what is music Q & A

[H20nly]

^ it doesn't matter. as the thread starter, i am allowed to change my opinion multiple times while never humbling myself or admitting any level of fail, wrong, or D. None of the above.

this is how it's done mang. i learned here at the Ableton forum from people who we're not even allowed to talk about because their level of self is so profound it's like looking directly into the ark of the covenant.

they'll lock this thread if you fuck around. lock, it's like freeze but less cold.

[Davo]

I have decided to start a thread and ask you what music is. If I don't like your answer I will tell you that you're wrong no matter what you say.

discuss...

Music is a word. The word has several meanings. It can refer to methods of representation (eg "sheet music"). It can refer to certain sounds generated by musicians, or by machines. The various meanings of the word "music" are referred to a "semantics", which will probably be lost on many non-native speakers of a language.

Music is a phenomenon. It is experienced by (some) humans. The experience of music appears to be a uniquely human ability, possibly derived from the neuronal machinery that allows humans to process speech sounds. Like all psychological phenomena music is poorly understood. Only the unsophisticated will attempt to define it. Yours is a trick question. The biggest fool can ask a question that the wisest person can not answer.

[crofter]

I'll tell you what music is, a fucking waste of time that's what,all the time and money I've spent and then some cunt comes along and says it's only sound unless you have a piece of paper with some fly shit on it, I could have been doing something useful, I could have been a famous welder by now.

[macmurphy]

I could have been a famous welder by now.

name some famous welders. with you tube links. you know, really famous ones that none welders would know.

anyway, welding isn't metalwork. riveting is real metalwork - welding is just chemistry

[razorblade]

I could have been a famous welder by now.

name some famous welders. with you tube links. you know, really famous ones that none welders would know.

anyway, welding isn't metalwork. riveting is real metalwork - welding is just chemistry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqeVcwqOjz4

[MacGuffin]

music is humans dividing time with sound.

[docprosper]

I could have been a famous welder by now.

name some famous welders. with you tube links. you know, really famous ones that none welders would know.

anyway, welding isn't metalwork. riveting is real metalwork - welding is just chemistry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqeVcwqOjz4

Are those knobs sending MIDI-protocol data because if not that is NOT WELDING MY FRIEND!!

[macmurphy]

they aren't proper welders anyway because a) i haven't heard of them, 2) they don't weld using the correct code, and iii) riveting is real metalwork

[H20nly]

I have decided to start a thread and ask you what music is. If I don't like your answer I will tell you that you're wrong no matter what you say.

discuss...

Music is a word. The word has several meanings. It can refer to methods of representation (eg "sheet music"). It can refer to certain sounds generated by musicians, or by machines. The various meanings of the word "music" are referred to a "semantics", which will probably be lost on many non-native speakers of a language.

Music is a phenomenon. It is experienced by (some) humans. The experience of music appears to be a uniquely human ability, possibly derived from the neuronal machinery that allows humans to process speech sounds. Like all psychological phenomena music is poorly understood. Only the unsophisticated will attempt to define it. Yours is a trick question. The biggest fool can ask a question that the wisest person can not answer.

so true -> http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=168277

if, by "can not answer" you mean that the fool is incapable of accepting.

[H20nly]

what year did the Italians invent metal working?

...and what year did they invent welding?

[crofter]

You folks may pooh pooh the art of the metal fabricator but celebrity welding is the next big thing, riveting is so 19th century.

[ollyb303]

what year did the Italians invent metal working?

...and what year did they invent welding?

I know the answer to this one, but you wouldn't understand it because only every other Italian would be able to comprehend the answer. It's a cultural thing.

[H20nly]

^ damn it!! my mom was a stewardess for BA in the 70's. she could have hooked up with an Italian, but NOoooooo... she had to stay all close to homey and get with some English dude. now i have no ties to the knowledge of the universe. thanks. a. lot. mom. jeez.

women...

[macmurphy]

You folks may pooh pooh the art of the metal fabricator but celebrity welding is the next big thing, riveting is so 19th century.

celebrity welding? what, like welding them together? that i'd pay to see.

although i'd wager the rivet gun would be a popular addition to this forward thinking spectacle.

[crofter]

You folks may pooh pooh the art of the metal fabricator but celebrity welding is the next big thing, riveting is so 19th century.

celebrity welding? what, like welding them together? that i'd pay to see.

although i'd wager the rivet gun would be a popular addition to this forward thinking spectacle.

You may be right.