[Trombone-l] NY Times article: "Are Digital Orchestras a Sign of the Times?"

[Larry Zaidan]

After years of the use of this computer set up, will the public even know 
what a trombone looks like?!?



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> Thanks George, I thought the article was very interesting, but sad.
>
>>From David Pogue's article:  "Today's sampled sounds are amazing. Ever 
>>greater numbers of theatrical, TV and movie scores are played using these 
>>digitized sounds instead of live musicians; so really, this digital 
>>orchestra product is just a sign of the times. I can't help remembering 
>>how fonts and laser printers wiped out the entire industry of hand 
>>typesetters. Today, we see it as an inevitable replacement of a slow, 
>>inefficient process. My question is: in 100 years, will anybody go to the 
>>trouble of hiring live musicians to using an equivalent-sounding 
>>inexpensive box? And will anyone mind?
>
> Answer: I'm pretty sure the answer will be NO. I think, in may cases, the 
> answer is already NO. If robots are currently replacing jet fighter 
> pilots, can trombonists be far behind?
>
> Bill Dinwiddie
> billdin at comcast.net
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: George Butler <georgebutler2003 at yahoo.com>
>
>> There's an interesting article by David Pogue, who covers the technology 
>> beat
>> for The New York Times, in Thursday's paper (Thursday June 5, 2008). 
>> David
>> is a trained musician himself, and has mixed feelings on the subject.
>>
>> "Are Digital Orchestras a Sign of the Times?"
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/technology/05pogue-email.html?em&ex=121281
>> 1200&en=8b85700020376d4e&ei=5087%0A
>>
>> George Butler
>> Tallinn, Estonia
>>
>>
>>
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