URL: http://hct.ece.ubc.ca/nime/2004/NIME04/paper/NIME04_1D02.pdf

Language(s): English

Keyword(s):

Live Electronics ,  Recycling ,  Sampling

Abstract:

In this paper, the author offers his thoughts concerning why musicians are increasingly using recorded sounds in their work. He presents a brief, succinct history of sound recording, including a discussion concerning the shift from musical reproduction via oral tradition to media-based performance reproduction. In conclusion, he calls for new performance tools that enable the dynamic use of pre-recorded music, he offers a few examples of such tools.