Re: Flow and Electronic Musical Instrument Design

[bill bigrig <billbigrig@yahoo.com>]

Howdy,

 I prefer sitting for keyboards, standing for guitar
as my homade axe is rather clumsy while seated, but
for vocals, time and time again I get the best results
while standing. i don't know why but comparing tracks
always sounds better for me while standing,
Rig


--- Richard Sales <richard@glasswing.com> wrote:

> Hi QUa
> 
> I know for playing guitar sitting is WAY better than
> standing for me.  
> My body can move, but I don't have to worry about
> keeping myself 
> vertical!  I think most guitarists would agree, but
> most stand up so 
> they can be seen above the crowd.  Also, it's harder
> to do the windmill 
> guitar moves sitting down.   And of course, sitting
> is the tried and 
> true method of playing keyboards (piano).  I've done
> it standing up 
> (organ & synth), but sitting is so much better,
> especially after a few 
> beers.
> 
> I think possibly it might be easier to work floor
> pedals standing up, 
> though.
> 
> I think correct posture when sitting is critical for
> me.  I've seen 
> great guitarists sit wrong and they seem to be fine.
>  But they're young 
> and the bones and muscles are still too intimidated
> by the vigor of 
> youth to make their statement.  But, given time,
> they will.  And when 
> they do, OUCH!
> 
> I think flow is mostly in our minds.  Certainly,
> that which stops flow 
> is in our minds.  Moving the body sometimes seems to
> shut down that 
> part of the mind that stops flow.  But it doesn't
> have to be jumping 
> jacks.
> 
> richard sales
> glassWing farm and studio
> vancouver island, b.c.
> 800.545.6846
> 250.752.4816
> www.glassWing.com
> www.richardsales.com
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> On 18-May-07, at 2:02 PM, Qua Veda wrote:
> >
> > What do you think - does sitting in a relatively
> fixed position, at a
> > computer, or set of control surfaces help or
> hinder Flow ?
> > -Qua
> 




 
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