DT in the studio again!

[GasparXR]

I think you have to consider the artist.  Dream Theater don't strike me as the type to freak out about this kind of thing.  I think, if anything, they'd be impressed and amused by the ingenuity and dedication of their fanbase. 

This. They have already shown that they adore their fans and I don't think something like this would ruin it for them.

[rumborak]

Besides, and this is no slight to the transcriber, I expect us to actually have a hard time identifying the spot in the eventual tracks where this came from. A lot of variables unaccounted for.

[Lucien]

Besides, and this is no slight to the transcriber, I expect us to actually have a hard time identifying the spot in the eventual tracks where this came from. A lot of variables unaccounted for.

This.

[Estiui]

I think that this MIDI thing is a fact that shows how much we love their music and tells them that we are looking forward to listen to their new album. That is more positive than negative, IMO.

[DebraKadabra]

I'm not reading 9 pages of what I missed - I kinda kept up anyway.
/lazy

All I have to say (besides the whiteboard ) is that I am REALLY looking forward to the new album.  Like MEGA stoked.

[mellotron_scratch]

I think that this MIDI thing is a fact that shows how much we love their music and tells them that we are looking forward to listen to their new album. That is more positive than negative, IMO.

This.

And by the way, I'm new here, so hi everyone 

[The Stray Seed]

Welcome on board man =D don't forget to introduce yourself here: https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=322.0

[Zook]

Is there anyone who actually believes those are the real titles?

I believe that those are the real working titles.

Maybe it's semantics, but I consider them just place holders, because I doubt NADS was an actual "working title" for The Dark Eternal Night.

[robwebster]

That's what a working title is. It's a title, you work with, before the lyrics are written.

[Zook]

That's what a working title is. It's a title, you work with, before the lyrics are written.

no u

When I think working title, I think of a name in relation to the lyrics, but something that might change. NADS has nothing to do with the content of TDEN, so if they called it Grotesque Creature Battle first before changing it, that would be a working title. I'm not saying you're wrong, but that's what I think.

[robwebster]

That's fine, but it's just plain not what the phrase means!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_title

"Working titles are used primarily for two reasons - the first being that an official title has not yet been decided upon and the working title is being used as a filler for naming purposes, the second being a ruse to intentionally disguise the production of a project." There we go, filler for naming purposes. It's something artists call their products, in-studio, so they're not saying "Song 2" or "Untitled Project" all the itme.

It's a bit like objecting to me calling 28 Days Later a film cos it was shot digitally. I mean, fine, but "film" honestly does cover both.

[Perpetual Change]

A "working title" is a permit you get authorizing you to do work somewhere!

Duh!

[Zook]

... OK, I was wrong! I was a fool to argue with Robwebster. I mean, he has "webster" in his name. He must be a genius...


I never claimed to be the best blacksmith in Skyrim FUCK OFF YOU WANKER!


I'm sorry.

Friends?

[The Letter M]

Best working title I usually recall is "Blue Harvest". Those who knows it will know what it is!

-Marc.

[docsp76]

Best working title I usually recall is "Blue Harvest". Those who knows it will know what it is!

-Marc.

blue harvest – horror beyond imagination

[Lucidity]

That little sound clip sounds like it would've fit in perfectly with Train of Thought. Endless Sacrifice's instrumental section comes to mind.

[TheGreatPretender]

Am I the only one here who can't stop listening to that midi sequence?

[krands85]

Am I the only one here who can't stop listening to that midi sequence?

I couldn't get it to play in any of my usual media players, so I downloaded a specific midi player for it. It let me choose different 'instruments' to play the sequence through and I was sitting listening to it over and over with all these different sounds.  I even recorded some of them and laid them all out in Audacity to make a 'song' out of them - had some bass, drums, guitar and synth all playing together and saved it as an MP3 

[mellotron_scratch]

Wouldn't it be awkward if we all got so excited to hear that little midi thing in the actual album, and then they didn't end up including it

[jonnybaxy]

Hey guys, mix going down tomorrow and a nice response

[countoftuscany42]

any way to make that bigger?

[nicmos]

Best working title I usually recall is "Blue Harvest". Those who knows it will know what it is!

-Marc.

good to see other SW fans on here, and I don't mean Steven Wilson

[mellotron_scratch]

I now have a countdown program on my desktop which counts down the time till DT12 is released

[GasparXR]

I now have a countdown program on my desktop which counts down the time till DT12 is released

Hahaha, you know you're a diehard fan when









....I'm going to Google search for that program.

[TheGreatPretender]

I would never want something like that. It would only agonize me just how far away the album still is.

[atmyne]

anyone else going to attempt to not listen to ANY samples or even read reviews of the upcoming album? I'm going to give it a crack...

[TheGreatPretender]

anyone else going to attempt to not listen to ANY samples or even read reviews of the upcoming album? I'm going to give it a crack...

I'm definitely avoiding samples this time around.

[Infinite Cactus]

About the whole transcribing possible backlash. Dream Theater once held a contest based on who could get the closest to Stream Of Consciousness and make their own version. Dream Theater provided charts i'm pretty sure. And while there weren't actual notes given I think, it's one of those things. Dream Theater knows what they're doing posting this stuff, lol they are aware of the fanbase. Plus, several former members and one current members' wife post on this message board. They'll let us know if they have a problem.

[sdfdsv]

any way to make that bigger?

th4t's wh4t sh3 s4id

[Super Dude]

Best working title I usually recall is "Blue Harvest". Those who knows it will know what it is!

-Marc.

good to see other SW fans on here, and I don't mean Steven Wilson

Just because that's a thing doesn't meant that's the reason DT named it that. Family Guy named their SW spoof Blue Harvest too.

[DebraKadabra]

any way to make that bigger?

Edit:  DAMMIT!  Ninjaed by teh n00b.

[TheGreatPretender]

any way to make that bigger?

Edit:  DAMMIT!  Ninjaed by teh n00b.

Yes, but this is DTF... We usually need something smaller.

[Octawakeimages]

That MIDI clip was awesome!  I was thinking somebody might try putting one together.  I viewed it in synthesia so you can see the keys and the sheet music too.  Can't wait for this album!

[theseoafs]

That is the smallest fucking thing I've ever seen.

[TheAtliator]

Damn that would have been so funny if the first reply to that picture was simply "It's too big, I need something smaller" rather than "any way to make that bigger?"... It is really too bad no one thought of that right away.