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I'm glad this discussion has come up - it's something I think about a lot. When I made the switch from cassette 4-track to computer hard disc recording, I quickly found that my recorded productivity took a sudden and steep downturn. I simply didn't have the patience to edit, normalize, noise-reduce and master each track before going back to record the next one, or opening up multiple programs to work with the same audio file, or mapping out each fader adjustment. Of course there are solutions for these, but the solutions usually involve adding more hardware or software. As a live performer on electronics, I feel like I'm right on the 'old' side of the age threshold where everyone starts using laptop computers. (Most 'electronic musicians' I know who are my age and younger use laptops.) I feel like my current instrument (drum machine) is a great foot in both worlds - I can make complex electronic sounds as much as anyone, but I also get that expressiveness and immediate sound-to-gesture relationship of 'real' instruments. I was recently looking at getting one of the newer drum machines - where the keys are mapped out in a more sensible way for notes (4 rows of 5 keys like a bass guitar) but then they miss all the features that make my current one so good (drum roll button). The new ones have expression pedals, but no drum roll button. (scoff) Matt Davignon www.ribosomemusic.com >Craig McCollough [mailto:craig@craigmccollough.com] was all: > > Hey All - > > I found this great article which bridges some things that I've been >working > on personally and at work (flow concepts) with electronic musical >instrument > design. I think many of you will appreciate and enjoy it as well. > > http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/2004/12/29/flow_1204.html > > Cheers, > Craig