Originally Posted by John Lawrence Schick
Originally Posted by Patrick M
A computer can be programmed to "Feel" we can already program a musical software to play in swing time, or play in any feel there is.

Are you saying when people post a band in a box demo, it sucks? Its all programmed to feel.

There are drum software that can emulate the players touch nearly to the letter, right up to the strength of the hit, to the actual part of the stick being used.

Feel is already programmed into much musical tools, its only goin to improve. And believe me, I dont want it to be true any more than you do, but...

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You misinterpreted me Patrick. When I speak of "feel" it isn't referring to the production of music, it's referring to the music itself. And a computer will never "feel" - never feel what a human heart & mind feels. A computer will never have the heart, soul, and creativeness of a Beethoven or Gershwin.

John smile


Ok gotcha, well that is the scary part my friend, we are finding out alot of things that are just concrete and nothing lofty or spiritual about.

it may be the certain pieces of music trigger emotions due to the waves of the music stimulating the brain, not that the music took you anywhere special.

Humans just had a different more organic way of doing it, computers can do it more logically, and maybe more effectively.

Just like robotic surgery might be way better than a real surgeon, but our minds would trust the human being more.

it's easy to write off these piece of music, but I submit to you, that if somebody didn't know what it was, they might easily believe it is a missing Bach Piece.

I find it all a bit disturbing, maybe that will change in time