> Actually, real instruments can be duplicated by computer. It's called > sampling and it works quite well. But you only get the timbre and envelope of a sound--and it's static, as samples are like snap shots of sound. You can't get the interplay and inflection of fingers on strings, for example. Of course, you can program a simulation, but the things that make playing a non-digital instrument worth the bother are immaterial in sampling. I love electronic music--but I'd think it another huge loss to lose bio- based instrumets. I think we'll be finding some interesting new psychological effects increasingly experienced as binary simulation. Actually, if you look at, say, mental health care, we're already getting a binary approach-- you're one of a list of mental illness presets, or you fall through the system and are not treated. For example. ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu