Peter Beasley wrote:redziller wrote:Perhaps the point is, with the tech offering so much more potential, improvisation cannot possibly make use of them all
Who says you have to make use of them all?
It's the artist's choice naturally. If the artist believes they can produce their best work exploring more parameters than can be manipulated in real time then they may well chose to discard improvisation as a technique.
IMHO improvisation is over rated. Does the riff that's improvised alone and replayed later degrade? Is the improvistion from a jam that really works at the time reduced when reproduced but refined? Is the melody that's tweaked over time diminished?
Look at One Night in Space. I think it's fascinating how within the same structure we have many versions of BB's development of the lead finale. They are all different - what's worked out and what seemes to be a good idea at the time? Even if it seems like improvisation to the artist, it may all be worked out subconsciously in a mechanical way in the brain with prcesses the consciousness is unaware of.
As regards the interview I suspect EF's talking more about his way of making music than how it is for all musicians.