CrownBariDad

A bit premature, but we can hope! The race is still too close to call, no matter what they say on DCP.

My son is equally closed mouthed about the changes. He did say the closing drill was "scary". Someone who saw a recent rehearsal heard lots of horn clangs during the drill. I'm sure they'll get it all worked out.

Nope--you just have to "follow" the tweeter. That's how all the groupies (am I showing my age?) follow their favorite celeb. I mainly follow CorpsScores to get DCI scores sent to my phone.

Rumor has it Crown might have some ending changes either tonight or in Allentown. Wish we had some reviewers who could confirm this. Go Crown. Rach on!!!! All the best to all the Corps tonight!

OK--I see your choice of words here. Son just says it's awesome and "pretty scary drill wise". Won't say more.

The Corps line up in a concert arc (like for encore) and play the show without marching. If it's raining, might make problems with electronics. (Thinking about Crown's show with the piano solos.) Edit: Last again. Sigh!

Yes--Herbert is definitely in a class by himself. This is his age-out year. I'm going to miss seeing him on the field next season!

Thanks! Rain--glad to hear it stopped. Hopefully the field is OK. Good luck to all the Corps tonight! Go Crown!

I assume the show has started, correct? Any reviews or tweets?

Open Class sheets don't correlate to the World Class sheets that will be used to judge Prelims/Semis/Finals. You can probably search DCP and find the point difference, but I think the current top 12 are safe. Top 17--probably not. Edit: OK guys--I type pretty fast, but you still beat me. Kudos!

Yes--got my vote! Also: Academy's piccolo trumpet solo and Spirit's flugel solo are also tops!

I tried to do this at Finals last year as we were in one of the upper levels. However, we were sitting in the Crown block seats with large groups of Cadets and Cavies fans close by. The crowd noise and cheering made it impossible to get an accurate reading.

Did anyone mention recaps are up?

I've also wondered about tuning. Barbershop quartets can hit a chord and it just rings--and sounds louder. But is it really? If a Corps is playing in perfect tune (got those 3rds and 5ths just where they need to be), will they sound louder? And will they actually BE louder? I'm way beyond what I know about acoustics, so if there are any PhDs in acoustic engineering or in music out there, feel free to chime in.

With only a few data points for SCV's show, I can't say for sure. But, I think you're probably right.

As was pointed out last year at Quarterfinals, many corps aim for the Press Box and some better than others. So, probably yes, some direct sound went over the lower seats. But, also IIRC volume drops off exponentially the further away you are. Just guessing here--but if I measured where you were sitting, the overall numbers might have been lower (due to distance), but the spreads might have been closer (more horns aimed at you). I hope I'm explaining this well. Thanks!

Bummer! I hope EVERYONE gets well for these last 2 weeks!

It could also be because of concert Bass Drum hits in the pit. I didn't mark anything special for that in my notes. A little BD goes a long way! (Pun intended--in a nice way.)

This! In an interview with Dan Potter in Atlanta, he said he didn't have any guard experience--he just hung out and picked up the moves. Cool!

Congrats Cavies! Way to go Spirit!!! And thanks to all the Corps tonight!

LOL!!!

Post on Spirit's Facebook page says there is a hump or ridge in the middle of the field that makes things interesting.

Actually, for the Atlanta show Spirit had turned down their amps quite a bit. I was even going to measure the audio and sound effects during Spirit's show, but hearing the marked difference (from Gadsden), I didn't bother.

OK--here are the rest of my measurements and notes. For each corps, they should be in music order. I don't have all the corps reps memorized, so I may call anything slow a "ballad" and use generic terms like opener, closer, next section, etc. when I didn't know the tune title. I was able to measure over a time span (usually a defined section of the corps' show) and then could see the max level on the meter, which is presented here with notes on where it occurred. Hopefully, those of you more familiar with the music will be able to match the measurements to the section. Of course, for the "ballad" there is usually (but not always) a nice crescendo which represents the max value. P&B = "park & bark" And see the correction for Cascades. Alliance: 108 - 102 ballad - 108 closer Jubal: 108 - 106 opener - 108 "shout" chorus Pioneer: 106 - 101 opener Jersey Surf: 112 - 110 opener - 112 closer Teal Sound: 109 - 108 first brass hit - 109 (w/ bass drum) - 108 closer Mandarins: 109 - 102 opener - 106 2nd part - 107 pit/battery feature - 109 closer Cascades: 110 <= CORRECTION (was 109) - 107 opener - 110 pit feature before ballad - 104 ballad - 109 closer Crossmen: 112 - 111 opener (corps in spread formation) - 108 hit on end of latin number - 109 "Spinning Wheel" - 100 ballad - 112 closer Pacific Crest: 108 - 103 opener - 107 "park & bark" (P&B) - 107 following section - 103 before percussion break - 108 before closer - 106 closer Colts: 111 - 111 opener - 110 next - 106 ballad - 111 closer The Academy: 110 - 110 opener "Little Fugue" after piccolo trumpet solo. - 107 next (spread formation) - 106 ballad (spread) - 110 closer Glassmen: 113 - 113 opener hit - 102 pit - 110 ballad - 111 drum feature after the "silver flags" - 103 P&B - 108 just before the "red sheet" is displayed - 110 closer Troopers: 110 - 105 opening chord - 109 next section - 110 before slow section - 106 "infinity chord" - only brass Blue Knights: 108 - 90 "Bonny Boy" audio - 105 opener - 105 next part - 108 after drum feature - 105 end of ballad - 107 end Blue Stars: 108 - 102 opening audio. - 105 opening - 108 next - 106 before slow section - 107 closer Spirit of Atlanta: 113 - 113 opener - 111 before the "Lady in Red" - 105 ballad - 113 "Harlem Nocturne" end Santa Clara Vanguard: 111 - 110 opening hit - 106 before ballad - 102 ballad - 111 closer Boston Crusaders: 107 - 107 opener - 106 before 1st 1812 theme - 106 closer Madison Scouts: 119 - 107 opener - 107 "New York, New York" (On the Town) - 106 next - 109 company front - 119 closer Bluecoats: 111 - 107 opener - 110 next part - 105 before synth section - 110 P&B - 111 closer Phantom Regiment: 114 - 108 opener - 108 hit in Verdi Dias Irae - 108 next before 3/4 section - 109 ballad - 114 next before Elsa's - 112 Elsa's Carolina Crown: 120+ - 112 first hit after pre-show - 110 "Paint It Black" - 105 ballad - 112 "fake" end - 120+ last chord The Cavaliers: 113 - 113 opener - 105 where the stilts enter - 109 after upside down tenor feature - 111 P&B - 104 brass arc after bari/mello duet - 108 closer The Cadets: 110 - 105 opener - 109 angels & demons battle - 110 end of "160 BPM" - 102 end of Doxology - 110 closer Blue Devils: 109 - 106 opening hit - 109 just before battery/pit feature - 106 "Promises, Promises" P&B - 106 closer

Sorry--I didn't think about doing any measurements until the 2010 season. The only show I saw live in 2009 was in Atlanta and we were seated pretty far back.