Ask HN: How many of you play music? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by tamas » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:23 PM UTC

Maciek416 wrote: post #6

I don't play but I compose quite a bit (mostly random electronic styles) for my own personal listening.

I've been an amateur composer for a decade, and picked up guitar recently.

On a side note, coding VSI instruments and then utilizing them in my music can be really gratifying. (And sometimes annoying too, when after dozens of man-hours it still sounds like aliased hell.)

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by TallGuyShort » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:39 PM UTC

I play piano, and I kind of have my own style. I can read music, but I generally take a melody, syncopate it, and add my own harmonies and nuances as I play it, by ear. Lately I've been taking guitar tabs, transferring them to the piano, and then tinkering with those.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by sofal » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:41 PM UTC

I'm a drummer and I'm saving up for this bad boy: http://www.yamaha.com/drums/drumproductdetail.html?CNTID=568...

Oh, and I would rather stab myself with a fork than play punk.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by Retric » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:48 PM UTC

joshsharp wrote: post #5

This has been asked before: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=428776 and my comment from that thread: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=428969

Thanks for the link I found: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=429043 to be an interesting take.

I have zero intrest in Music and don't link CS with Math. While I was well above average in math, relative to the average person, I am a far better programmer and consider it a compleatly seperate toppic.

PS: My college DiffEQ teacher got annoyed when I said I had little intrest in getting a masters in Math. I wonder how many programmers have the talent, but lack the intrest.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by tjr » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:55 PM UTC

I play piano/B3 organ and bass guitar, mostly jazz/gospel.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by TrevorJ » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:57 PM UTC

sofal wrote: post #23

I'm a drummer and I'm saving up for this bad boy: http://www.yamaha.com/drums/drumproductdetail.html?CNTID=568... Oh, and I would rather stab myself with a fork than play punk.

Some would argue that fork-stabbing and listening to punk have roughly the same psychological effects, so you might not be far off there :)

I don't play drums but that's a nice looking set, love the colors.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by TrevorJ » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 1:59 PM UTC

I play the guitar and from time-to-time I lay down some random midi tracks and generally just mess around with various sequencer software.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by GavinB » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 2:02 PM UTC

Not in a band presently, but do some recording for fun. Sample: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/379399/So%20Far%20Beyond.mp3

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by access_denied » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 2:05 PM UTC

bart wrote: post #16

seertaak wrote: post #14

I play guitar, sing, and compose for the Signals. ( http://www.myspace.com/thesignalsuk )

Do you think that bands like Signals would like to auction their unique things (guitar, signed tshirt, special call ... like NIN drummer) to get some revenue?

The standard is to do that to rise some funds for charity. I don't think you can change that into a business, becuase a band who would change from charity to profit would come of too greedy and self-important. You won't be able to sell that to the cool-kids.

Re: Ask HN: How many of you play music?

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Post by john_marsch » Tue, Jun 09, 2009, 2:05 PM UTC

I try to play a guitar, but rarely have I the time lately trying to find the time to learn scheme and tcl/tk at the same time during some occasional readings of tao/zen/scifi literature. I try to keep myself busy, it wears off the time :)