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Topic: You are now obsolete! |
David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 5:26 am |
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The concert piece with the girl on violin is amazing.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 6:32 am
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Sorry, I'm really not amazed. What is the big deal, here? It's computerized music, with a little "mechanical show" (that gets boring awfully fast). Who exactly is this going to replace? It's programmed by a geek at a keyboard. If you want "computer music", I'm sure some of our Forumites could do far better with BIAB, Fusion, or one of those computer-audio programs. (We pedal steelers were the "original" geeks  )
Maybe I'm alone in these views? At any rate, those who are amazed by this contraption should do some research into older versions.
Much older.
Like those made in the nineteenth century!
For all of you who never paid attention to where the carousel music was coming from at the carnivals years ago, just look up "band organs".
They make this contraption look like something a 6 year-old built. |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 6:46 am
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| Let me see. Would I rather watch this thing play or watch Sara Jory play a real steel? Hmmmm. |
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Fred Justice
From:
Mesa, Arizona
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 6:53 am
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Roger would you like me to help you decide on that ? 
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Fred Justice
President,
Southwestern Steel Guitar Association www.swsteelguitar.com
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Travis Bernhardt
From:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 1:56 pm
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Who said anything about replacing anything? I think it's cool. I also like band organs.
-Travis |
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Robert Porri
From:
Windsor, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 3:00 pm
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Cool and kind of scary looking. An interestingly curious thing. I don't think anyone should be feeling any kind of threat by this type of stuff though. Appreciate it for what it is.
Bob P. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 3:30 pm
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| Who said anything about replacing anything? |
Uhhh...I thought you did! ("You are now obsolete!") 
Actually, as a lover of things mechanical, I do find it is interesting as "animated industrial art", and I can even see someone requesting the music in a sci-fi movie, eventually. I mentioned band organs because a lot of young people have never seen one. They are quite sophisticated, though, considering most of them were built in the late 1800's. One I saw had a violin, a banjo, various drums and cymbals, a xylophone, some kind of horn, and an acordion.
Like Robert said, the "guitarbot's" cool. But I'll stick with live players. And besides, I've actually become quite comfortable with those "whiney musicians"! |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 30 Nov 2004 6:59 pm
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As an engineer and machine designer I think the bot is cool. There was some thinking put into that thing. At some of the industrial trade shows that thing would certainly draw a crowd.
Of course it's totally useless but it shows "thinking outside the box" and that's very important. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 1 Dec 2004 12:45 am
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ok, lets put this into perspective. Sure, it looks good and sounds perfect..maybe too perfect for me..
How can we even contemplate replacing an out of tune, pedal mashing or string bending long hair with a beer in one hand and picks in the other when all is said and done, muff the solo when it's there time..but they look good doing it !
Now if you can program the robot to play out of tune, out of synch, act wacky, but all of a sudden play a blazing solo while making guitar faces..all while thrilling the audience..then they will be on the right track..
I guess you can replace the music ..bu I doubt you could ever replace the musician..
No robot could ever be programmed to do what I do..heck..I can't even do it !
t |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2004 3:16 am
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| What's sort of neat is that when the engineers build things like this and synthesizers and drum machines, they then have to build things like reverb and delay machines to make them sound like the noises are coming out of a room instead of out of a box, and they have to build chorus boxes and tremolo and vibrato machines to make them sound like the noises are coming from an out-of-tune drunken longhair rather than a machine. As Charles Darwin proved, "evolution" means that human beings just keep getting smarter and smarter. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 1 Dec 2004 4:29 am
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"I'm sorry, but I cannot do that Dave!" (HAL9000).
It doesn't make me obsolete, it makes me "Legacy" (like 16 bit ISA slots).[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 01 December 2004 at 04:31 AM.] |
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Pete Grant
From:
Auburn, CA, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2004 8:32 am
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Interesting proof of concept, but the "theme" reminds me quite vividly of the last time I had a root canal.
I'd like to get my hands on it and see if I can get it to play "Way to Survive." |
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William Peters
From:
Effort, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2004 1:12 pm
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So, wouldn't it sound better if it were black?
And is it tuned ET or JI?
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