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Originally Posted by troutman
I don't disagree with that, but there is something about musicians collaborating live that I find magical. I'm not anti-technology.
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After posting that I figured thats what you might have ment and that is definitely a major drawback of Midi but it is very possible to do. People like Calvin Harris and ATB have performed geniune, live shows, just like a rock band would and apparently deadmau5 is working on some sort of production rig where he will be actually making music live at his shows (I'll believe it when I see it. He is so full of himself).
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Originally Posted by rotten42
but midi can never provide the same amount of expression than say a wind instrument (brass, woodwind). Without that human connection you can't acheive it.
Think someone like Johnny Coltrane.
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No it can't. Not live at least.
But there is definitely a lot of room for soul and expression when recording. You might not be physically bending the string on the guitar or throwing in a pinch harmonic but as someone who makes music in midi and can play guitar, I've felt just as much "emotion" in both. The feeling when you come up with some melody or drop or effect in midi that just blows you away is just as great as the feeling when you nail an awesome bluesy solo on guitar.