<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Yes, it's exactly like that. But that's the way the term was defined, which-- as you <br>point out-- covers wide array of synthesis techniques and uses of digital computers.<br><br>I would just conclude that it doesn't seem a particularly enlightening term, except for <br>a specific subset of parodies that have to do with technology. As a term of derision <br>I think it's confusing/confused.<br><br>-Jonathan<br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 6/22/11, ALAN BROOKER <i><alan.brooker2010@gmail.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: ALAN BROOKER <alan.brooker2010@gmail.com><br>Subject: Re: [PD] Pd performance at TED<br>To: "Jonathan Wilkes" <jancsika@yahoo.com><br>Cc: pd-list@iem.at, "Cody Loyd" <codyloyd@gmail.com><br>Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011,
10:44 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1990375588"><br><br><div class="yiv1990375588gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Jonathan Wilkes <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jancsika@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="/mc/compose?to=jancsika@yahoo.com">jancsika@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv1990375588gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font:inherit;" valign="top">You're right, no one ever said that. Even me.<br><br>Did you actually look at the patch? It is a technological parody of record scratching. <br>
It perfectly fits the definition given on this list. If you don't think so, then<br>please tell me what you can do with that patch that's so musically interesting that it <br>would warrant buying a modern digital computer instead of a turntable.<br>
<br></td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span class="yiv1990375588Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well, one might want to connect the sampler patch to another patch that produces a contrasting sound, they both would share the same values sent to the atom to change pitches ect.</span></div>
<div><font class="yiv1990375588Apple-style-span" size="3"><br></font></div><div>Don't you think to say a patch that emulates scratching sounds from audio samples is a technological parody of a scratching record player, is a bit like saying a patch that emulates the sound of the piano is a technological parody of a piano (they are both instruments)?. I think one purpose of audio software to emulate instruments ? Regarding if it is musically interesting, I'm v. sure you know record scratching is(was?) used as an instrument in hip hop and such.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If a purpose of audio software is emulation of physical instruments then I don't think it should be labeled as a technological parody. Otherwise you could use the argument 'why have a computer when I can buy a physical instrument' every time? </div>
<div><br></div><div> Just sharing thoughts really, interesting topic.</div><div><br></div>
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