why does cut time exist?

[Night Fox]

WHY
it's pointless
you could always just make each note worth what they would be in cut time instead
or you could double the tempo I guess but no thanks
why use cut time
NOT using it would actually SAVE SPACE on the PAGE

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[dkamm65]

What the forget are you talking about?

[Alyx Vance]

What the forget are you talking about?

[LordCutlerBeckett]

What the forget are you talking about?

I think cut time refers to the time signature 2 over 2 in music composition.

[Stick Man]

I'm pretty sure it refers to the "C" with a "/" in it.

[Raeyok]

What the forget are you talking about?

he's talking about the cut-time time signature used in music. it's the same as 2/2 but nobody writes 2/2 because it's kind of pointless.

also, to answer your question OP, cut-time makes fast tempos a whole lot more manageable and gives drumming a whole different feel which usually makes it less complicated.

[Mikoyan]

Lol, sometimes our director will say "Cut time guys!" and I won't hear. Then I'll feel like a total dumbass...

[LordCutlerBeckett]

I'm pretty sure it refers to the "C" with a "/" in it.

Oh yeah. :l
It's 4/4 cut in half, C refers to 4/4.
I think.

[Raeyok]

It's 4/4 cut in half, C refers to 4/4.
I think.

yes.

[Dnitro]

Oh yeah. :l
It's 4/4 cut in half, C refers to 4/4.
I think.

c stands for common time, which is 4/4.

so yeah.

[VerticalHorizon]

The tempo is set for the song, the tempo shouldn't change, what should change is the time signatures within the song and it's not pointless in the least; it's one of the reasons why we use time signatures in the first place. Time signatures define the time in which you're playing with the tempo, makes life easier for the player because they can precisely measure where they are in a given bar of music.

[dargereldren]

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[Tokthree]

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[Slugger]

I really don't understand the point of it, most of our songs have cut time somewhere.

[Treynolds416]

Conductors are lazy, can't move arms that fast.

Most brisk waltzes are in 1