Tyranny of Twelve

Hi Graham,

I have to disagree with every point you tried to make. I won't go on at
length here on the list, but for every argument you propose /for/ I can
find at least three against.

MIDI is the tyrrany of twelve. If you want to make music: all the SW is
stacked against the microtonalist. Not /one/ commercial product includes
microtonal support as an /inherent/ component of the possibilities for
music making. Add-ons that some provide are second-rate, friday jobs, not
worth the characters they're written with.

And so on...

I really can't waste my time explaining - there are plenty on this list who
know the /real/ position. Anything else is just self-delusion.

It's like being told that a dog can walk on its hind legs - I'm not
suprised it can be done, but would be suprised that it can be done well.

And I see no dogs walking well.

Mark Gould

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Gould" <mark.gould@a...> wrote:

> If you want to make music: all the SW is
> stacked against the microtonalist. Not /one/ commercial product
includes
> microtonal support as an /inherent/ component of the possibilities
for
> music making.

bzzz -- try again. not only some commercial products, but also some
free ones.

> Add-ons that some provide are second-rate, friday jobs, not
> worth the characters they're written with.
>
> And so on...
>
> I really can't waste my time explaining - there are plenty on this
list who
> know the /real/ position. Anything else is just self-delusion.

why don't you check out the MakeMicroMusic list (also yahoo). try
making this statement there, and you'll get plenty of suggestions,
often directly from the creators of these products.

> It's like being told that a dog can walk on its hind legs - I'm not
> suprised it can be done, but would be suprised that it can be done
>well.
>
> And I see no dogs walking well.
>
> Mark Gould

i just saw a video of a little dog running down a flight of stairs on
its *front* legs only -- truly bizarre. stranger things you will find
if you just take the time to look.