All my life I have always loved music – it’s been one of the few staples throughout my entire life.  Ever since I could talk I was singing.  But there’s the catch – in terms of instruments, the only instrument I’m even remotely practiced in is the voice.  I’ve taken a few piano lessons, and I even played the saxophone, trombone, and French horn for a time, but I never became accomplished with any of these instruments, and eventually decided to abandon them in favor of furthering my voice.  For the most part, this works for me, as I adore singing.  However, in terms of songwriting, I always felt behind my peers, as I couldn’t ever really write background parts for my voice.  This is all changing though, as I learn more about computer music.
     One of the most interesting things Ge said in his book is that until he heard Homebrew, he thought computer music had to sound “cold and mechanical”.  I too had this perception, and I think it’s a common thought when considering music made by computers.  But this is so far from true!  Not only can computers take worldly sounds and manipulate them, but we are at a point where most modern music is made, edited, and mixed with computers, and what is produced is far from cold and mechanical.  This makes me feel like I can use the computer as a second instrument in my toolkit to help produce music.  And as far as instruments go, the computer is inarguably the most diverse, as it can reproduce (almost) any sound, and creates many of its own.  So I’m really excited to learn more about creating music with this fantastic instrument.
     Finally, on page 181, Ge persuades the reader to take advantage of the wonderful possibilities of the computer, and that’s what I intend to do.  This is such an advanced and next-to limitless tool, it would be a crime to use it without creating and expanding the medium.