Ho Duncan, How're you doin'?
On 13-Mar-98 at 16:40:01, Moderator wrote to All about Direction of
Echo
 M> There seems to be a lot of discussion about other music
 M> reproduction and production methords going on in the echo at
 M> the moment
True .  ... and I'm probably one of the culprits.
 M> Is it time to open things up a bit and cater to electronic
 M> music recording and production including MIDI
Probably.  The two are inherently linked together in practical use
anyway.
Midi is the means by which we tie various bits of kit together.
However, in the finish, the noises produced have to be transferred
to a form which is accessible to the average man-in-the-street, else
we have been wasting our time and efforts.
 M> BUT remember once I make my decition I will not tolerate flak
 M> over it.
You're the boss.
 M> Do we keep the echo restricted to MIDI ONLY
I would say no.  Obviously, if things got to the point where we were
talking about (say) the restoration of archive material or something
of that nature, we would have moved well away from midi.  But where
artists are merely trying to get their midi stuff into a final
format, it's perfectly acceptable.
 M> Do we allow allow electronic music recording and production to
 M> be on topic?
I can't think of a coherent argument why it should be banned.  On
that basis, the answer has to be yes.
On a broader front, I think we all know how close this echo came to
dying completely.  IMV, *any* discussions that vaguely relate to the
tag should be acceptable.  I would rather see the echo with only 10%
directly midi related than not have it at all.  
If the echo was crammed with midi only stuff, then there would be a
valid argument for taking the other subjects elsewhere.  But it's
not and I think they should stay unless that happens.
Keep 'em comin'
Graeme in Dover, England
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