MOTM

Ringmod wrote:

>Every time you record a track, you 
are performing it to the multi-tracker, then the next track and so on 
and so on. The multi-tracker becomes much like a sequencer.<

Not exactly. A sequencer controls the synthesizer; a multi-tracker 
simply records. 

>Now if you were to perform one of compositions live, you would needa 
group of musicians or synthesists to play all of the different voices 
in your compositions. I'm sure this would be a huge endeavour, you 
would have to score each part then rehearse it to a point where it's 
presentable to an audience.<

I wouldn't see the point of performing my compositions live--they are 
supposed to be heard (inflicted?) in their recorded form. To play 
them live would simply be a recital.

>Your taste for structured compositons makes it hard to accept all 
the elements of live EM music. I would recommend you go see Robert 
Rich or The Orb in a live setting and get a glow happening and absorb 
the vibe. Keep an open mind, you may like it or totally hate it.<

It might amuse you to know that I did a live EM performance including 
soprano, tape, and slinky spring reverb as a high school project in 
1972. Some of the teachers hated it, but I got an A.  :-)  About 
three years later, I "performed" at an experimental art expo using 
home-built sequencers and modules (RTL ICs!). The audience dug it, 
but I'm sure half of them were high.

And there are records in my collection that would make Yoko Ono sound 
tame...

Mind you, I'm by no means anti-sequencer.  I just abhore the way they 
are generally used. Sequencers are great for switching multiple 
parameters quickly. When used as a keyboard substitute, they should 
be applied sparingly--as with certain spices. Great for a blip here 
or a run there, but robotic and uninteresting as too often heard 
today.

Speaking of sequencers, the new MOTM sequencer looks extremely 
interesting, but hard to convert to a .com format.

>Not making trouble, just trying to present a different view.<

It was a very interesting post!  Thanks.

johnm