Great to see/hear you again Pat! Very fine wanking, IMHO!
Too bad someone can't make an AI drummer in a can (ROBOdrummer) that could actually listen and understand what the guitarist(s) was up to and respond with different dynamics and licks.
Shouldn't be
that difficult. Hmmmm, let's see. Just take a little engineering. But it wouldn't be completely autonomous.
The interface would, for each song, allow you to enter the song structure: type of music (blues, country, rock, jazz, latin, etc., ), time, BPM, intro, verse, chorus and finish length (in bars), verse/chorus alternation scheme, solo placement, what else?
When you were setting it up, the machine would suggest some basic licks you could choose, which the machine could then vary randomly or according to the AI rules it would develop through experience in playing with you. It would have a foot controller for song selection, and would count the song off. As you play, it would listen to your voice and instrument and adjust dynamics. It would add fills, crashes, etc., as appropriate from a (because it is a computer) vast repertory of such. The controller would also allow you to override the basic structure for the song so you could add as many brilliant and extended solos as you cared to!
I'm applying for a patent!
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F*** 'em if they can't take a joke!
3: Play rhythm when you are singing, let your buddy do the fills during the verses...just a thought.
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