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Re:Everything We Can't Describe in Music by elihu on Thursday April 18, 2024 @01:18AM (#40073212)
There are a lot of famous guitar players, but there really aren't a lot of expressive controller players. I don't know of anyone who is famous for playing the Linnstrument, or the Osmose, or Continuum.

Vangelis and the CS-80 is maybe an exception, though even if his songs are very recognizable, probably a lot of people could convincingly imitate him.

Maybe Wendy Carlos could count too.

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Re:Everything We Can't Describe in Music by 8bitsrule on Thursday April 18, 2024 @03:15AM (#40073753)
Carlos was great at deliberate performances, but if there are any 'Carlos Live' recordings, I haven't heard one! But then LOTS of people grew up learning to play instruments from great teachers for centuries ... not so many with synths.
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