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"I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off."

David Tudor, American Musician

Computer, Interest, Sound

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"I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off."

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"I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off."

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