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It's rare to have an instrument where anything you do sounds good!
by dmix 4y ago
It's rare to have an instrument where anything you do sounds good!
- unglaublich 4y agoThat's the magic of music theory: it constraints the space of all possible invocations of an instrument to those that are theoretically correct. Our 'random input' is fit upon the closest match that yields a music-theoretical correct outcome.
- tabtab 4y agoWestern music has certain "rules" that our ears are used to. If the computer limits variation/random-ness to stay within those rules, it will sound at least "pleasant", as the bot won't let you drive outside the lines. However, the real artistry is knowing when and where to break the rules. A tune that sticks to all the rules risks sounding stale or ordinary. You gotta know where to spice and spike it to move to the next level.