From las8323@rs175174.ks.boeing.com Wed Nov 21 13:16:27 2001
Subject:Re: Some OT fun "What will they clone next"

ROFLMAO!!!

Geez bri..

And I wuz about to give this some *serious* thought

You're probably closer to correct than any of us care to admit.

Larry

>
> in 2010 a new technology allows you to implant a tone generation chip
> directly into your head, negating the use of kayboards and actual physical
> interface with the instrument.. this revolutionizes the industry as all
> interface design is done away with.. however, they've only got 2-note
> polyphony and a proprietary midi implementation.. in addition the market
> is flooded with synth-in-a-head knockoffs made in italy that, while
> despite starting their own cult following and coming with very colorful
> switches, they are impossible to service 10 years down the line..
>
> fairly soon in the future, 2005 to be exact, peavey, korg, roland and
> alesis join forces in one large company called k.r.a.p. and create a synth
> that is capable of composing entire britney spears songs with the touch of
> a single button..
>
> sad to say in 2015, they still can't make a decent rhodes patch..
>
> > So to broaden my question a little further. Any ideas as to any future
> > trends? What might keyboards be like in the future....near or distant?
> >
> > One final thought: Some futurists and trend-critics bloviate that the
> > Simpsons and other shows that generate their material from recycled
> > pop-culture, will result is the obliteration of new thought, ideas, and
> > culture. I tend to think it a load of BS, but.....could the above
> > thought be true of the future of keyboard sounds?
>
> on a serious note, a buddy of mine and i are trying to determine what
> genre will replace this horrid rap-rock thing we have going on now.. you
> know the bands i'm talking about.. kornfilter.. limp weasel, nickelstain,
> whatever they are.. the public will tire of them soon.. the way i figure
> it is that there are 3 stages to a musical revolution, and that revolution
> is roughly 10 years long as of late..
>
> stage 1 is the backlash.. something about music sucks so much a
> counter-culture music form comes up to bring it down.. witness
> psychedelia, punk and the latest - early alternative, or true seattle
> 'grunge'..
>
> stage 2 is the refinement of the backlash, which would be what we call
> classic rock, hard rock of the '80s, and more mainstream alternative..
>
> stage 3 is the bastardization of the refinement, which would be corporate
> rock of the late 70's, womanizing hair bands, and now rap-rock..
>
> so the idea is to predict the next genre and strike while the iron is
> hot.. the problem i see is that these revolutions tend to happen quicker
> and quicker.. since there are more and more people in the world and more
> and more choices and technology is following the logarithmic curve of
> progress, i personally think that the whole system will have to evolve
> into something we don't yet understand in the not-too-distant future.. so
> quite the opposite as the futurists you quote - i think the explosion of
> new thought and new ideas will become so great that we'll have to change
> the way we progress to keep pace with it.. this much is obvious when we
> look at entire new types of music emerging over the past 10 years in the
> form of electronic music (though arguably it's as old as the
> theremin.. that or brian eno) and other forms of popular music
> combinations of divergent music styles (i.e. rap-rock).. now, arguably
> it's all an extension of 'louie louie' if you want to get metaphysical,
> but soon there will be enough performers (thanks to technology) producing
> enough music to appeal to every possible taste..
>
> the radio stations will still all be owned by one company and will still
> all play 'drive' by incubus 24 hours a day, though.. either that or uncle
> kracker, or whatever Insta-hit Generation Machine (IGM (tm)) is out at the
> time..
>
> > Personally, I like the wide array of keyboard
> > sounds and the variations that can be made to suite taste, but I'm curious
> > to see what will be considered "Classic" down the road.
>
> pop culture latches onto the weirdest shit.. our kids or grandkids will
> ask us all about pokemon toys (which will be worth billions on the new
> island of EbayWorld).. maybe a nostalgic yearning for all things
> non-holographic..
>
> i'm telling you - if we could predict this stuff, we'd all be rich.. my
> father threw away more things i wish i could afford nowadays..
>
> i worry slightly about the value of our classic instruments in the future,
> though.. right now our hammonds and rhodeses and wurlis are worth so much
> because you still can't get the exact sound from a clone.. when they do
> break that barrier, will our gear still be worth as much? i don't plan on
> selling my stuff, so it doesn't worry me that much, but i don't want the
> legacy to cheapen.. this is more of my concern than the future of synths..
>
> > I'll shut up now...I've bloviated long enough myself.
>
> oh, i think i beat you on this one.. that is if 'bloviated' means 'make an
> ass of ones self'..
>
> bri..