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Originally Posted by M3n2c3
Now you're nit-picking. He approached the idea of using the peripherals with appropriate software or add-ons to possibly compose music as a curiosity, and now you're saying he's ignorant because. . . there aren't enough buttons?
A basic ocarina has five holes on it, and produces music. A trumpet has three valves.
Music composed with a controller-like device could easily be manipulated in post-production, negating the need for a million buttons. In fact, most computer-generated music goes through heavy post-production processing to gain the desired sound, and often comes out sounding as good as the real thing.
I don't even like Guitar Hero or Rock Band as video games, but I'm certainly willing to concede that with the right software, the peripherals could theoretically be used to manipulate sound and produce a genuinely original music composition. Will just anyone be able to pick them up and do so? Of course not. The instrument itself does not make the music - the player does.
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No, you are missing my point. His idea is not original or terribly useful.
There are far more sophisticated and usable devices already in use by musicians. Using a game controller is a huge step backwards which is why nobody bothers.
And there have been program that made sounds based on the position of a joystick, trackballs, etc. back in the 70s, so it is not an original idea either.
Let me know if he ever finds an audience for his revolutionary "instrument" and we can talk.
