Hook'emCavies Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 As a clarinetist... no woodwinds in DCI please and thanks 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 As a clarinetist... no woodwinds in DCI please and thanks Amen Brother, but it's only a matter of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drangin Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) this would push me right into the woodwind camp! love me some bari sax. This would push me right out of drum corps as a fan. DCI has already gone way too far afield in instruments that should be allowed. Technically there's no difference between an electric violin and a violin playing into a microphone: a transducer converts acoustic energy into electronic patterns which are then converted back into acoustic energy via transducer and amplified. Yet the former is allowed and the latter is not, and neither should be allowed because speakers cannot match the quality of sound of acoustic instruments. In the drum corps movement, brass and drums worked well for so long before electronics for a reason: they are powerful, cohesive and complimentary. Adding electronics has only caused endless struggles of compensating for one weakness or another. My view is that if an instrument can not stand on its own without amplification in any context then it should not be used, and woodwinds IN NO WAY can balance brass unless used in enormous numbers, and solo instruments would rely totally on amplification. In most if the contests I've attended recently, the speaker systems were more ear-shattering than satisfying, because the mixing crews are rehearsing for finals week instead of paying attention to what it sounds like at the particular venue they're in at the moment. Adding woodwinds may seem like the logical next step in DCI, but for this fan it would be the last straw. Edited December 18, 2016 by drangin 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corpsband Posted December 19, 2016 Author Share Posted December 19, 2016 Adding woodwinds may seem like the logical next step in DCI, but for this fan it would be the last straw. so many last straws over the years and yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drangin Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 so many last straws over the years and yet. One licorice stick and I'm done. That's what BOA is for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerguy315 Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) I am hopeful that woodwinds do not appear in DCI. but, I think they are coming, as solo instruments. Entire sections aren't realistic, though I suppose you could mic 3 clarinets (1 per part) and they could match the brass... edit: I am a saxophone player that marched baritone Edited December 19, 2016 by soccerguy315 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cixelsyd Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 so many last straws over the years and yet... ... drum corps still exists, but at a fraction of its former levels of participation and following. And your point is what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook'emCavies Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Amen Brother, but it's only a matter of time. I hope not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 so many last straws over the years and yet... ....it remains a small activity that not many people know about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 cost. thats why DCI isnt looking to add woodwinds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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