If people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes?
If people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes?
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Counterpoint: If people from Europe love the metric system so much, why are their musicians using eighth notes instead of tenth notes?
87 5 ReplyWe do, it just depends on the time signature.
28 2 ReplySilence your foolish mouth!
10 1 ReplyWe do?
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Ever listen to Meshuggah?
9 1 ReplyFuckin A!
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My brother! I literally came to comment "If musicians love the metric system so much, why do they still use fractional notes?"
3 0 ReplyYou can but isn't as nice
I want you to try counting 10/4
4 1 ReplyWhile you are counting that switch over to 10 hour days. There is no reason there has to be 60 minutes in an hour or 60 seconds. 12/24/60 are just divisible well.
3 0 Reply10 hours days are not standard. Music time signatures are different depending on the music and composer preference
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Everything is 1/1 if you stop being a nerd.
3 0 ReplyI've played in 1/1 and its terrible
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Ok, understood.
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