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From: mark@apple.UUCP (Mark Lentczner)
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Subject: Re: Re: Playing "real" (acoustic) vs. electronic instruments
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 12:57:59 EDT
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-=-
     There are definately
     real differences between playing acoustic and electronic instruments
     that go beyond just the sound they make or the weight of the action
     on the keyboard. It has to do with the entire sensory feedback of 
     the acoustic chamber that is resonating the music.

I quite disagree with this.  I think that the only real differences are in
the physical manipulation of the instrument.  As far as sonic feedback and
perception differences I do not believe that there is a more significant
difference than between 'accoustic' instruments.  I have been playing
synthesizers (analog, digital, and hybred - most of the knob twiddling kind,
I don't like to play keyboards) for years and do not feel that I have a
significantly altered conception of the response of my instruments than
other musicians.  I will admit that the things I've had to learn to play
my instrument are different than, say, a trombone, but no more different
than a piano is from a trombone.

       I have never heard a thunder clap from any analog or digital synth
       that really impressed me yet. Even though it wouldn't be heard in
       it's natural acoustic setting, a sample of one would probably be 
       better than a generated one.

I'm quite sorry to hear that.  I have heard and made quite a variety of
sounds like thunder claps.  I have always found that a sample or high
quality recording was throughly inadaquate to make the sound impressive
enough for the listener.  This is partially due to that ones recollections
of and perceptions during a storm of thunder (as an example) are quite
different than what the thing actually sounds like.  As a consequence I
have always had to generate much if not all of such sounds from scratch
to get a sound that matched the 'realistic' version stored in our heads.

-Have twice the fun...
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--Mark Lentczner
  Apple Computer

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