The Logic Off Topic list

--- In logic-ot@yahoogroups.com, steve parker <swimorsync@n...> wrote: 
> >  as do 3/5 7/5 etc. They are not
> > theoretical or open to interpretation any more than 4/4 is.
> 
> they are a kludgy way to modulate tempo.
> they lose musical distinction between stuff like 5/4 and 5/8.
> 
> time sigs PLUS tempo marks are very powerful.
> trying to make time sigs INCLUDE tempo marks or tempo gradations loses 
> time sig functionality.
> 
> like using a piccolo to crack a nut.......
> steve parker

I think this part all depends on what kind of music you are doing. Sometimes 
writing a tempo change instead of a tuplet produces undesireable results, 
especially in groove oriented music with a single pulse throughout the song. I 
can't imagine Zappa would have used a tempo change to express the irregular 
rhythms in the Black Page with that 1/4 note kik going all the way through. I've 
never seen the score but it seems like all tuplets to me.

I think tempo change work great for rubato pieces. They are obviously much 
simpler to read than odd denomiator time sigs.

chop that beat

Teddy Kumpel