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Re: [OT] Vivi, the Virtual Violinist, plays LilyPond music
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David Kastrup |
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Re: [OT] Vivi, the Virtual Violinist, plays LilyPond music |
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Mon, 21 Mar 2011 07:36:19 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Kieren MacMillan <address@hidden> writes:
> In the 1940s, a barometer of popular taste was Frank Sinatra (who
> could sing/croon/perform, but not really write lyrics or music)
> singing/performing/crooning songs written by others (who *could* write
> lyrics and/or music, but not sing/croon/perform).
> In the 1960s, the barometer was Bob Dylan (who can write great lyrics,
> and good music, but can't sing to save his life) singing his own
> songs.
> Today, the barometer is people who can do none of the above, doing
> *all* of the above -- heavily "assisted" by AutoTune™, AutoCorrect™,
> and all the other AutoCrutches™ "creators" have come to rely on, and
> (more unfortunately) consumers have come to accept (or even prefer).
You mean, like frets? Or keyboards when one could pick or hammer the
strings directly? The manual inadequacies of keyboard players even
sacrifice bowing!
--
David Kastrup
- Re: [OT] Vivi, the Virtual Violinist, plays LilyPond music, (continued)
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- Re: [OT] Vivi, the Virtual Violinist, plays LilyPond music, Graham Percival, 2011/03/20
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