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Just had a vision (nightmare?) of bunch of synth players on the field using synths strapped over their necks ala Edgar Winter, Billy Preston and about every Funk group of the mid 70s. If they use the synths with what looks like a guitar neck at the one end they could really do some nasty moves on the field moving the synth with one hand. :shutup:

You know about 25 years ago I was watching some program which talked about innovation and they brought on a guy who was wearing an electronic drum kit which had pads at about the same level as multi tenors and snares, and then what looked like a roll cage around him which had various bars and pads on it that he hit like (and sounded like) cymbals and other electronic percussion patches. He specifically mentioned DCI and this was 20 years before there was any amplification or electronification in the activity. (It was already in the band world) So he had his electronic percussion set, but he carried and wore it and could march with it.

So why not go to synth keyboards and get these players marching on the field with them? I just wonder how long before Blue Devils or Cadets decide its time for this and the measure get passed through DCI? There already are synth vibes and marimbas that are played by striking as well.

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saxaphones

Dude..."saxOphone". The only way you can misspell that word is if...you're a saxophonist.

You know about 25 years ago I was watching some program which talked about innovation and they brought on a guy who was wearing an electronic drum kit which had pads at about the same level as multi tenors and snares, and then what looked like a roll cage around him which had various bars and pads on it that he hit like (and sounded like) cymbals and other electronic percussion patches. He specifically mentioned DCI and this was 20 years before there was any amplification or electronification in the activity. (It was already in the band world) So he had his electronic percussion set, but he carried and wore it and could march with it.

So why not go to synth keyboards and get these players marching on the field with them? I just wonder how long before Blue Devils or Cadets decide its time for this and the measure get passed through DCI? There already are synth vibes and marimbas that are played by striking as well.

Can't wait for every corps to do this and play the mandatory 80's music that will accompany those sounds!

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You can't replicate the real thing. plus, 4 of the same signal essentially (4 of the same marimba sample) played at the the same time... it would either be very obvious dirt, or very awkward clean. If you consider then only having one on "marimba" the you loose the sound that's created by 4. Acoustic keyboards are safe.

Sample four players playing each note, and have one mallet kat play as a whole marimba section.

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