Good morning all (UK GMT),

Having read over the last several topics posted in the Technics part of SynthZone, well, how can I word it? Is it that your becoming a little too abstract in your art or have you finally realised that life without Technics can still go on?

The above sounds abstract in itself but please read on. Although, as a number of you know, I don't hear music but I wonder as to the increased use of MIDI files being sent around the internet. From what I've been told they're sometines good, yet sometimes ____. (Fill that one in if you dare). But to the average audience they can't, under any circumstances, compare with the a person playing 'live'.

This brings me back to the original subject. With the technology that the almighty has seen fit to allow us to use why do we hark back to a format which, even in Mark's own words is 'circa 1985'. I agree that MIDI format if viewed on screen makes perfect sense to the eyes, but, having to base my judgement on others, makes very little sense when listened to.

So, to sum it up, please don't give up your day job (if you have one!). A good keyboard / organ is not just for Christmas but for life. Treasure it and use it as you see fit. That is if you want music to 'sound' as though it's being played by a 1970s Radio Shack computer so be it but use that quality we sometimes call 'human' and let whatever part of your soul sing out

To finish, Mark doesn't know I've sent this, he'll probably start sending apology notes when he does. And to finish, Luce will land back at RAF Wattisham (UK) tomorrow at about 07:20 GMT.

If any of the above causes arguments, I'm sorry...

Regards,

Michie

[This message has been edited by Mark, Michie & Luce (edited 01-19-2005).]