At 3:21 AM -0400 5/7/07, Raymond Horton wrote:
I don't see the fuss. A guy is trying to prove he can replace
_live_ musicians, but does so by posting _recordings_, some of
which are so badly reproduced they could never be mistaken for live
players, even though the recordings were once made from live
players. His computerized recording sounds as good, or better, as
some of the badly reproduced recordings. This proves nothing as far
as a computer replacing humans. It proves that computer reproduced
sound is inconsistent, no matter what the original source.
Put the computer producing the sounds in a blind test in the same
room alternating with live musicians, _who are playing with no
electronic amplification_. That is the only test would mean
anything.
Raymond Horton
Thank you, Raymond!! My college ensemble carried a Roland digital
piano on the road, and of course it was played through speakers. The
regional orchestra I played with had a live jazz trio (very good,
too!) as guest artists, using a large concert grand piano, but also
miked and played through speakers. My conclusion, after listening
VERY critically, was that our Roland sounded just as good as the
Steinway, when the Steinway was miked, even though it would never
come close to the actual acoustic sound of the Steinway.
John
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