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[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 29 points 1 month ago (7 children)

The third sentence makes it clear it's fake

  • Geiger counters aren't rhythmic, they're random
  • How would the audience know the beat matches the counter?
  • Random music doesn't sound good, the audience would be more excited for good music

Disappointed in the people who believed this.

[–] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Well... This is jazz... I'm skeptic as well, but what if it was some sort of experimental modern jazz where the musicians would try to predict the next click?

[–] MindTraveller@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You can't predict the next click, that's what random means. This would never have gotten far enough to appear in front of an audience. They would have tried it at rehearsal and realised it was impossible.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 1 month ago

The Geiger counter can be pre recorded, creating the illusion it was life, yet allowing the composition to be crafted around it

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