Hi all,
As some of you know, after years in the wilderness, I am part of a band again.
We play covers.
We are "eager amateurs". We think we sound ok
Our drummer is pretty good (and that from a guitarist!).
One thing we struggle with though is making sure we play songs at the correct speed.
We can maintain the speed he sets, but if he gets it wrong we stay wrong.
I was thinking that some form of metronome would help him count us all in at the correct speed.
There must be lots of electronic gadgets out there and ideally it's something that he could see on a dark stage.
He uses an electric drum kit but it doesn't appear to have such a device built in.
So, anyone using a metronome or does your drummer?
What's your solution?
Thanks
Mike
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I bet you can get an iPhone app that does it
More recently, Peterson brought out the BodyBeat BB-1 which seems to have been superceded by the BodyBeat Sync BBS-1.
(My drummer mate is still poor)
Bandcamp
Spotify, Apple et al
He can start most tunes too slow/fast seemingly randomly
Feedback
Sometimes the cajon player sticks to the speed we start off at, sometimes he gets giddy.
I just sigh and make do with what I get, though I have refused to play a song which includes a passably complex pattern on bass which can end up making me look inept if it gets too fast (I start it at a speed I can cope with but the aforementioned cajon player does enjoy building up a head of steam as it progresses)
https://soundcertified.com/speaker-ohms-calculator/
Better than most.
I was just trying to help him.
That said, I'm sure (and hope!) he's posting comments about that damn lead guitarist on one of his drum boards