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so, what time signature is c64 tetris even in?

we listened to it and realized parts of it sound clearly 4/4 while other parts sound clearly 10/8 but there's nowhere that it seems like it actually changes time signatures

-R

is it a polyrhythm?? -F

@Felthry I think it just changes time signature? I tried counting/snapping our fingers/waving our hand like a conductor throughout, and it definitely goes from 4/4 parts to 5/4 and 10/8 parts and back at specific points

it's very cool - we wouldn't mind seeing sheet music for it

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@Felthry

I found a video of it - this song has haunted me for a while, so just being reminded of it and finding it again was really nice. youtube.com/watch?v=Ny743c32gP

The switch from 4/4 to 5/4 happens around 9:30 in. It's a very smooth transition.

@dodec @packbat oh, I see now! It really barely feels like a transition; it's not getting faster or slower, it's just changing the rhythm

pretty hard to notice, even though it is at a pretty abrupt section transition melody-wise
-F

@Felthry

I don't know if I can manage the time to go through it and find out.

@Tathar others have answered for us! it's well worth a listen though if you want to listen to it while working on something sometime
-F

@Felthry

I probably would have gone so far to put together an ABC file with rendered sheet music and MIDI playback, but 25+ minutes is a lot.

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