but - can it play the piccolo?

[sloan]

http://spectrum.ieee.org/jul08/6454

[Todd S. Malicoate]

From the article:
"Takanishi expects things will move much faster now, because he tackled one of the hardest instruments to play first."



Todd S. "who learned to play flute reasonably well in a summer, and who isn't the brightest bulb in the light fixture" Malicoate

[Rick F]

Sheesh, what's next!?

In the write-up they state they've been working on a sax robot. Now THERE they might see an improvement.

[Nick Pierce]

[MikeS]

Sheesh, what's next!?

In the write-up they state they've been working on a sax robot. Now THERE they might see an improvement.

This reminds me of a comment one of my old teachers made. A sax player remarked within earshot that his chops were tired after a long rehearsal earlier that day. My teacher's response, "Chops?! You don't need any chops to play the sax. H#@l, I could be three days dead on a slab; you put a sax in my mouth, press down on my belly and I'll sound just like Ornette Coleman."

[windshieldbug]

"... H#@l, I could be three days dead on a slab; you put a sax in my mouth, press down on my belly and I'll sound just like Ornette Coleman."

Or at least like Charlie Parker; he's living-challenged, too!

[MikeS]

Or at least like Charlie Parker; he's living-challenged, too!

Which raises the question, which would be worse, an orchestra made up of robots or one made up of reanimated corpses?

[tjonp]

Hilarious