Mark Sulik

While I am a diehard fan of modern Casio electric pianos, I got my start on a brand new Yamaha electric piano my dad kept in the basement. I would go down there as a kinder ~1990 and mess around on it, not understanding the patterns. The keyboard is HEAVY and built like a tank. Every component still works 33 years later. I'm not the biggest fan of the built-in sounds, but then we attached an aftermarket external midi-box that had better piano sounds. Today I'm keyboard proficient, with a bachelor's in music and a teaching career. Funny how it never would h... (read more)

I am a complete layperson. Thank you for helping me to visualize how LLMs operate, in general.

Fantastically concise for a topic where it is tempting to get into the weeds.

I would argue that cheap computing since the debut of MIDI has poached players from the organ, although computer keyboard music does encompass both the piano & the organ. Piano has lost popularity over time (just take a look at the used piano market for evidence of this) but not as much as organ (see church attendance in decline). An organ console for the home is more expensive to produce and house than a PC with a MIDI keyboard. The PC expands the capabilities of what one key... (read more)