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Jun 17 2011, 03:22 PM
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How do you guys usually practice, with drums or with click?
I've started to use drums some time ago, and it helped me to create more connection with various components of the drums. With click it's a bit hard to do that. Click does have it's advantages, it doesn't require computer turned on. Someone having drum machine on batteries perhaps? 
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Jun 17 2011, 03:40 PM
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I've always used drum loops.
I HATE the metronome click. I dont have words to describe how much i HATE the metronome click. Drums for me always, forever. p.s - did i mention that i hate that click sound ?
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Jun 17 2011, 03:50 PM
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i've practice most time with drum loops. but if the pc ist turned off, i play by my handy metronome click sometimes.. its okay.. but drum loops are cooler
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Jun 17 2011, 04:00 PM
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I have usually practiced with neither. But I'm wanting to take steps away from that.
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Jun 17 2011, 04:19 PM
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So, it seems more people like drum loops. Any particular groove you choose perhaps?
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Jun 17 2011, 06:55 PM
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A basic drum loop seems to work well for me.
I just use the freebee software 'Weird Metronome' - there might be better but it does the trick. For 4/4 time, a simple "boom, click, click, click" gives a great count in the head. I normally focus on ensuring the boom of the drum is in place when the speed gets up and everything else still falls into place nicely with the timing. --------------------  Play Games Arcade Take a break, Play Games! Play the best free online flash games at Aaron's Game Zone like Bloons Tower Defense 4! |
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Jun 17 2011, 07:42 PM
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I make my own drum tracks to practice to, but I don't rely only on drums. I feel it's best to always have some sort of chord progression to accompany the drum track at all times! ~ you can practice scales, licks, arpeggios, everything you would normally practice to a click or dry drum track, to a simple backing track loop, but with the added benefit of learning how to play it in a particular key - with the added bonus of being able to transition due to chord progression changes.
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Jun 18 2011, 03:37 AM
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QUOTE (jstcrsn @ Jun 18 2011, 12:28 PM)  maybe all you need to do is change the tone to beep  nothing but a click for me , 1.5 to 2 hours every morning ,yes I hate it, but i am stubborn and just want to lick that dangom alternate picking thingy I think I hate the beep more than the click. I have great respect for you to be able to tolerate that bloody thing for 2 hours every morning. -------------------- "If the need is deep, you WILL find a way , if it isn't, you'll find some excuse"
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Jun 18 2011, 05:57 AM
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Better to use drums, and I think we can actually point to rather compelling reasons to back that statement up.
1. Some "clicks" allow you to emphasize the one beat --or some other beat-- but many do not. I've even seen instructors tell students to turn that feature off  2. The idea of using a drum track instead is actual music. I've seen plenty of threads here where all the people that responded were in agreement that an exercise should always be musical whenever possible. Some of those same names in this thread, too 3. Not only is that drum track actual music, it can be very different music from the 4/4 trap we all risk falling into. Expose your ears to something more than just that metronome click. It won't always be there. -------------------- ::jafomatic
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Jun 18 2011, 06:15 AM
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QUOTE (Mudbone @ Jun 18 2011, 12:11 AM) I've been using the click more than a drum beat. I prefer the drum beat because its not as irritating, but the click helps eliminate all distractions. If the musical elements are a distraction, should we re-evaluate our priorities? It sounds like we're practicing to be technicians rather than musicians. There's a difference. 
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Jun 19 2011, 01:32 PM
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Very nice conclusion by everybody, and nice sum up by Cosmin!
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Jun 19 2011, 11:37 PM
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Interesting question, but mainly with the drums- have more inspiration, and with students with a click !
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Jun 20 2011, 09:16 AM
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Thanks Ivan
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Jun 20 2011, 08:40 PM
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Drums. I have an RP255 which has built in drum loops.
I have taken some drum lessons and hate the clicks
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