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Originally Posted by ScotiaBurrell
There remains human emotion that cannot be replaced on string instruments by digital instrumnents. It is not copyable. You feel it while you play and your listeners can too.
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I know. I used to play one of these, as a part of an orchestra. They sing... hum, vibrate, purr. They
live.
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Originally Posted by wodin
Correct, but it’s a two edged sword, Neither can a Steinway grand piano replace a synth.
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Spoken by someone who has never tried to pull off Metallica's Enter Sandman on a cello.
But yes, you're right. If it is written for an electronic instrument it can still be played on wood one (and vice versa) but it will never sound the way the composer heard and intended it.