Press: Play It Again, Vladimir (via Computer) - NYT

Play It Again, Vladimir (via Computer) - New York Times: "Dr. John Q. Walker, the president of Zenph Studios in Raleigh [...] is developing technology that enables him to break down the sounds of an old recording, digitize them and reproduce them on a Disklavier, an up-to-the-minute player piano that can record and replay performances by means of a CD in a slot above the keyboard. Sophisticated fiber optics control the instrument's hammers. [...]

"This is the new world of computer music. In its infancy, way back in the 1960's, the goal was to use digital technology to create new sounds and new musical forms. Today scientists around the world are turning computers on human performance, seeking to quantify an element once thought to be intangible: the expressivity of a human artist."