Quote Originally Posted by gumpy green
im sure someone could write a script that would write a tune for you using random samples and random patterns but would that be any good.
I read an interview with Aphex Twin once where he pretty much claimed he had done this, and he's been one of the most consistantly inventive and prolific electronic artists of all time. But yeah, you're right... what's the point eh?

Anyway, if you want to be a vinyl purist, and spend oodles of time perfecting the beatmatch then go ahead, who is anyone else to stand in your way? I'm sure everyone will stroke their chin, and applaud the accuracy with which you aligned the two recordings.

I'll be over here trying to do stuff that other people haven't thought of yet.

Oh, and the music / sport analogy doesn't work on any level whatsoever.