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[-] wjrii@lemmy.world 82 points 4 months ago

Counterpoint: If people from Europe love the metric system so much, why are their musicians using eighth notes instead of tenth notes?

[-] neidu2@feddit.nl 26 points 4 months ago

We do, it just depends on the time signature.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

Silence your foolish mouth!

[-] DasherPack@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago
[-] Tujio@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago
[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 months ago

You can but isn't as nice

I want you to try counting 10/4

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

While you are counting that switch over to 10 hour days. There is no reason there has to be 60 minutes in an hour or 60 seconds. 12/24/60 are just divisible well.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip -2 points 4 months ago

10 hours days are not standard. Music time signatures are different depending on the music and composer preference

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 3 points 4 months ago

Everything is 1/1 if you stop being a nerd.

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

I've played in 1/1 and its terrible

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ok, understood.

[-] Adalast@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

My brother! I literally came to comment "If musicians love the metric system so much, why do they still use fractional notes?"

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