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Old 06-08-2013, 05:30 PM
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Default if you don't play in a band,

if you don't play in a band,
then get yourself a metronome.

playing in time is the single most important thing,

not to sound preachy, it took me years to figure this out, and i am still working on it.
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Old 06-08-2013, 07:14 PM
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I have heard this so many times that I went out and bought myself a real nice one. I rarely use it. Seems like I read advice on using it, but not on the when and how of using a metronome.
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Old 06-08-2013, 07:23 PM
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I have heard this so many times that I went out and bought myself a real nice one. I rarely use it. Seems like I read advice on using it, but not on the when and how of using a metronome.
http://vivretteguitaracademy.com/gui...ronome-part-1/

This may be helpful. I don't practice without one, its become a habit.
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Old 06-10-2013, 02:19 AM
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I use a simple Zoom MRT3 Drummer when out ( entire system runs on rechargable batts ) and the drummer is connected to a fader to fade out so it doesnt abruptly just QUIT at a song ending . It is VERY Realistic sounding and helps very much keep in time , once you find the correct " Style " ( over 400 ) SAVE IT TO 100 USER POSITIONS ) and tempo the song goes along with ... dont have to pay him , find him , listen to his opinions, ..and he's always there ....Foot pedal to start him up and ready to go , sounds more Realistic than a metronome ,as if a real 2 or 3 piece band would . Simple loop ...no programming required ...The lil box is extremely under rated ...I Do use a Separate amp only for the Drummer , to keep the channels sounding Clean .
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Old 06-10-2013, 03:35 AM
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Using a metronome is one way of keeping in time. Another is playing along with a drum machine, and another is to program a backing track into a computer program and play along with that.

The simplest way is to play along with recordings or radio/ TV music. Most modern recorded music is played to a click track and keeps very good time. Most options are more enjoyable than the rather boring, and sometimes difficult to hear, metronome.
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Old 06-10-2013, 05:08 AM
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I play in a band and picked up a Zoom RhythmTrak 123 from eBay. For me, I always prefer a live drummer for performances but, for practice and simple home recording projects, this little machine invaluable. I've got a regular metronome but, I personally find it too boring and sterile to motivate me to use it. This machine does the trick!

I only recently figured out how to create and save my own patterns and then use them to "compose" and save a complete song. Now, I can practice the songs I'm learning with a drummer/metronome and start to build a library of drum tracks for my solo stuff at the same time for my recording projects.

The best of both worlds!
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Old 06-10-2013, 05:49 AM
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I don't always use one but the advice is certainly good. So are the recommendations for other sources of steady grooves. Beginners take heed!
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