A friend recently shared this video “principles for dealing with the changing world order” which stirred up a very solemn feeling in me.
It may be the first time as an American that I felt a sense of duty to compete in regard to our international place. I’ve been wondering if any other Americans (and the west in general) wonder what they personally can do.
In the video, Ray Dalio suggests saving money (fiscal conservatism?), being nice (political tolerance?), and competing technologically.
Yes, I’d say that interface makes enough of a difference such that musicians enjoy the challenges they present. And from my experience, this influences the outcome of the work, which presents interesting possibilities.
For example, consider the following scenarios:
1. Musician is sitting at a desk, drawing midi notes on a screen, much the way he might enter data on a spreadsheet.
2. Musician is standing over two independent hardware synth/sequencers, twiddling knobs, usually in sync with the tempo. That standing position might even incline him to dance. The body is now playing a significant role.
Came back specially to say I agree with both of you and many others - there's a huge difference between playing music and programming music. I prefer another way, when possible: record sheet live (midi, or it, xm, etc) and then edit things a bit. Mainly because I'm an idealist and a programmer. It's very important to me to have music in "vector (vs. raster)" - notes instead of stream format. So, requirement to have hardware instrument is always bugging me.
