[ExI] guitar playing robot

[William Flynn Wallace]

Player pianos are now very sophisticated and have been used since nearly
100 years ago.  Check out Nancarrow, a classical composer who wrote
exclusively for it, some of it way beyond human capability.

Trouble is, you get no nuances at all, no interpretation, the exact same
thing every time.  Surely programmers can work on that.  bill


On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Exactly, there's no need for guitar-playing robots with MIDI and Pro
> Tools. No doubt this tech has allowed composers to realize their music
> without the hurdle of mastering an instrument.
>
> -Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Adrian Tymes <atymes at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:55 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
>>
>>> What if all you need to do is write the music, then a robot can play it?
>>>
>>
>> Let me twist that for you.  Google "autocomposer".  I have received quite
>> a few compliments over the years on music I've created using such, which
>> IIRC have never been played on anything that is not a computer (including
>> smartphones, et cetera).
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