1544019 Responseshttp://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/07/10/synthesizers-are-killing-drum-corps/Synthesizers+Are+Killing+Drum+Corps%21%21%21%21%212009-07-11+03%3A14%3A46synthhead to “Synthesizers Are Killing Drum Corps!!!!!”  

1. 1 S. Steven Struble on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Why are you intent on breaking my brain?

   HUH?

2. 2 Gordon on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   I have no idea what 'drum corps' are other than a guess that they're a bunch of people playing drums?
   Anyway, unless it's another video I'm linked to, that looks like a real interesting little production… an unusual mix of drama, sound and graphics. Rather more sophisticated than yer average YouTube effort. I like it!!

3. 3 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

4. 4 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

5. 5 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

6. 6 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

7. 7 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

8. 8 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

9. 9 Torley on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

   Incidentally, there's this sample library: http://www.tonehammer.com/?p=357

10. 10 synthhead on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

    Drum corps are marching bands, descended from military marching band tradition!

    Not sure about the whole synth-drum corp connection, though.

11. 11 ideletemyself on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

    okay i'm sure that's Harrison Ford. i can't place the movie though…

12. 12 hohummelody on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091557/

13. 13 synthhead on Jul 11th, 2009 said:

    Oooh – now you're really going to get them paranoid!

14. 14 boldtlev on Jul 12th, 2009 said:

    synthhead,

    Most drum corps members would object to being called "marching bands". While there are some obvious similarities, drum corps evolved as an activity entirely separate from typical high school or college marching bands. The level of commitment on the part of the members and staff and performance standards are both orders of magnitude higher than most marching bands.

    Drum & Bugle Corps is a form of musical pageantry, performed on a football field. Instriumentation was historically limited to brass instruments pitched in the key of G (hence "bugle") and acoustic percussion.

    Several years ago, DCI, the cometitive governing body for most drum corps, passed a change in the rules allowed brass instruments pitched in other keys. A few years ago, they passed another rule change allowed electronic amplification — so long as the original sound was still acoustically generated.

    Last year, yet another rule change was passed that allowing synthesizers and other electronically-generated sounds. This rule change is quite controversial among membership and fans.

15. 15 synthhead on Jul 12th, 2009 said:

    Much better explanation that I was able to provide, and it helps explain the video, too!

    So, do you think synths are killing off drum corps?

16. 16 wi_ngo on Jul 13th, 2009 said:

    I played trumpet in my University's marching band. There were several Drum Corps people that I played alongside with. Very interesting lot, for sure. They take marching and playing loud/fast VERY seriously. They can be intense. I can easily see them reacting weirdly to feeling that the purity of their beloved past-time is being threatened. They are a strangely obsessive bunch of geeks, highly dedicated to what they do, and part of a weird niche.

17. 17 synthhead on Jul 13th, 2009 said:

    Good thing there's nobody like that in the world of synthesis………

18. 18 Gordon on Jul 14th, 2009 said:

    Yeah, absolutely! Just don't put 'control voltage' people in a room with a USB cable =D

19. 19 DAN on Jul 31st, 2009 said:

    My brain hurts now..

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