RE: Midi and Life: What Does It Mean to Be Locked-In? and Do We All Act the Same?
You make some good points! It's the old analog/digital debate and remains just as pervasive. Reminds me of a song that touches on the theme of a post-digital life and what that would mean creatively, Indigo Children by Puscifer: (
Thanks for linking to your soundcloud-- you've got great stuff on there(: Also checked out your website and it looks like you've had the chance to work with some big names! What was that like?
As an additional point on the topic of MIDI, have you checked out AIVA? They're a startup that's developing an AI composer, and the hard-set limitations of MIDI actually allow for interesting software like that to be developed. I'm sure once it breaks out of the 127 limit it may well become indistinguishable aesthetically.
(Admittedly, I have mixed feelings about AI becoming good at one of the main skills I value in myself, but that doesn't take away from how interesting it is!)
Thanks again for the good post, and I look forward to seeing what else you'll share (here and on soundcloud).
Cheers,
Miko
Haha! Big names are the same as small names just more complicated and time-consuming!
I've experimented a lot with the composing software that auto writes... It's definitely only as good as the person who made it. Which means, usually it doesn't sound great. The computer can't come up with music that affects us emotionally on it's own. The examples they have that are strikingly good are played by people and or sampled recordings of people. I don't think AI will become good at this in my lifetime at least.
It is a worthy post idea though. @madimov