Mellotronists

Donald Tillman wrote:
> So I (and remember I'm supposed to be the snobby fascist luddite twat
> in this conversation) am saying the adoption of MIDI is a not a good
> thing for a musical instrument.  We should use the technology to
> leverage creativity and personal expression, not regiment everything
> into a byte stream.  We should be using a diversity of technologies,
> and enjoy the features and quirks of each, and not be forcing
> everything into a microprocessor, advanced as it may be.
>   
So what musical protocol design would you have preferred to have seen,. 
given the fact that there was never any going back to recording audio again?

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Mike Dickson, Edinburgh