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Computerized Conductor Directs Synth Symphony
By Robbie Rhodes

Terry Smythe sends a link to an interesting article in the Wall Street
Journal that tells of the "conductor's jacket" with baton telemetry and
of the computer which follows the conductor's body motions to realize
a realistic performance synthesized from sound font samples.  Needless
to say, professional musicians feel a bit uncomfortable about the new
technology.

Read the full story, "Fugue for Man and Machine", at
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB117832128175492832-lMyQjAxMDE3NzA4NTMwMjUxWj.html

Robbie Rhodes, MMD



(Message sent Sun, 6 May 2007 19:17 -0700 , from time zone -0700.)

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