Comment by vanderZwan
18 hours ago
Nice addition! First time I heard of them and I'm liking what I'm hearing so far.
And just to clarify: I don't dislike electronic instruments. I just think that on some subconscious level the human brain can detect other humans playing a live instrument. Like there's something "embodied" in the sound that is likely missing from a pure electronic instrument. And I needed that element to "unlock" access to techno.
Yep, there's a reason we have the industry term "humanization" in sound design, composition and arrangement.
Tons of work has been done on various modes of humanization by trying to parameterize and modulate these aspects over time. Timing accuracy, velocity variance, chance, etc.
A well-played instrument certainly feels like someone speaking and expressing themselves to you. There are attempts to capture this with MPE instruments such as the Osmose, or Imogen Heap's MiMU gloves.
https://www.expressivee.com/2-osmose
https://mimugloves.com/
There’s a big difference between ‘electronic’ analogue instruments in music, and digital sequenced synths.
I was trying to be inclusive by treating anything that can produce music as an "instrument", but I suppose you're right.