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anekglagard 
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 Posted: January 06 2008 at 14:34 |
9/8 duple meter or triple meter?
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The big beat (not single beats up to 9) is divided into 3 (triple), and there are 3 beats per measure (compound). So it is: 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 9/8 is a compound triple meter.
Edited by anekglagard - January 06 2008 at 14:36
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White Shadow
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 13:59 |
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9/8 duple meter or triple meter?
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Stagger Lee
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Nuke
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 11:58 |
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My two favorites are 5/4 and 7/8. I picked 5/4 mostly because I love this rhythm you can make (|--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-|--1--1-1-). It is such an awesome rhythm, and no other signature can do that, and of course there are so many variations of that rhythm too, It's almost as flexible as a clave. The 7/8 is so cool because it has energy built in to it. It never comes out even, there is built in tension where some beats are shorter then others. I love them both dearly.
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Evandro Martini
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 08:26 |
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Any time signature, if well used, can become wonderful, but I believe 7/4 (and its twin 7/8) is the generally best used by progressive rock, and its many uses are one of the most important contribution of prog to general music
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fungusucantkill
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Posted: January 06 2008 at 01:24 |
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6/66
in all seriousness i like 5/4, 11/8, and 7/8. especially going from one to the other.
Edited by fungusucantkill - January 06 2008 at 01:25
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Zitro
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 23:56 |
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6/8 is definitively my favorite. It's natural, relatively simple, can groove, and can PROG.
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proglil49
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 23:17 |
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I like 13/16 (Don't forget to breathe by Arena), but I am a sofa, so, there goes my priority.
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Draith
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 22:25 |
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7/8 is my personal favorite. 7/4 second, because it's like 7/8 in half time. I just love it when it pops up in a song.
I've grown quite accustomed to 7/8 listening to all of the Rush I do (they use 7/8 A LOT in their most progressive era) and at this point I have it almost as natural as 4/4 and 6/8. I come up with riffs in 7/8 all the time... something about it just makes me... happy. There's something so intellectual sounding about it.
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Inverted
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 20:14 |
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I've always been a sucker for anything in 11/8, 13/8, or 7/8.
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Prog... It's good.
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el böthy
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 17:58 |
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The more complex 11/8 and 13/8 are great stuff. 7/8 are good, but I guess not that weird either. What´s that Fripp and Belew play in Frame by Frame, 26/8?... something like that
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King Crimson776
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 17:06 |
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gotta go with 35/16
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Sckxyss
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 16:32 |
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I like a lot of music in 5/4 (although I usually count it as 10/8). 7/8, 11/8, and 13/8 are pretty fun too.
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asimplemistake
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 16:04 |
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I guess I like songs with a triple feel, so I voted 6/8, but really I don't care all too much.
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The Pessimist
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 15:54 |
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Other: The time signature at the beginning of Cygnus X-1 Book 1 - Rush; i think its 27/8 (6/8, 7/8, 6/8, 8/8)
honestly though, it's like your favourite key. my favourite to play in is A Major (F# minor) but listening to it, you don't really notice unless you're specifically listening out for it. When you listen for entertainment purposes, you really couldn't give a toss. Well, I couldn't anyway, i care more for melody and and lyrics.
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Bj-1
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 15:47 |
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I like all of them though 2,3 and 5/4 are especially fun to listen to.
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magnus
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 15:45 |
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7/8
When doodling around on my guitar, I often play 7/8 without noticing, because it's become a very "ordinary" time sig for me. Feels just as natural as 4/4, almost. Can't say the same about any other "odd" meters, like 5/4, and especially not 9/8, etc.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 14:49 |
ProgBagel wrote:
I like them all, as long as they change them in a song. |
And as long as they aren't like politicians and diapers. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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ProgBagel
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 13:55 |
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I like them all, as long as they change them in a song.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: January 05 2008 at 13:41 |
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I am a sofa and haven't spent the time to learn time signatures in the way that would allow me to identify when listening to a piece of music even though I dabble with musical instruments.
Isn't it a little like asking an architectural draftsman what their favorite scale is? I do most of my work in 1/8"=1'-0" but that doesn't have any effect on the quality of what I draw on the computer or how much someone likes what I have drawn design-wise.
Still interested in seeing how this poll turns out for those who speak timesignaturese.
Edited by Slartibartfast - January 05 2008 at 13:43
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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