The reason why I think a new symbol would be useful is The Drop is often a specific point in the song, different than just a regular \# transition. Check out soundcloud's april fool's joke: http://blog.soundcloud.com/2013/04/01/dropometer/
(ignore the actual choice of positioning, it was mostly random) Owen On Wed, 2013-12-04 at 20:32 +0100, Filip Hráček wrote: > Thanks for the clarification! I think we can do without introducing > the new symbol (not that I don't like the idea of an asterisk > boom/drop :), but I do my best to keep it as simple as possible). > > As to how to signify the classic dubstep drop, I still think it would > look something like ~# or +# or similar, depending on the melodic/beat > content before and after the drop. The point is not to lose the > information of ~, -, +, =, and #. > > I suspect most drops will go to #, but some might go even to =. The > content before the drop can be very different. I can even imagine a > #/# drop (an already busy, but 'quiet' riff goes absolutely crazy). > The / symbol was meant for exactly that. > > I've never mixed dubstep, so i might be totally off. What do you > think? Is this something dubstep DJs can work with? > > Dne 4. 12. 2013 20:12 "Owen Williams" <owilli...@mixxx.org> napsal(a): > > > On 12/04/2013 05:57 AM, Filip Hráček wrote: > > > Hi Sean, > > > > > > Thanks for your email! I'm excited to hear that Mixxx is > thinking about > > > parsing DJ Notation! > > > > > > I have been postponing this for months now, but today, I > finally got to > > > write down all the changes from the original specs. > www.djnotation.org > > > <http://www.djnotation.org> now contains what I've been > using for a long > > > time now (it's not a big change from version 1, though). > Of course, feel > > > free to use in any way. > > > > > > One of our other developers wants to suggest using the > asterisk (*) > > > to denote a "drop" where everything comes back in to > the mix. > > > > > > > > > Interesting. So, for example, -#~-#= could be written as > -#~-*=? If > > > that's the case, I don't understand the benefit. Am I > missing the point? > > > Could you please clarify? > > Drops are similar to "buildups" as you've defined them on the > dj > notation page, but I feel like with newer ee-dee-em and > brostep music it > is something more specific. One web page describes: > > "The drop is a feature of many dubstep and other electronic > tracks. > After an initial build or introduction, typically with > higher-register > synths and percussion, and a short musical break or interlude, > the song > abruptly introduces a heavy modulated bass line usually > accompanied by > heavy percussion. This is the drop. Drops may occur one or > more times > in a given track." > > check out this shitty video: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE-uH0OVL_Y > > I'm not a huge fan of dubstep but The Drop is an important > element in > modern electronic music. (If you don't want to add a new > notation, at > least mention which of the current symbols should apply to > drops) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Get Mixxx, the #1 Free MP3 DJ Mixing software Today http://mixxx.org Mixxx-devel mailing list Mixxx-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mixxx-devel
