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Introducing L2Ork, World's First Linux Laptop Orchestra
Agram writes "Take a netbook, Wiimotes, Nunchuks, and hemispherical speakers (which were once IKEA salad bowls), toss it up with some Ubuntu goodness and what you get is Virginia Tech's L2Ork, the world's first Linux-based laptop orchestra. With its affordable design and support from the Linux community, L2Ork hopes to bring laptop orchestras to K-12 education and beyond. So, regardless whether you wish to hear how L2Ork might sound or to learn how to build your own Linux-based *Ork infrastructure, perhaps this is a good opportunity to reopen the age-old debate: is Linux finally ready for some serious audio work?"
And you sir, know nothing about art, although your post makes you sound like a music snob. Art, music especially, is "interpreted" when it is consumed (as you said) yet you bash synthesised music because *you* don't like it. What about everyone else? Have you asked an electronic music artist if they think their music is, well, true music? You even go on to gripe about electric guitars like we're back in the 60's and Dylan just broke up with Folk. Gosh, you're so square you probably think the purpose of music is entertainment!
Back on topic, the beauty of music is that it can be made with ANYTHING. Saxophones, flutes, cellos, pianos, etc. did not start out in the forms we see them today and perhaps started out as trash cans, sticks, and twine. The computer-made "orchestra" is not a replacement for an orchestra. The program + hardware is simply a vehicle for music that is similar to an orchestra. The lack of creativity and singular point of view in your post makes me think that you really have no idea what music is all about. Mod parent down into obscurity please.