To Click or Not to Click

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Todzilla said:
Almost always (can't remember last time I didn't).

And I have very little patience for drummers who poo-poo click tracks. Not coincidentally they're almost always the ones with meter problems.
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My experience as well. The better the drummer is at keeping tempo, the more likely the will want a click. The ones that are all over the map swear the don't need one.

This really goes for all musicians though. Any good musician will be able to play to a click effortlessly.....
 
Always use a click track and/or drum machine nowadays as I just write/record/practice by myself. It does make lining things up/overdubs a lot easier.

Playing live I prefer a drummer though as it just feels "better". I'm sure our timing isn't perfect but it has more life to it.
 
I use a click and I keep the volume of it kinda low (in the headphones). I also simultaneously record a simple kick pattern and maracas playing eighth notes from an Alesis SR-16 synced to my recorder. I'll then record a guide track of rhythm guitar and a scratch vocal. Once I record real drums and the bass, I then quit listening to the click when tracking the other instruments.

And yes, a click track (with a tempo map) is invaluable when it comes to editing.
 
BenignVanilla said:
Simple question with a complex answer...do you guys always use a click? Setup tempo maps...or just go at it live?
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Click to record scratch tracks, then record final tracks with the scratch tracks as reference.
 
I don't have the option of tempo mapping now. I used a click on the last 2 songs I did so I could use the software drum machine I have,(garageband). For me it definitely takes away from the flow of the performance. The song doesn't have a sense of flow any more. I would rather not use it, especially since I come from a classical music background.
 
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