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10290 Members
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Max Online: 722 @ 04/10/08 12:10 PM
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Some new changes have been made here at Drumlines.org.
- The Who's Online Island has been rewritten to include color codes, search bots, etc.
- The shoutbox will now show username colors where appropriate. Also added an IRC like /me functionality.
- New option on Active Topics to show Topics that do not have any replies yet.
- The following changes were made to the Text Editor:
o Smiley popup will no longer stretch to the sky's imagination.
o Popups now show correctly positioned in all browsers.
o The bigger/smaller images are moved to be vertically related.
o Popups autohide when you click the textarea.
o Modified spoiler and list tags. Spoilers now have spoiler=Message and list tags now support list=(circle|i|I|a|A|1|disc|square)
o Several media options, such as YouTube, Google Video, etc. - The Member List has been reorganized. This will also show the user's current online/offline status.
- The pagination code has been redone to make it easier to jump around forums/topics with multiple pages.
- You can now set your notifications to only notify you when a new topic is created, instead of for every post.
- In the footer bar there is now an option to change the Stylesheet or Language settings, this is available to guest users as well.
- It is now possible to just search the body of a post, excluding the subject.
- When emailing a post, you will now get the option of emailing just that single post, or the post and all of it's replies as well.
- It is now possible to email a Private Message to yourself.
- Added the capability to email the entire topic to oneself.
- 'My Stuff' menu option to have it as either a drop down or as a left navigation menu.
- 'My Buddies' is back, but with more functionality. You can check multiple users, and then launch a PM to all selected (within limits). Multiple delete. View Posts and Profile from same screen.
- Viewmessages (PMs) has been enhanced to additionally include: Emailing of multiple selected PMs as well as deletion.
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I have just made a major upgrade to Drumlines.org! A lot of new features have been added, and some are gone. But don't fret! I am in the process of adding those features back, but it will take some time and I wanted to open up the Website in the mean time so everyone can still get their DLO fix!
Stay tuned as features are added and tweaked. If anyone has any comments and/or suggestions, please feel free to post them here!
Thanks for keeping Drumlines.org #1!
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The staff here at DLO is proud to announce the 2007 cadence contest. This will be a cadence writing competition that is open to all members of DLO and it will begin immediately. As with everything, there has to be rules and guidelines, so here is a list of things to keep in mind:
- All Cadences must be original material and written by the person who is submitting it
- Instrumentation will be as follows: snare, tenor(4, 5, or 6 drums) and bass (4 or 5 drums) NO CYMBALS
- Each cadence must be marchable. There is no restriction on length or difficulty, but it must be in a "marchable" time signature (4/4, 3/4,2/4 etc) 13/16 doesn't work
- Each cadence must be accompanied by an mp3. There are many soundfonts and programs to accomplish this floating around, so hopefully this is not a problem for anyone.
- Cadences must be submitted in pdf format. If you do not have a program to create this file type, I suggest either CutePDF or PDF995. Both are free and easy to find on the internet. Also, please include the original file (finale, sibelius, etc) in your email.
- Each cadence must have a name. The name can not include any part of your DLO username or your real name. Also, do not put your DLO name or real name on the cadence anywhere (there is a reason)
- There will be a panel of judges to determine the finalist cadences; the winner will then be determined by a DLO community vote. We will announce the names of the judging panel later.
- Attached to this post is a sample notation file. This includes actual music examples of a "standard notation" that will be used for this contest. All submissions must use this "standard." I understand that some of the symbols will be different than what you are used to, but this will make the process much easier for judging/voting purposes. If you do not use this "standard" your entry will be disqualified.
- NOTATION IS VERY IMPORTANT. Unless the sticking is natural (RLRL), then it must be notated. This includes bass drum unisons. Dynamics, etc (if applicable) need to be included in your submission. This way your cadence is interpreted just as you envisioned, and nothing will be left to the imagination of the judges (trust me, that is a scary thought)
- When you are FINISHED with your cadence and ready for it to be submitted, you will need to send an email to
 . The subject header should read "Cadence Contest Entry: (your cadence name)". The body of the email should include your real name (first and last), DLO name and the title of your cadence. You are not allowed to share the name of your cadence with anyone, or your entry will be disqualified. The judges will only know the name of the cadence, and not the composer. This will allow the judging to be impartial.
- Some of you are probably wondering 'what is my incentive for entering?' Well, first you will have your work judged by a panel of your drumming peers and you will receive constructive praise and criticism that will help you with your writing in the future. Also, all of the finalist cadences (and select ones of the other entries) will be posted on DLO for everyone to enjoy. Finally, there will be a prize for the winners. The exact prize or prizes are still being finalized, but I promise you they will be percussion related.
- The earliest date for submission is October 1st with the last day for submissions being December 31st. That gives everyone roughly 2 1/2 months to get something prepared. This long time frame is due to many members of this site being involved with high school marching bands during this same time. Hopefully, everyone will have plenty of time to get a cadence submitted.
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Ok, now here is the criteria on which each cadence will be judged:
- PLAYABILITY : Realism of what is written on the page. Can a line realistically play this piece? Are the tenor parts too wierd and outrageous that only the 92 SCV quad line can play them? Also, does the tempo fit the amount of notes on the page?
- CLEANLINESS OF SCORE : Are the parts readable? Do you have noteheads turning up, down and sideways? Is the sticking overlapping into the actual music? Is your pdf 8 pages long because you haven't adjusted the number of measures per system? Bottom line: the music must look as good as it sounds
- MARKETABILITY : Would someone spend time whipping out a credit card and downloading this cadence? Would there be requests for the sheet music on drumming forums (not a good idea by the way)? Would people spend time transcribing it so that their line could play it without paying for it? Would people stand in the lot and eagerly anticipate this piece being played? Is this the next electric wheelchair?
- GROOVE : Can you find the beat while listening? Does it make you involuntary turn into a bobble head? Will every high school line in the country be playing some version of it so they can be cool? Does this cadence make Patti want to shake dat thang?
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Ok, there ya go. Hopefully, I covered everything. If you have any questions feel free to post them here. Oh, and please make sure you actually read everything above before you start asking questions that already have answers. Enjoy, and good writing.
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After being requested by binghamsnare, a new forum entitled "Health Matters" has been created. Sore? Aches? Pains? Questions regarding your health go there!
Make sure you read the disclaimer stickied in that forum also!
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The 2007 DCI rankings page is now available!
You can now (once again, as done in past seasons) keep up with DCI while surfin' DLO. It is available right below the navigation at the top of the website on every page.
Or, if you want a bookmark:
http://www.drumlines.org/dci/showdciranks.dci
For those a little more technically savvy, an RSS feed is also available.
You can sort by percussion score or total score.
This has been created and provided by our one and only Josh DLWebmaestro.
Enjoy.
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