Spectron
Silver Member
I have been recording my self playing and practicing for some time now and I find it funny that when I am recording to a click track my playing sounds
a tad sloppy from a measure by measure perspective.
In contrast when I just sit down and groove with no click
it really grooves and sounds solid.
It's like when I play to a click it sounds like I wasn't
and when I play with no click it sounds like I did?
Now as far as the click goes yes if I record a 3 minute peice at say 120bpm
my timing remains consitant in that at the end of the piece I'm still playing
120bpm BUT the individual measures - I can hear myself speed up and slow down to catch the click (micro timing) but these tiny inconsistancies from measure to measure
steal the groove....sounds sloppy
Now when I just sit and groove with no reference it sounds tight and solid from beginning to end it grooves hard and sounds tight but I guarantee if I started
@ say 120bpm - by the end of 3 minutes I am probably closer to 123 or 125bpm
but the measure by measure playing sounds much more solid.
Is it just me or is playing to click and maintaining groove just ridiculously hard?
a tad sloppy from a measure by measure perspective.
In contrast when I just sit down and groove with no click
it really grooves and sounds solid.
It's like when I play to a click it sounds like I wasn't
and when I play with no click it sounds like I did?
Now as far as the click goes yes if I record a 3 minute peice at say 120bpm
my timing remains consitant in that at the end of the piece I'm still playing
120bpm BUT the individual measures - I can hear myself speed up and slow down to catch the click (micro timing) but these tiny inconsistancies from measure to measure
steal the groove....sounds sloppy
Now when I just sit and groove with no reference it sounds tight and solid from beginning to end it grooves hard and sounds tight but I guarantee if I started
@ say 120bpm - by the end of 3 minutes I am probably closer to 123 or 125bpm
but the measure by measure playing sounds much more solid.
Is it just me or is playing to click and maintaining groove just ridiculously hard?