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Woodwinds? How about video over the trons to incorporate into your message? Pyrotecnics? Strings? All micd brass for amplification?

LED's perhaps in the pit, on the uniforms themselves, on the instruments? Western Carolina did it last year on the drums and it was a cool effect.

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LED's perhaps in the pit, on the uniforms themselves, on the instruments? Western Carolina did it last year on the drums and it was a cool effect.

I'd say lighting would be it, but would a corps turn the lights out for it? That would in turn create problems of trying to turn the lights back on for the next groups, since those take a long time to warm up.

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I'd say lighting would be it, but would a corps turn the lights out for it? That would in turn create problems of trying to turn the lights back on for the next groups, since those take a long time to warm up.

Western Carolina did it last year and it worked great.

Go to about the 8:30 mark. I marched on the tenor line at Spirit with their percussion arranger, I could probably get him on here to explain how they did that.

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Woodwinds? How about video over the trons to incorporate into your message? Pyrotecnics? Strings? All micd brass for amplification?

High Stepping Drum Majors with a whistle and a twirling baton. :smile:

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Unfortunately strings and woodwinds seem primed for legalization. Like one of those "okay, well we've come this far so why not?" type of things that people have been hammered to death with over time. I doubt we'll see actual saxophone/piccolo sections, but soloists seem like they'd get introduced fairly quickly if it passes. Blue Stars already kinda broke the ice a few years ago during encores (and now I hate that I remember that).

On the bright side, if that happens I could also see a decent purge of corps out of DCI reminiscent of the original founders. DCA might even open up a junior division circuit with their growing popularity and invite Madison, Boston and a few others. I only mention those two because they seem the most likely to join.

On another note, more electronic experimentation (projectors, screens, lasers) seems possible at this point. Much like amplified voice, I don't trust DCI corps and judges to use their new powers with great responsibility like they should.

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Western Carolina did it last year and it worked great.

Go to about the 8:30 mark. I marched on the tenor line at Spirit with their percussion arranger, I could probably get him on here to explain how they did that.

I love being entertained like this. I think LEDs enhanced the and supported the performance and would totally support this. Id like to see double the hornlines on the field so i can hear them too.

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Of all the changes in the past decade, led lightning wouldn't bother me and could lead to some really neat visual effects. I'd take led lights on every member over pvc towers or the cadets towers from this years show. Just my opinion though.

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Of all the changes in the past decade, led lightning wouldn't bother me and could lead to some really neat visual effects. I'd take led lights on every member over pvc towers or the cadets towers from this years show. Just my opinion though.

It would work well for visual effect no question. I'm calling it now...LED's will be the next new "thing". WC has already shown it works.

*So many possibilities for creative uses, LED's on the uni's, in the pits, obviously on the drums, woven into the flags...? I'm just curious who ques the color changes, that would take a dedicated individual right?

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