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Forgeties79today at 8:43 AM1 replyview on HN

Musical instruments are not random. You’re just doing random inputs. Instruments are consistent, even if the “flavor” and quality varies with different builds.

Playing a B on a saxophone always plays a B.


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dotancohentoday at 8:54 AM

Saxophone, being a wind instrument was a bad choice. I can definitely tell which student was blowing when hearing a note.

But your analogy remains solid if you substitute e.g. a piano and a reasonably proficient player. A single note would be nearly indistinguishable between players... But a full piece most certainly will sound different.

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