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Originally Posted by Verdi_Lver
...well the composer wouldn't tweak it directly, the program would...take care of the technical aspects while the composer would manipulate the more "human" aspects, musicality issues
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Okay...
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Originally Posted by Verdi_Lver
Like it or not, all signs point to computers becoming insanely powerful, and would be able to handle the small details involved with manipulating the sounds.
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I agree with you - with enough time and money,
anything is possible. I'm sure, in the distant future, that a computer program will accurately simulate EVERY variable affecting a performance (from the cellists right-hand grip, to the hydration level of a clarinet reed, to the amount of condensation inside the 2nd-valve of a silver-plated euphonium held by a female with a wooden-leg).
I also think this stuff will be quite genre specific. I expect classical to be the first to go by the way-side. Especially with orchestral playing, the emphasis on accuracy and precision make a lot of that music quote easy to synthesize - hell, aren't we seeing major film scores produced solely on the computer? I give commercial classical-type music another 7-years.
Pop music is another genre we're already seeing a trend
away from live musicians.
Some jazz and improvised musics (I'd like to believe) are immune, and will never be replaced. The human spiritual/emotional interaction is too important.
