Hey all! Well I finally got my butt to guitar center and picked up a Korg MA-30 per GMC recommendation on the gear forum. I really dig it and am enjoying it. I have a couple of questions though on practice with it and about timing.
Simply put, how can you tell if you are or are not in time with the metronome? I practice currently two ways.
1. I play with the metronome and play quarter or eighteh notes etc. in a scale box or strumming chords.
2. I am jamming out and I have it on, but I'm not counting the notes per se - I'm just experimenting with chord progressions and improvising lead licks. I would also include playing lessons - such as Pavel's Heavy Metal for Beginners in this part.
With my first method I can tell easily that I am or out of time. I do as Kris suggests, count the notes, then play them. It's when I'm using the metronome for a different lesson, like Pavel's that I'm wondering if I'm in time or not. With tab I'm not sure if I should play it in quarter or eighteh or what have you. Right now I just set the bpm and play. When I'm playing I think I'm on time, but don't know for sure. Any tips on how to verify if you are in time? The only thing I can come up with is having someone listen to me play vs the metronome to see if my lesson practice or improv/jamming is on time with the beep.
Thanks!
- Gerald