Re: [LAU] Common DAW session save / import

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Bob van der Poel <bob@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

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> On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 3:49 PM, Arnold Krille <arnold@email-addr-hidden>
> wrote:
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>> On Sun, 14 Sep 2014 11:39:45 -0700 Bob van der Poel <bob@email-addr-hidden>
>> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Ralf Mardorf
>> > <ralf.mardorf@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>> > > There only is one thing we can share all over the world, recorded in
>> > > different decades: analog tapes
>> >
>> > ​Well, not quite. Sheet music is quite playable after many centuries.
>> > And no special machines are needed :)​
>>
>> I think the people and orchestras hunting down historic instruments to
>> recreate the original setting for certain pieces will disagree with you
>> on this one.
>>
>
> ​Well, I did say this with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek while
> transcribing some Haydn. But, despite t​he fact that my little group will
> be playing it with totally different instruments, etc. ... I'm sure that
> Papa would recognize his tune. My point is that a piece of paper is very
> "archival" ... a piece of tape or a shiny plastic disk in 100 or 200 years?
>

Case in point... some lute tablature from the late 1500s...

http://digitalcollections.tcd.ie/home/index.php?DRIS_ID=MS410_003

-- 
Brett W. McCoy -- http://www.brettwmccoy.com
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"In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it
would overturn the world."
    -- Jelaleddin Rumi

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