If I Had a Hammer ...
A film about computers in the music industry
Narrated by Lesley Judd
Few rock and pop records are made today without the help of sophisticated computer-based synthesisers. They can reproduce the sound of virtually any instrument and replay strings of notes more accurately than session musicians. This film traces their development from the 19th-century Telharmonium to the Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument.
'It doesn't make you a better carpenter because you can bash in nails with your fist,' says music producer
MARTIN RUSHENT. 'The smart guy uses a hammer.'
Film editor HORACIO QUEIRO Producer PATRICK TITLEY
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