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From: jeffy@lewhoosh.umd.edu (Jeffrey C. Burka)
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1991 14:28:16 -0700
Subject: instruments
To: love-hounds@wiretap.spies.com
In-Reply-To: <7B6EC7AB6000009B@sc.intel.com>
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Organization: Computer Science Center, University of Maryland, College Park

Andy writes in the synth discussion:

>One flutist went farther, though.  The flutist played the music, then went 
>back and edited out all of the breaths between notes--forming one 
>"superbreath" for the duration of the music.  Now, this is a real instrument, 
>but an unreal performance.  Which is better?  Flute playing with breaths, or 
>flute playing without taking a breath? 


Anybody who's a fan of the Ian Anderson school of flautism (and I know
there are a number of Tull fans around .gaffa) should have a rather easy
answer to this one.... ;-)

Jeff
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