Elektron Musical Instruments

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "Joe" <jmelnyk@c...> wrote:

> Some better questions would be: "what percentage of your track-
> writing time do you spend using a keyboard", "once a track is 
> sequenced, do you ever use your keyboard to play it?", "do you 
> consider yourself a keyboardist?", "what role does a keyboard play 
> in your music: input tool only; live performance tool; sound 
> programming tool; etc."

  None of those questions address the arguments put forth by Marc S. 
Davis and Behn Humphry, both of whom seem to feel that keyboards 
aren't used by electronic musicians.  Playing live does not make one 
a keyboard player.  Nor does playing a keyboard well.  Being a 
keyboard player simply means that, at some point in your studio 
process, you play a keyboard.  I personally compose all of my 
melodies into the sequencer from the keyboard.  That doesn't make me 
a "keyboardist" (which would be similar to a guitarist), but it 
certainly makes me a keyboard player.  And when you play your 
keyboard, the 2% of the time that you do, you're a keyboard player 
too.