ContraJohn

The addition of the synth. is the reason why DCI shows no longer interest me. As a former brass player, I find it very frustrating and I do agree that it is an insult to every brass player on that field. The new DCI crowd really has no interest in how I and others who feel the same. Obviously DCI's ticket and souvie sales must reflect that.

It was just simple request. Nothing more and nothing less. Sorry that we messed up your day.

I appreciate that you like the Blue Stars. May I recommend deleting this Post and reposting the "Money Problem" subject minus the reference to Blue Stars? This subject is misleading.

Why not? If it is part of your resume, I don't see it as an issue. The corps that you participate with definitely benefited from your WGI experience. Talk to your corpsmates as to what they think about it.

Something with more of a commanding and masculine appearance. The band uniforms make the members look so young.

Well stated. Thank you.

Ditto...it ruins big impact moments. Although it makes Vanguard honks complete, it totally ruins it for the other fans of Drum Corps. Other corps are trying to imitate this pathetic ritual as well. I wish they would just stop.

I dislike this response. If this is the case then stay home until finals. If you do go to finals at Indy, make sure you sit in the first 25 rows on the 50.

This is "God's Country" and the Kids are home. Last year we had showers approaching the stadium and they actually split around the stadium. At one point the only sunshine that made its presence shined down at the stadium. Hopefully we will see that same "divine intervention" Friday night if bad weather makes its presence.

A good solution to your long wait is to attend, or better yet, volunteer for their next camp.

I have not logged on in a very long time. A few seasons back, this use to be a daily occurrence. Get the keyboard and electronics off the field. This is what would get me back. Rely on the musicianship and performance ability of your horn line for your impact moments instead of hiding behind a volume knob. No voice within the horn line should ever be synthesized, replaced nor should any dynamics be enhanced. This goes for all the top twelve. I don't invest a week of vacation and blow a ton of cash just to hear 3 or 4 out of the top twelve that do not hide behind this atrocity. Thanks for asking though. DCI does not care for my opinion and I do not see it doing so anytime soon.

"Personally, whenever I had parts that doubled the hornline, I was usually doubling most of the voices in the hornline, not just the tubas. ".

The following quote is what is pushed me to the same conclusion: From the standpoint of a horn line fan and former horn line member regarding the Madison 20 man tuba line, the synth was merely a castration of good players put on public display for all to see. Using the synth to double horn lines and create artificial dynamics was the last straw for me. I only attended finals last season due to being an alumni of one of the finalist corps. Unless the keyboard/synth is removed entirely from the field, the only show I will attend in the future will be my corps home show. But, hey, I am only one voice that DCI is not interested in hearing from.

Where this thread going? It is turning out to be rather RAMD like.

I never said that. My reply was in response to the quick dismissal of being against electronically accompanied and/or enhanced horn lines as dinosauric.