Midi or Real melodies?

Ricochet~kun · 06-28-2009, 12:24 PM

my and my freind combatplayer were talking on Skype... and we seemed to have an unusual disagreement. weather or not MIDI files can best a real musician. its not about sound (real intruments always beat synths) its about how perfect you can make the music. heres how it is:

combatplayer's argument: Midi notes can be sliced indefinitely small and still be perfectly on, 100% every time.
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if u buy a pro program then u can zoom eternely into it and move the sampels a 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 part of a split second if u want..

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i made it do 3/4 as the most odd one.. but.. if u acturly know ur FL u will notice that u dont HAVE to use the grind.. simply remove the locks n pley on with no limits

me: Midi notes may be more acurate, but when you make it 100% acuate then that kills the natural beauty of music.
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i mean if you wnat to you can add suspence by stretching a meansure a split second longer than it should go and still reach the 4/4 limit (one example)

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yep and it makes it that much better
because your song itsnt stuck to a grid

and my key argument is this:
YouTube - Eddie Van Halen- Eruption (Live 1998) Toronto
im fairly sure you cant make a melody like that using midi files, no matter how skilled you are or how lovely your program is.

what do you guys think?