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by jcrabtr 3003 days ago
Right. Why play an acoustic instrument when we can accurately synthesize its sound, or use a tube amplifier when we could use a digital modelling amplifier that perfectly simulates it? Because nostalgia is one of the enjoyable aspects of music. That being said, one should realize that paying for nostalgia isn't necessarily paying for objectively better performance.
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Yes, goto Paris, goto Louvre, watch all the old stuff, realise it could be done much better now with 3d printers and UNDO.