"Real" emulation...

From: John Tinker <jtinker_at_coin.org>
Date: Sun Jan 7 16:03:06 2001

> > But: why not? Shouldn't it drift, actually?
>
> Hmm... This is a difficult problem.

I don't have any answers, but suspect it has something
to do with why rough looking lettering became such a rage in
advertising, immediately following the technical ability to make
it look perfect. I sometimes think we're all geeks on this bus,
delighted by the human capacity to handle complexity. But
sometimes the satisfaction wanes.

Einstein is reputed to have said "Everything should be as
simple as possible, but not simpler."

First we were amazed by the Moog, then we wanted sampling
of real instruments. I've got a Roland D-20, which has
as extraordinary ability to synthesize, but no samples. For some
reason I perfer to play my old piano. And often, I just whistle.

-- John Tinker
Received on Sun Jan 07 2001 - 16:03:06 GMT