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Topic: Metronomes? |
Rick Myrland
From:
New Orleans
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 11:02 am |
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| Do any players use a metronome when practicing? When I started on a 6-string I recall my instructor was a stickler for metronomes on scales but I don't hear anyone talking about them for steels. And I'm wondering how they could also be used to keep rhythm on intros and fills given that it seems you are not always playing at the same pace. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 11:06 am
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| Yes. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 11:15 am
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Always!either my Wittner MT-50,Or my sequencer program.
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Nathan Golub
From:
Durham, NC
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 12:27 pm
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| Yep. |
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 12:40 pm
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I use my metronome everyday.
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Brian McGaughey
From:
Orcas Island, WA USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 1:49 pm
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| sequencer or metronome daily...(or near daily)... |
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Mike Poholsky
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 1:52 pm
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All the time! Especially when I'm working on something new. I've been caught working out parts without a metronome, only to find out, on stage, that I didn't have the timing right. That sucks!
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Tom Stolaski
From:
Huntsville, AL, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 7:48 pm
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| I use a metronome for building up speed. I pick out a lick that I want to learn to play fast. Pick a slow to medium setting, and then play the lick. Everytime I play the lick, I move the metronome up one notch until I get to a point where I am unable to play the lick. Then I play the Paul Franklin game. See how many times you can play the lick on each setting without messing up. |
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Chuck Thompson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Feb 2009 10:02 pm
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i have never found one that worked properly! seems like they all speed up or slow down!  |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 9:12 am
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You guys haven't lived untill you try a Tri-Nome!
If you like playing in 7/4, Whoo-Hoo when beat 28 comes around!
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 12:27 pm
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It's an amazing feeling to build speed with a metronome. I'll be playing 16th notes with full concentration at a fair clip, and when I stop playing it sounds like the metronome suddenly speeds up! Funny how that works.
I can't find a picture of the exact one that I use, but it looks something like this: 
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 12:32 pm
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| Wouldn't a program like Band In A Box with it's tempo control accomplish the same thing? Practicing with a metronome just sounds so boring to me. But, whatever works I guess. |
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Roger Crawford
From:
Griffin, GA USA
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 12:53 pm
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| I have a metronome and use it primarily to determine the tempo of songs I plan to play. Then it's off to BIAB to create the track at that tempo. It's basically the same thing, but practicing with tracks is so much more enjoyable. |
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Dave Harmonson
From:
Seattle, Wa
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 1:42 pm
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The trouble with playing with a metronome is that it just can't keep up with me.  |
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Steve Hitsman
From:
Waterloo, IL
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Posted 18 Feb 2009 1:44 pm
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A good friend of mine:
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