Originally Posted by: R. ShackleferdNo, it's not against the rules. Also people have changed the pitch of previous tracks to accommodate different tunings as well. I've thought about inserting a silent break in parts of tracks to add tension, but just haven't so far. So yeah...pretty much anything goes as far as I know.

Thats an interesting viewpoint. Are there rules? As a latecomer, I dont know if there are. My own (personal) feeling is that the BT should be left as it is as far as is possible. I understand the pitch shifting for ppl using non-standard tunings, but other than that surely it's the challenge of playing with the track as it's given is the thing? That's partly what I meant when I said earlier I was getting hooked up in overcomplications.

I'd be interested in the views of the people who kicked this whole thing off - what did they have in mind?

Jiujitsu - thanks for your appreciation! I'm gratified that someone liked it.