Author Topic: Play to a click! (Read 2056 times)

MDV · « **on:** December 30, 2006, 08:02:48 PM »

Jesus, why am I always the last to find these things out?

'Tis good. I now consider it essential and anyone that still isnt using one should start.

That is all.

maxingwell · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2006, 02:15:22 PM »

I wish I knew how important it was to practice finger/picking exercises and scales etc.. to a click when I first started playing, my technique would be so much better.

MDV · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2006, 03:50:18 PM »

Yeah man, my playings improved in the DAYS since I stared using a click. The years beforehand with out one wouldve been so much more valuable with one.

Exercises and scales are great, but I think theres something to be said for improvising to a click too.

Davey · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2006, 04:03:49 PM »

i prefer a drum machine... practicing with a metronome, that just goes tick tock, sounds lifeless and boring to me..

but in one for or another, it is useful

MDV · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2006, 04:37:38 PM »

I use a PC met called "Weird Metronome". You can program simple drum patterns into it. But I still just use the ckick 90% of the time. it allows me to use the beats that I want out of all available, rahter than bias toward a pattern.

When I have a riff organised, I make a rudimentary beat for it.

Edit: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/Weird-Metronome-Download-46908.html#download_locations