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Go!Love Is a Computer an Instrument? 03-23-2010, 07:56 PM

lucifer_sam Nope. A computer is as... 03-23-2010, 08:07 PM

Go!Love For the sake of argument, I... 03-23-2010, 08:11 PM

someonecompletelyrandom To counteract that, a... 03-29-2010, 08:08 PM

lucifer_sam We've been through this... 03-29-2010, 09:42 PM

someonecompletelyrandom Well then i'll give that... 03-29-2010, 10:24 PM

P A N neat topic. hard question to... 03-23-2010, 09:43 PM

Janszoon I would say it's more the... 03-23-2010, 09:48 PM

P A N but then wouldn't it just be... 03-23-2010, 09:53 PM

Janszoon I don't think you can... 03-23-2010, 10:11 PM

blackdream123 Yea! Amplifier u can use it... 12-11-2010, 04:35 PM

blastingas10 This. 02-01-2012, 03:07 PM

P A N i really don't know what to... 03-23-2010, 10:43 PM

Freebase Dali There's probably a line most... 03-23-2010, 11:34 PM

mr dave i'd say it CAN be as much of... 03-24-2010, 12:42 AM

Daktari Hi there, This indeed is a... 03-24-2010, 07:25 AM

GuitarBizarre Instrument (n) 1. A means... 03-24-2010, 07:32 AM

stormjh Surely (digital) synths are... 03-24-2010, 12:54 PM

Mr.walrus it's possibly not even the... 11-06-2010, 10:31 AM

Daktari I've been thinking again,... 03-24-2010, 09:15 AM

GuitarBizarre A saxophone isn't a musical... 03-24-2010, 10:26 AM

Daktari Hi again, I'm ok now, had a... 03-24-2010, 10:53 AM

GuitarBizarre I disagree. DuChamps was... 03-24-2010, 12:49 PM

Daktari Quote: "I disagree.... 03-24-2010, 01:45 PM

bubu The computer is a musical... 03-26-2010, 08:12 AM

Guybrush Do you actually read any of... 03-26-2010, 08:43 AM

Go!Love This is such a cool topic.... 03-26-2010, 11:29 AM

Daktari Hi there, I know this... 03-26-2010, 12:15 PM

GuitarBizarre A computer is what it is? Not... 03-26-2010, 12:30 PM

Guybrush I tend to think that... 03-26-2010, 12:44 PM

GuitarBizarre I disagree. To someone from... 03-26-2010, 12:48 PM

Guybrush I think you're too concerned... 03-26-2010, 12:53 PM

Daktari QUOTE: "To us a computer,... 03-26-2010, 01:12 PM

GuitarBizarre *sigh* You're completely... 03-26-2010, 05:39 PM

lucifer_sam You're really dipping into... 03-26-2010, 06:01 PM

GuitarBizarre The way he did it has a lot... 03-26-2010, 06:06 PM

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Insane Guest If it is it's the easiest... 03-26-2010, 02:49 PM

Janszoon Easiest in terms of what? 03-26-2010, 03:10 PM

Insane Guest I was speaking a little to... 03-26-2010, 05:05 PM

Guybrush When I track music in good... 03-26-2010, 02:53 PM

Freebase Dali Sorta makes your computer... 03-26-2010, 04:45 PM

Guybrush Come on, man .. Massive... 03-26-2010, 04:58 PM

Freebase Dali :laughing: Aw come on...... 03-26-2010, 05:05 PM

Insane Guest Well in that case it is, but... 03-26-2010, 03:01 PM

Insane Guest One example of what I mean... 03-26-2010, 05:08 PM

Janszoon That's a pretty extreme... 03-26-2010, 05:27 PM

Go!Love Alright, an update to the... 03-29-2010, 03:36 PM

Daktari Hi there, On some of my... 03-29-2010, 04:07 PM

GuitarBizarre In that context, musical... 03-29-2010, 04:42 PM

Daktari What if I stood on our cat's... 03-29-2010, 05:14 PM

lucifer_sam I often throw rocks at... 03-29-2010, 05:47 PM

someonecompletelyrandom Then you are selling yourself... 03-29-2010, 05:54 PM

Daktari Someone who creates music is... 03-29-2010, 06:19 PM

GuitarBizarre Someone who creates music is... 03-29-2010, 06:21 PM

music_phantom13 So by that logic isn't it... 03-29-2010, 06:38 PM

Daktari I'm off to watch Dancing With... 03-29-2010, 07:30 PM

Stone Birds does it make sound?... yes?... 03-30-2010, 06:26 AM

Janszoon So my cat is a musical... 03-30-2010, 08:44 AM

lucifer_sam No Your cat is a... 03-30-2010, 08:47 AM

someonecompletelyrandom Yup. :laughing: ... 03-30-2010, 12:32 PM

Stone Birds it can be i wouldn't... 03-31-2010, 06:38 AM

Daktari Even bagpipes?? 03-30-2010, 07:28 AM

Daktari I asked my cat if it could... 03-30-2010, 10:30 AM

Insane Guest Wow, this made me laugh. Holy... 03-31-2010, 11:50 AM

Daktari The cat's in stitches. The... 03-30-2010, 01:17 PM

Neapolitan Is a Computer an Instrument? ... 03-30-2010, 08:25 PM

lucifer_sam There's plenty of artists... 03-30-2010, 09:24 PM

Freebase Dali Um... Kraftwerk doesn't sit... 03-31-2010, 12:26 AM

Go!Love I like this. Thank you. :) 04-01-2010, 01:02 PM

Neapolitan You're welcome :o: 04-01-2010, 06:11 PM

Daktari I knew I'd be useful... 03-31-2010, 12:11 PM

Odyshape If you can make sound with a... 03-31-2010, 06:50 PM

Insane Guest If my iPod makes sound, is it... 03-31-2010, 07:00 PM

Odyshape But you have control over the... 04-01-2010, 07:46 AM

someonecompletelyrandom If you use it in the... 04-01-2010, 12:09 PM

Insane Guest So is a whistle an... 04-01-2010, 10:03 AM

Janszoon I'd say yes. After all, they... 04-01-2010, 10:14 AM

Insane Guest ^I'll go by that, if it makes... 04-01-2010, 12:12 PM

Stone Birds do we need to explain avant... 04-02-2010, 11:09 AM

supasteveify A compter is not a musical... 04-02-2010, 06:46 AM

someonecompletelyrandom No. A computer is capable of... 04-02-2010, 12:24 PM

P A N i think that the person... 04-02-2010, 08:30 AM

Janszoon This is probably my favorite... 04-02-2010, 09:21 AM

Stone Birds plus a lot of keyboards and... 04-02-2010, 01:51 PM

Neapolitan Stone Birds I agree with you,... 04-02-2010, 10:55 PM

Daktari I've kept out of this... 04-03-2010, 05:51 AM

lucifer_sam It's internet argument. ... 04-03-2010, 12:02 PM

Neapolitan A synthesizers or keyboards... 04-04-2010, 12:04 AM

Neapolitan An synthesizers or keyboards... 04-04-2010, 12:06 AM

Daktari Pick, pick, pick,pick,pick. ... 04-04-2010, 07:24 AM

someonecompletelyrandom So you'd rather us all agree... 04-04-2010, 12:38 PM

Neapolitan I was only agreeing... 04-04-2010, 06:12 PM

OceanAndSilence I seriously can't comprehend... 04-04-2010, 01:10 PM

Daktari Hi there, It seems you... 04-04-2010, 02:51 PM

OceanAndSilence what is the difference... 04-04-2010, 04:59 PM

Daktari You guys...... The answer... 04-04-2010, 05:12 PM

OceanAndSilence I specifically quoted... 04-04-2010, 07:12 PM

Freebase Dali I ate Taco Bell the other day... 04-05-2010, 05:13 PM

someonecompletelyrandom DERAIL! DERAIL! :tramp: 04-05-2010, 09:02 PM

NSW :laughing: 04-06-2010, 09:51 AM

duga Yeah, but I don't care who... 04-05-2010, 09:10 PM

someonecompletelyrandom Quoted! 04-05-2010, 09:11 PM

duga You are welcome, sir. 04-05-2010, 09:24 PM

Insane Guest Damn, read the posts on... 04-27-2010, 05:22 PM

AL42228 Yes it is... Is a... 04-29-2010, 06:27 PM

Freebase Dali We're not talking about a... 04-29-2010, 06:38 PM

drummerchic2010 Is a computer a musical... 09-15-2010, 08:01 PM

Urban Hat€monger ? Am I the only one who sees... 09-16-2010, 12:54 PM

Freebase Dali Correct. 09-16-2010, 03:24 PM

musicman2010 So your calling acustic drums... 09-16-2010, 03:32 PM

Freebase Dali I don't think anyone's... 09-16-2010, 03:39 PM

GuitarBizarre Holy thread necro batman!... 09-16-2010, 02:50 AM

musicman2010 We were not members in April... 09-16-2010, 07:10 AM

GuitarBizarre Um, I was. You weren't.... 09-16-2010, 08:28 AM

drummerchic2010 Just sayin computers arent... 09-17-2010, 11:09 AM

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Stone Birds from the dictionary: ... 09-23-2010, 06:20 AM

HVYMTLROCK Anything can be used to... 09-23-2010, 07:45 AM

Freebase Dali We're not asking whether a... 09-23-2010, 12:13 PM

HVYMTLROCK in·stru·ment ... 09-24-2010, 05:10 AM

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Dom What discounts or at least... 10-20-2010, 11:42 AM

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but then wouldn't it just be the strings on a guitar that are the instrument? which is to say that software is not much to work with if you don't have the computer.

I don't think you can establish an exact parallel between the two, but I would say the computer is more equivalent to an amplifier while the software is more of the equivalent of the instrument itself.

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