![]() ![]() Then simply record a measure or two of drum hits. You simply create a new track (ctrl-T), change the Input to MIDI and insert a virtual instrument drum program using the FX button. The second option is to not use the metronome at all. ![]() Or you can use any drum-hit sample you may have on your computer. ![]() If you have a drum, you could record a couple of hits and use those files. There are two ways to do this.įirst, in the Metronome Options (right-click on the Metronome button), you can replace the primary (downbeat) and secondary beat sounds with any audio file on your computer. So what to do? One solution is to replace the sound of the click with drum sounds, which are much more natural and musical sounding. Not only is it irritating and sometimes hard to “groove” to, but the frequencies of the default click sounds are perfectly designed to explode out of headphones and stampede for the microphone, even closed-back ones sometimes. It usually sounds like somebody is tapping a salad mixing bowl with a chop-stick. Typically, the default sound of a metronome in recording software is sort of like a real metronome, only more annoying. Some people say they cannot record to a click because of how it sounds. So if at all possible, I record music to a click. If I hadn’t recorded to a click track, these different bits and pieces of the song would all be at slightly different tempos, and trying to get them to work and play well together is murder. I also frequently copy and paste sections and maybe loop them. This is due to the fact that I often wish to remove or add entire sections of a song after it is recorded. But most of the time I wish I hadn’t foregone the click-clack (actually it sounds more like “cleek-clock” to me, but I digress). And I sometimes do record music without one. Why even use a metronome/click track in the first place? Musicians recorded without one for decades. Otherwise the sound of the click track will leak out of the headphones and straight into the mic while you’re recording. Also, you’ll want to use closed-back headphones if you can. Yes, you absolutely must use headphones, with the speakers turned OFF (or muted) when recording to a click track. This will then play through the speakers and headphones when in Record or Play mode. For example, in Reaper (though this is pretty common for all recording software), if you want to listen to a click track while recording, you simply click (no pun intended) the little button in the tool bar that looks like a metronome. The click track is a tool in audio recording, especially for recording music, that allows a person to hear the tempo or timing information of project. ![]()
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