m4@kbin.social to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 7 months agoIf people from the US love the imperial system so much, why are their musicians using metronomes instead of footonomes?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down156file-text
arrow-up1209arrow-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 · 7 months agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up84arrow-down5·7 months agoCounterpoint: 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-up26arrow-down2·7 months agoWe do, it just depends on the time signature.
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·7 months agoSilence your foolish mouth!
minus-squareAdalast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoMy 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-down1·6 months agoYou can but isn’t as nice I want you to try counting 10/4
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoWhile 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-down3·6 months ago10 hours days are not standard. Music time signatures are different depending on the music and composer preference
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoEverything is 1/1 if you stop being a nerd.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI’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.