Dom Franco
New member
I have just completed recording my 5th annual Beaverton High School Compilation CD. and one thing I have found that is common to most Newbies is their inabillity or refusal to record to a click track.
The metronome is your friend! Learn to play along with a consistent tempo, rather than speeding up like a train, or rushing into the chorus.
I had to do some very complicated edits to make some of the songs flow better. On one 6/8 song occasionally the guitarist dropped a beat and played a 5/8 measure, and of course the vocalist followed him. I had to cut and paste all tracks and move it forward in time to over lap the original measure, but it worked out perfectly. The edit is seamless.
I have also noticed that this syndrome is most common among those musicians who have never played with others. Alone it's easy to skip beats, change tempos and strum patterns, but when you have to play in a group you must learn to count and, be consistent with the arrangement and meter.
Of course there are notable exceptions, like classical compositions that have different movements and time signature changes. But the vast majority of music is greatly improved by finding the correct tempo and locking into a groove.
Buy an inexpensive drum machine or metronome and practice practice practice. You will greatly improve at recording and overdubing parts, and will be able to play with other musicians and match their tempos and rythyms.
Just my oppinion, use a click track!
Dom
The metronome is your friend! Learn to play along with a consistent tempo, rather than speeding up like a train, or rushing into the chorus.
I had to do some very complicated edits to make some of the songs flow better. On one 6/8 song occasionally the guitarist dropped a beat and played a 5/8 measure, and of course the vocalist followed him. I had to cut and paste all tracks and move it forward in time to over lap the original measure, but it worked out perfectly. The edit is seamless.
I have also noticed that this syndrome is most common among those musicians who have never played with others. Alone it's easy to skip beats, change tempos and strum patterns, but when you have to play in a group you must learn to count and, be consistent with the arrangement and meter.
Of course there are notable exceptions, like classical compositions that have different movements and time signature changes. But the vast majority of music is greatly improved by finding the correct tempo and locking into a groove.
Buy an inexpensive drum machine or metronome and practice practice practice. You will greatly improve at recording and overdubing parts, and will be able to play with other musicians and match their tempos and rythyms.
Just my oppinion, use a click track!
Dom