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Using a Drum Machine for a metronome?
Anyone do it? I’m traveling this week and using a cheap little Kong with the most annoying beep. Got me started thinking about a drum machine app on my phone. That led me down the path to a beat buddy pedal. Way overkill for what I want but it got me curious
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A drum machine is a metronome with possibilities.
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Overkill is correct, but honestly I wish every metronome had a few options like the BB does. |
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For me (and I may be wrong for you -- or even for myself) I find it hard to feel time with a simple metronome. So, I've always preferred to practice with a drum track. The one problem (shared with a metronome) with quick and dirty drum tracks is that they don't drag or push or change tempo without tweaking. Playing with real humans you need to listen/feel that sort of change too.
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I wish I liked the drum machine apps available for iPhone. There are some good ones for desktop online but they aren’t terribly convenient to use, so I just stick to a metronome.
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I use a drum machine all the time instead of a click track in the studio.
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When I am playing sessions I find it much better to play to either a guide drum track or the recorded drums. With nothing except a click, I tend to obsess over playing in the pocket... at the expense of playing with feeling. Drop in a drum track, even a metronomic scratch track, and I immediately play with more swing and feeling. As a result, when I am producing songs and building them up from scratch, the drum track always goes in before I play guitar or bass.
Bob
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Since I’m traveling for a couple of weeks, I picked up a $7 app. “Drum Beats+”. I’m working on a David Hamburger lesson and a simple 4/4 cojon beat seems to work ok.
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Some time during Covid I got a Beat buddy to practice with and to work on my tempo issues. This year, as musicians got back together, a lead guitar player friend said “Man, I can hear you have been practicing with a metronome….
I would much rather use a drum pedal than a metronome, just more fun to play with.
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I sometimes practice with a drum machine. Alesis SR 16.
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I’ve never tried one, but I always read that there is a sharp learning curve to using it. Was that your experience? |
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The Boss DR-01S might be fun to use for practicing to:
The Korg KR Mini is another option, built-in speakers and a whole lot cheaper! Last edited by Rudy4; 06-26-2022 at 07:10 PM. |
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Using a Drum Machine for a metronome?
I don't travel much at all anymore, but in my studio I often use a drum machine rather than a metronome. I have found drum patterns much easier to play with as opposed to that cold "beep...beep" sound. I do use a metronome fairly often for quick checks of tempo, but for recording when I need a click track, I often prefer a drum track to play with. Sometimes a click track made with a simple high hat sample works fine. - Glenn
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You can easily change the tempo speeds faster or slower. I use these in place of a metronome. You can also program it in more detail with Toms, Snare, Kick, close or open Hat, etc. Especially when personalizing or recording. That's where a learning curve comes in. |
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Hi Westview,
I also own an Alesis SR 16. It's an excellent drum machine for what I feel is a moderate price. When I am recording I use EZDrummer as a plug-in in my DAW. I have learned how to be quick about making use of that program. - Glenn
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