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First Virtual Piano Competition

Posted by timothy on from the tickling-ivory-from-afar dept.

bluegreenone writes: "The New York Times has an article on what may be the first 'virtual' piano competition. One of the judges for the contest being held in St. Paul will actually be in Japan. He will evaluate the performances as relayed by Yamaha's Disklavier system. This has some interest from a technical standpoint, and also raises new questions about what a "live" performance is."

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  1. Re:What is 'live'? by Huge+Pi+Removal · · Score: 5, Informative

    But the pianist will be responding to the touch and feel of the piano (s)he's actually playing: I know, I'm a pianist. So unless they have an *identical* piano, in *identical* humidity, etc (which is impossible, given the subtleties a really good piano contains), they can't possibly have a 100% accurate reproduction.

    The question is, is it accurate *enough* for this purpose? I would claim "no", but I've never seen the system in action.

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