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Topic: Metronome Preference?? |
Stephen Abruzzo
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Philly, PA
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 2:09 pm |
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I'm looking at getting a metronome.....just a metronome as I already have a tuner.
Just wondering if analog or digital makes a difference to any of you? Any metronomes that you like........or don't like? Thanks. |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 2:28 pm
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Call me old fashioned.
The wind up type that goes back and forth, tic-toc.
You get the sound, and the back and forth motion. 2 stimuli.
It is good to have it where one can see it. Easier to anticipate the beat.
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Bryan Daste
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 4:44 pm
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My favorite is a free app for Macintosh called simply "Metronome" - http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ronfleckner/metronome/ . There are probably similar ones for Windows, but there are lots of free ones around! There's even this one: http://www.webmetronome.com/
Pretty good visual feedback. There are also plenty of smartphone apps that do it, if you have a smartphone, like this one: http://www.bitcount.com/clockwork/
Another thing I like to do is loop the free drum beats that come with Garageband and play to them - more like playing with a drummer.
With all the options, I never even use my hardware metronome anymore! |
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Gianni Gori
From:
Livorno, Italy
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 4:52 pm
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Call me crazy,
I spent $89.99 for a digital metronome, the Tama RW105!
Separate volumes for quarter notes, eighths and triplets, widely programmable.
I know it's not cheap but it's great, by far the best I have ever seen or tried.
I'm very satisfied with it!
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Gianni
Zum D-10 9x8, MSA S-10 4x5, Quilter Steelaire combo, Peavey Nashville 112 (w/Ken Fox mod & Jensen Neo), Hilton volume pedals, Sarno Tonic Preamp, Lexicon MPX-1 |
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 6:45 pm
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| I have a BOSS DB-30 cheapie ($40), doesn't get great reviews on Musician's Friend, but I haven't had any problems with it. Just a thought. |
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Bryan Daste
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 7:27 pm
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| Seriously, for iPhone or Android, the Clockwork app looks pretty sweet for $4. It has visual cues, programmable accents, and separate volumes for each beat if desired. Also has the ability to program in a whole setlist, which is pretty handy if you're the one counting off your band! I think I am going to go ahead and get it myself. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 1 Jan 2012 9:19 pm
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| Oh.....I don't have an iPhone and my computer is not in my "music room". lol |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2012 6:39 am
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These metronomes are in the 30 buck range have tone notes a line out to amplify and a volume control to balance.
You can set a droning note to a beat and it is useful for practicing and its a tuner!!
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 3 Jan 2012 7:17 am
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I use the free Java utilities at this url - http://www.seventhstring.com/utilities/utilities.html - not only a metronome, but a basic tuner and tuning fork as well.
They're free, downloadable, and run on most any platform since they're written in Java. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Robert Gifford
From:
Venus, TX, USA (DFW Area)
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 7:49 pm
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I have a Boss DB-90 that I love. I like being able to switch between drum patterns and normal metronome. I have to admit the main reason I got it, was that it was the only one I could find at the time that had a 1/4" output.
The metronome that really interests me now though is the Peterson Body Beat Sync. It looks pretty interesting, it's got it where you can have a clip where you can actually feel the pulse. Though that's some money.
If you just want a simple quarter note metronome though I'd download an app. There's plenty of free and cheap apps for Android and iPhone, as well as mac and pc. |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 7:47 am
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| I've used the Tama RW105 for years. The best thing about the Tama metronome is that it can be turned up loud. Most metronomes are hard to hear over the sound of the instrument. The tap tempo function is also useful. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 11 Jan 2012 5:04 am
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Hello Stephen, if you look on ebay or craigslist I'm sure that there are lots of used drum machines for a good price. Probably as cheap as a new high quality metrenome. This way you get an actual drum beat to practice to. They are great little machines depending on which model you get. Boss for example makes some good models. You can go through a stereo or youre computer speakers to get some volume too.
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