Comments on: In the sequencer, the notation is the performance http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/in-the-sequencer-the-notation-is-the-performance/ Music, Technology, Evolution Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:18:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Quora http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/in-the-sequencer-the-notation-is-the-performance/#comment-8006 Quora Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:07:16 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=315#comment-8006 <strong>What similarities are there between writing music and programming?...</strong> Writing songs and computer programs both require clever management of loops and control flow. The simplest sheet music reads as a straightforward top-to-bottom list of instructions. You start on measure one and read through to the end sequentially. Tha... What similarities are there between writing music and programming?…

Writing songs and computer programs both require clever management of loops and control flow. The simplest sheet music reads as a straightforward top-to-bottom list of instructions. You start on measure one and read through to the end sequentially. Tha…

]]> By: Ethan http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/in-the-sequencer-the-notation-is-the-performance/#comment-176 Ethan Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:20:50 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=315#comment-176 Color-coding synesthesia is exactly the phrase! I was seeing music in terms of interlocking colored shapes anyway, so it's a relief that the software has finally caught up with me. Color-coding synesthesia is exactly the phrase! I was seeing music in terms of interlocking colored shapes anyway, so it’s a relief that the software has finally caught up with me.

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2009/in-the-sequencer-the-notation-is-the-performance/#comment-175 Edward Vielmetti Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:15:50 +0000 http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/?p=315#comment-175 When you say "color coding improved your ears", the first thing that comes to mind is that you are doing some kind of machine-assisted synesthesia. very cool, that. I've heard similar things from people who color code their calendars (the "monday" part of the calendar is always blue etc) and that helps them figure out what the week is just by sight and not thinking. When you say “color coding improved your ears”, the first thing that comes to mind is that you are doing some kind of machine-assisted synesthesia. very cool, that.

I’ve heard similar things from people who color code their calendars (the “monday” part of the calendar is always blue etc) and that helps them figure out what the week is just by sight and not thinking.

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