Everything about METRONOMES

[Gep]

I have some questions.

What do you think is the best available metronome?
What are the most important features needed in a metronome?
Which is better - a drum machine or a metronome?

[jcberedo]

hmmm. Diba ang drum machine to accompany guitar players during practice. Ang metronome naman for timing.

[metalmuhlisha]

sa ngayon, mas gusto ko magkaroon ng high-end metronome like the tama rhythm watch because you can use it without earphones and still hear it. yun yung clincher for me. i'm not too comfortable with something in my ears during play.

but in the future, i might be more inclined to buy a drum machine or something which can play samples perhaps, because it can play loops with it which simulate various time signatures. i saw marco minnemann do this in his video and found it to be a cool idea. gamit niya mga cartoon voices na ginawang samples.

still not sure which one to get. no plans at the moment in choosing either because i have other priorities.

but... afaik, sir peeves had an answer regarding this before and i think he prefers drum machines?

[ranen]

ako medyo ok na ako sa metro na may voice option nakakatulong ito sakin kapag may mahirap na pattern

[phfreq]

sabi nung iba, the best tool is what can help you do the job and what's with you right now

ito po ung based sa experience ko...

nakagamit ako ng boss db30, db60 and db90. DB90 ung pinakamataas and I feel sobra sobra yung features sa needs ko. Ngayon db30 ginagamit ko. If I have the money I would get the db60 though kasi dun pwede mo paglaruan ung mga accents sa different notes and may certain level of programability din.

yung yamaha click station, ok din dahil dun sa vibrating feedback pero mahirap maghanap ngayon non.. tapos ang mahal pa ng used.

sinubukan ko gumamit ng software metronome and online metronome, ok lang din kaya lang madalas hindi available ung pc na magagamit ko and kailangan ko dun malapit sa pc magpractice para lang magamit ko..

sinubukan ko ung drum machine (boss dr 770).. please refer to this post:

http://talk.philmusic.com/board/index.php/topic,35198.msg805981#msg805981

sinubukan ko din ung metronome at coach functions nung td3 pero ang madalas na nagagamit ko lang na feature eh yung quiet count (like 4 bars with click then 4 bars na walang click).

tumingin din ako ng software drum machine and sa ngayon, ang ginagamit ko kung kailangan ko magprogram ng madalian eh ung drum track  http://sourceforge.net/projects/drumtrack/


dumating kasi ung time nung hardware drum machine ginagamit ko, masyado maraming time yung inispend ko to program yung gusto ko kaysa dun sa ipagpractice ko.  So kung talagang gusto ko medyo extensive ung clicks/programs/subdivision, accents/etc, ang ginagamit ko na lang eh yung software drum machine sa itaas (drumtrack). Mas madali kasi dahil malaki ung screen tapos mouse click lang dun sa notes na gusto ko patunugin.. Pwede ko rin baguhin ung mga accents (pwedeng accented pwedeng ghost notes)

Pero most of the time, the db30 fits.

BTW, hindi ako professional drummer. Drumming is just a hobby/interest. I also don't have that much time for other stuff kasi ang daming ibang kailangang gawin.. Others would have different needs.

So para sa akin, the tools I use right now is a combination of:
1) something that is portable and simple and can play almost in an instant (boss db30) -- basic time sigs with clave.
2) a simple, programmable and easy to use tool for complex things I want to work on (drumtrack software drum machine)


So ayon, hopefully may naishare na ideas... and hopefully may nakaembed na sagot sa mga tanong dun sa sinabi ko sa taas

[metalmuhlisha]

@phfreq
uy thanks for that link to drumtrack. maganda yung approach mo e. ganyan din siguro gagawin ko, metronome + software drum machine. ima dl drumtrack later. btw you can upload the tracks you create with drumtrack onto an mp3 player, right?

[phfreq]

@phfreq
uy thanks for that link to drumtrack. maganda yung approach mo e. ganyan din siguro gagawin ko, metronome + software drum machine. ima dl drumtrack later. btw you can upload the tracks you create with drumtrack onto an mp3 player, right?

thanks!

yep, pwede export to wav yung ginawa mula dun sa drumtrack. Hindi ko pa nasubukan kung pwede to mp3 pero basta may wav pwede na convert to mp3 yun.

tuwang tuwa ako dyan sa drumtrack eh.. libre, legal and very useful 

[Akira JUMBO]

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