m4@kbin.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 年前If people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down159file-text
arrow-up1219arrow-down1message-squareIf people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes?m4@kbin.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up87arrow-down5·1 年前Counterpoint: If people from Europe love the metric system so much, why are their musicians using eighth notes instead of tenth notes?
minus-squareneidu2@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down2·1 年前We do, it just depends on the time signature.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 年前Silence your foolish mouth!
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前My brother! I literally came to comment “If musicians love the metric system so much, why do they still use fractional notes?”
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 年前You can but isn’t as nice I want you to try counting 10/4
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前While 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.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 年前10 hours days are not standard. Music time signatures are different depending on the music and composer preference
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 年前Everything is 1/1 if you stop being a nerd.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前I’ve played in 1/1 and its terrible
Counterpoint: If people from Europe love the metric system so much, why are their musicians using eighth notes instead of tenth notes?
We do, it just depends on the time signature.
Silence your foolish mouth!
We do?
Ever listen to Meshuggah?
Fuckin A!
My brother! I literally came to comment “If musicians love the metric system so much, why do they still use fractional notes?”
You can but isn’t as nice
I want you to try counting 10/4
While 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.
10 hours days are not standard. Music time signatures are different depending on the music and composer preference
Everything is 1/1 if you stop being a nerd.
I’ve played in 1/1 and its terrible
Ok, understood.