digital sampler, and it's
> > really difficult to name a truly great solo played on a digital
> > machine.
>
> So why dopes that have anything to do with the instrument? Not all
> instruments are built for soloing (mercifully). Are you trying to
> contend that if you cannot weedly-weedly away on play an instrument
> whilst waggling your tongue at the audience then it mustn't be ∗an
> instrument∗ that you're playing? This really is the most wacked-out and
> bizarre argument I've heard in years!
I didn't say "weedly-weedly", I said "solo". A melody, an improv, a
chord change, perhaps even a funny noise, a dramatic musical moment
directed toward a single instrument. Surely you've heard of such
things. They can be really nice.
> > 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;
I don't think I can. You've pretty much misinterpretted every word
I've written and you're living in a parallel universe where breakfast
cereals get confused with musical instruments. I thought I explained
my position really well the first time. If you really care, prehaps
you might want to reread my previous posts.
-- Don
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Don Tillman
Palo Alto, California
don@...http://www.till.com