Do you use a metronome when you practice?

ozone · 07-17-2008, 10:19 AM

I use one now.

ThrashPirate · 07-17-2008, 10:24 AM

No but I should probably learn

alligatorbling · 07-17-2008, 10:42 AM

i use my internal one lol... i should probably bring it out and use it though... it really helps build speed/accuracy

Adwex · 07-17-2008, 11:03 AM

I just got a drum machine last week just for that purpose. Alot more fun than just a metronome.

Kashmir · 07-17-2008, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adwex

I just got a drum machine last week just for that purpose. Alot more fun than just a metronome.

Exactly!

El_Greco · 07-17-2008, 11:13 AM

I use a metronome, but I'll try a drum mashine, anyone know if there are any freeware drum mashines out there?

ozone · 07-17-2008, 11:16 AM

It's alot easier for me to lock in to a beat with a drum loop too. But I'm really trying to focus on the meter more than the beat. I need more help then I thought for my timing.

alligatorbling · 07-17-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozone

It's alot easier for me to lock in to a beat with a drum loop too. But I'm really trying to focus on the meter more than the beat. I need more help then I thought for my timing.

i was drilled so hard with repetitive exercises when i first started that its embedded into my head.... 1 2 3 4, 1 an 2 an 3 an 4 an 1ey an a 2ey an a 3ey an a 4ey lol... id do those broing runs for hours at a time.... i still do sometimes

Adwex · 07-17-2008, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozone

It's alot easier for me to lock in to a beat with a drum loop too. But I'm really trying to focus on the meter more than the beat. I need more help then I thought for my timing.

That's ok, just choose a simple beat on the machine. Don't sweat it, everyone needs to practice timing.

The one I got also has bass lines. The relative levels of drum/bass can be adjusted, so if you only want drums, turn the bass off. This makes it more like jamming than practicing, and that motivates me. It's a blast, too.

alligatorbling · 07-17-2008, 11:23 AM

if your dirt poor you can always use a tick tock clock lol!

El_Greco · 07-17-2008, 12:04 PM

DrumStation v1.09 for Windows 2000/95/98/ME/NT/XP

A pretty simple and free drum mashine I just found

Nicole Rose · 07-17-2008, 12:09 PM

i used either a metronome or a drum machine for so long that i no longer need to rely on that sort of thing for timing. i only use them when recording now.

Phil47uk · 07-17-2008, 12:19 PM

The tempo is all in my head..

Hexa · 07-17-2008, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El_Greco

DrumStation v1.09 for Windows 2000/95/98/ME/NT/XP

A pretty simple and free drum mashine I just found

I have a metronome but I don't use it as often as I should. The volume is too loud and cannot be adjusted. Also, I find its "Tuut-tick-tick-tick" sounds to be very annoying. I will give this freeware a try because my timing really needs to be improved

scoobyzjr · 07-17-2008, 01:40 PM

I use a metronome for warmup exercises about 3-4 times a week and have for about the past 20 years. Also, anytime I am working on a new riff or learning parts of a fast solo, I use the metronome to help me build speed.

coldsteal2 · 07-17-2008, 04:14 PM

dont need one, the constant drums going in my head
keeps good time for me, i can literaly conjur the sound
in my head of a drumset while im playing........insanity
has its pluses

mojofilter · 07-19-2008, 08:18 AM

YES it is a must anyone who doesnt use one is only hurting themselves! its ALL about timing and tempo no worst thing than trying to play with someone who cant keep time or play in a rhymic pocket!

ThrashPirate · 07-19-2008, 08:25 AM

Any tips on using one? I personally never learned and there are probably others.

TheWellGoodShow · 07-19-2008, 09:03 AM

gonna give that drum machine a try.

Sven · 07-19-2008, 09:59 PM

Sometimes. It depends.

LoKi · 07-20-2008, 01:51 PM

If you want to develop speed an accuracy, a metronome is the only way. Playing guitar is all about timing.

Another good way to practice is to take an acoustic and strum along with a song, hitting a downstroke every time the drummer hits the hi-hats or ride *with upstroke in between*, and if he does something different with the hats, you follow along.

A good easy song to start this out with is Sweet Child of Mine. Keep the rhythm SOLID the entire way through and follow the hats. Best thing you can do as a rhythm guitarist.

As a lead guitarist, get the metronome out *or drum machine* and follow the beat. If you screw up, start over. Don't cheat or else it isn't practice, it's wanking.

Scooter2112 · 07-20-2008, 01:57 PM

Nope. I played drums for about 20 years. In a band situation, the drummer IS the metronome.

Phil47uk · 07-20-2008, 03:16 PM

Re: Do you use a metronome when you practice?

Isn't that a Parisienne midget who lives under the subway.

GeeJay · 07-21-2008, 05:42 PM

There's a bunch of free stuff on this link

Hitsquad.com - Musicians Web Center

ozone · 07-23-2008, 12:27 AM

Does any one know a good metronome that I can download from the NET? I looked on HItsquad but couldn't find one I liked. Should I look again

LoKi · 07-23-2008, 01:46 AM

I use this...

METRONOME ONLINE - free!

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scoobyzjr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 430 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Do you use a metronome when you practice? I use a metronome for warmup exercises about 3-4 times a week and have for about the past 20 years. Also, anytime I am working on a new riff or learning parts of a fast solo, I use the metronome to help me build speed. __________________ I used to be undecided, but now I'm not so sure...

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LoKi V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 4,282 Thanks: 20 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Do you use a metronome when you practice? If you want to develop speed an accuracy, a metronome is the only way. Playing guitar is all about timing. Another good way to practice is to take an acoustic and strum along with a song, hitting a downstroke every time the drummer hits the hi-hats or ride with upstroke in between, and if he does something different with the hats, you follow along. A good easy song to start this out with is Sweet Child of Mine. Keep the rhythm SOLID the entire way through and follow the hats. Best thing you can do as a rhythm guitarist. As a lead guitarist, get the metronome out or drum machine and follow the beat. If you screw up, start over. Don't cheat or else it isn't practice, it's wanking. __________________ www.youtube.com/LoKi6922 I ams what I ams.

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