On 3/4/07, Louis Gorenfeld <louis.gorenfeld@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Chuck, In a tracker, you don't have to write in 4/4-- you can freely change the lengths of each pattern and even cut patterns short with a simple command. How intuitive this is depends on both the user and the program. Also, notes
It's an extra step to not write in 4/4; which is not the case sitting at a piano. That's all I'm saying.
As to the comment that you can only produce "retarded dance music" with a tracker,
I NEVER said that. Why on Earth would you misquote me like that?? I said: "If you've never written music, and you don't own any instruments, and you open a program for the first time that shows you 8 divisions per measure with a steady beat, you'll probably make a lot of music before you discover what other options are available. Multiply this by a million users, and you've got the makings of a long-term association with RDM (retarded dance music)." I'm explaining why people have negative associations with trackers, and why I have tended to avoid them. At no point did I say they were bad or that they only make RDM. Do not say I said things I didn't say. -Chuckk -- http://www.badmuthahubbard.com
