On 3/27/07, theREALmxyzptlk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Intuitive for whom?
i mean, plugging and unplugging 1/4" cables is not hard. nor is tuning a guitar (they even make devices that will do it for you so all you have to do is turn the pegs). replacing a drum head or something like that is a little more difficult, but compared to what can go wrong when a computer crashes or starts going on the fritz in general, its all very simple.
I get your point (complexity), but the analogy is problematic because you seem to be assuming far too much about how 'everyone' approaches things, what knowledge base they have and how much complexity spoils the soup (as if everyone os on an even keel here). It really doesn't matter what argument you make...as long as you start off by taking all of that for granted, the analogies will always be flawed.
i mean, in general people are not electrical and computer engineers and programmers. so even the vast majority people who understand midi dont REALLY understand whats going on, nor can they diagnose a problem and fix it on the spot if its something beyond a simple driver screwup or the like. ive seen many live electronic performances either cancelled or severely limited due to technological problems, far more than live music performances with instruments, and ive seen many times more of those. tom
