Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Technology and music {Robert(a)'s post}

Roberta- In the world of music today, there are three types of musicians. The first type of musician is the naturally talented, well rehearsed musician. This type of musician may be called old fashioned or simple. They are very good at composing/performing music live and are usually equiped with lessons, as well as somewhat of a natural ability to learn the music easier than most. The second type of musician is the digital musician. These people are incredibly talented with computers and technology. They are able to make themselves sound extremely talented, even though they may not be, by editing the recorded music and possibly using an autotuner to perfect the pitch of every sound. The third type of musician is well abled in both categories. A great way to desipher between this type of musician and the digital musician is to listen to vocal effects. Typically, the digital musician will have some type of vocal effect that will occasionally sound somewhat robotic. This, however is a tough call due to the fact that many multi-talented composers are experimenting with vocoders in order to achieve a new, unheard of sound.

"Long live the tape player."
-Nicholas Danger Rogers

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