Coldplero

Some things to add after reading most of theposts... First of all, the bell Will uses for VIVA does have an omnidirectional microphone inside and a ddtrigger. Im not sure if Will's just hitting the bell to trigger the sound or if he's really making noise from the bell and that sound is being caught by the mic and amplified at the same time. But anyway, he's really playing with the instrument. Another thing Coldplay fans shouldn't forget are their rules. If you observe them very carefully, there's one that says elektronic equipment are instruments, not recording aids, which I have to agree, they're new era musical instruments, so accept them by what they're And I love Coldplay for playing the sounds they created. They play with the sounds. They have their own sounds for every instrument (i.e Fix You Organ). All designed by the band and it's team. And it happens that they play the instrument with the new sound. About pre-recorded stuff, I read some time ago that when Jonny stops playing Viva La Vida main riff to get on his guitar, the keyboard rack is set to continue playing the whole song by itself from the moment Jonny stops playing it. That action is triggered by band techs via intercoms (I'll try to get the link to a report of a guy spying radio frequencys and hearing tech crew chats during viva show). I also read that each instrument has its own rack and software, so when It's not being played, the tech crew (off-stage) can remotely trigger the pre-recorded share of the song, and that the trigger is automatically shut down when the instrument is played again. You can verify this with the viva la vida live videos, when chris comes and plays a riff, then he goes away and then he returns. Or you can evidence this on Lovers In Japan... I disagree with the idea that the band should hire musicians to play all those instruments instead of having pre-recorded stuff. Essentially because its not necessary, and it does sound better without them. And then, because Coldplay is mainly integrated by 4 members, and that means the band. When you go to a Coldplay show, you know you're going to that band show, not to a string quartet or Orchestra performance as Coldplay is not intended to be a classical music group. In addition to my plot, I think we all should be very proud of having a band on earth that can delight our ears with its creations. And because It's "their creations" they can interpretate them as they want, they are not obbliged to hire any string quartet as long as they can manage to PLAY (not act as if they were playing) the songs in a great way as they're doing. Actually Coldplay is an example for any musician, an example of creativity and musical inteligence. What's important to know is that they focus on one instrument at a time, they're not multitaskers, and that they never stop playing any instrument but jumping from one to another. I think we should be proud they're capable of doing that, and because they're capable to fill our ears with awesome sound harmony... And my last paragraph is dedicated for some of you, that think Coldplay is in wrong way with the pre-recorded stuff, I think they're a really example of a good use of pre-recorded parts of songs, I mean, their use its justified with all that I wrote above. Lastly, I wanted to say that none of you would have known Coldplay if it weren't for pre-recorded stuff. To prove that, I invite any of you to watch the live 2003 DVD, lets say the song Yellow or Clocks, and imagine those songs without the background music (that is a pre-recorded sound). I mean, the pre-recorded sounds of parts of Coldplay songs are made by Coldplay and played by them or professional hired musicians or close friends, whats wrong with that? Pre-recorded background sound is one of last elements of Coldplay to compliment their songs, as they make a whole, create the atmosphere for Chris to start playing Clocks, and encapsulates the whole harmony of what you call "melody"... so if Coldplay wouldnt have used pre-recorded background sounds, I think, Coldplay wouldnt have been such a successful band. Long life Coldplay --- Apologies for my english... still studying it as I'm born in Argentina. I hope you could all understand my theory and plot...:thinking: Salutes, Coldplero :D