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Re: "Instrument" vs "Effect"



Yep, that's the beauty of language....we can do just about anything we want, but whether we'll be able to communicate with people is a different matter.  Theoretically, we could redefine every word in our local language and be able to communicate, so long as we all carried our dictionaries around with us.  There seems to be one common theme with this, which is that the closer we get to value-based, highly personal, or controversial subject matter, the more diverse or fuzzy become the definitions of terms and phrases.  For instance, although we could force ourselves to do this, we probably wouldn't spend a whole discussion thread on what we mean by the term "red".  Though, on a painter's forum, they  might very well do this, going into different shades, whether burnt auburn is red, or whether certain shades are orange-red or reddish-orange, etc.
 
So, how does one define "instrument" in this forum? I'd say the number of definitions is about directly proportionate to the number of people who would respond to that question...and then let the games begin! (Language Games, that is).
 
Kris
 
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Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: "Instrument" vs "Effect"

"Just linguistic gymnastics", says the triple-axle-reverse-tuck-double-flip-360-degree-twist record holder?

;-)

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
 We can define terms easy enough so that an effects unit is not an instrument...that's just linguistic gymnastics; but whether an effects box is an instrument in the same way as a guitar is a different matter. We are getting into categories of instrumnetation of varying degrees. Okay, it's half an instrument, and I'm half a musician by playing it. Heh heh....

Kris