Click That Doesn't Beep

soupking · 19th June 2009

Okay, I've just been enlightened upon the dubious fact that drummers can't sync to music.

This mean that I need an in-ear click to use for the drummer.

I hate beeping!!!!

Is there something out there that ticks with volume control that can keep me sane?

Please help me, there's a window close by. There's a nice calm breeze blowing through it from the other side.

rhythmtech · 19th June 2009

just import a kick sample or a drum loop. ive always found drummers work better to a drum loop rather than a click.

chrisso · 19th June 2009

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Originally Posted by rhythmtech

ive always found drummers work better to a drum loop rather than a click.

Ditto, I hate clicks that literally click.

biggator6 · 19th June 2009

Could always pick up a cheap junk old used drum machine (Alesis SR16?) and either use a single drum sound (side stick, cowbell) or a simple beat.

beef · 19th June 2009

more cowbell, always work.

BLUElightCory · 19th June 2009

Peterson makes a click unit called the Body Beat that sends a physical pulse to the drummer; might be what you're looking for. I've never tried it so I can't vouch for its effectiveness.

Here's the link if you want to check it out:
Peterson Body Beat

AudioWonderland · 19th June 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by soupking

Okay, I've just been enlightened upon the dubious fact that drummers can't sync to music.

This mean that I need an in-ear click to use for the drummer.

I hate beeping!!!!

Is there something out there that ticks with volume control that can keep me sane?

Please help me, there's a window close by. There's a nice calm breeze blowing through it from the other side.

I use a midi file triggering a drum soft synth. Pick whatever sound you want and go.

Jax · 19th June 2009

I use a Korg Beatlab, and it's a metronome! Better save the women and children first! It's a metronome! GASP! AND IT CLICKS!!

Hey, at least it doesn't beep. I've never heard of one that does, actually.

I don't like drum loops because they make you think about sticking to the pattern in the loop, whether you realize it or not. Limits creativity.

HeavyG · 19th June 2009

Shaker, baby...Shaker. Me love me some shaker in place of a "click"...Logic has some great loops of percussion instruments that are subtle enough to keep you sane...yet still help you to play to the timing fabric.

biggator6 · 20th June 2009

Quote:

I use a Korg Beatlab, and it's a metronome! Better save the women and children first! It's a metronome! GASP! AND IT CLICKS!!

Weird.. I use a Beatlab, and I think it sounds more like a beep than a click. I can get annoying at times if it gets too loud in the cans, but I tend to turn it down so I can JUST hear it.. so if I'm on, it disappears (which doesn't happen often).
"-)

Goliath|Audio · 22nd June 2009

I actually liked playing along to a hihat track.

santibanks · 24th June 2009

I use samples of a woodblock, tambourine and maracas. All dry, EQ'ed (to make sure my eardrums don't blow up from the transients), normalised and trimmed on the front.

Woodblock is for the main beats, maracas for the subdevisions, tambourine for cues.

Dog Boots · 28th June 2009

I like to program a click that lies around what I/the drummer am/is going to play. That way I can turn down the volume dramatically, plus it makes for a nicer way to play "up against" the click instead of trying to be "on it".

slaves666 · 28th June 2009

LM-7 in Nuendo, I use the cowbell.......only 1 drummer has ever complained......

the scum · 29th June 2009

I've got an ancient Win 98laptop that lives near my kit. It'll run the old Hammerhead virtual drum machine...I think the default sound <user3> (or is it <user4>?) is a cowbell that cuts through almost anything. Sometime I might also layer hihats or shakers with it to catch subdivisions.

The laptop also has a pretty solid headphone amp, and it'll play CDs, too.

19th June 2009	#1
soupking Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,337 Thread Starter	Click That Doesn't Beep Okay, I've just been enlightened upon the dubious fact that drummers can't sync to music. This mean that I need an in-ear click to use for the drummer. I hate beeping!!!! Is there something out there that ticks with volume control that can keep me sane? Please help me, there's a window close by. There's a nice calm breeze blowing through it from the other side. __________________ "Exceptional people talk about ideas. Normal people talk about things. Those with limited abilities talk about other people." - Quoted by Jim Coleman

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BLUElightCory Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,820	Peterson makes a click unit called the Body Beat that sends a physical pulse to the drummer; might be what you're looking for. I've never tried it so I can't vouch for its effectiveness. Here's the link if you want to check it out: Peterson Body Beat __________________ Cory Spotts / BLUElight Audio\|Media bluelightaudio@cox.net http://coryspotts.com

19th June 2009	#9
HeavyG Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 821	Shaker, baby...Shaker. Me love me some shaker in place of a "click"...Logic has some great loops of percussion instruments that are subtle enough to keep you sane...yet still help you to play to the timing fabric. __________________ Nelly Drummer, Vocalist, Project Studio Stunt Pilot “My vocation is more in composition really than anything else - building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army.” Jimmy Page

24th June 2009	#12
santibanks Lives for gear Joined: May 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 682	I use samples of a woodblock, tambourine and maracas. All dry, EQ'ed (to make sure my eardrums don't blow up from the transients), normalised and trimmed on the front. Woodblock is for the main beats, maracas for the subdevisions, tambourine for cues. __________________ We can't dance \| the Dutch tribute to Genesis • Facebook • Twitter I chew coffee beans with my teeth while gargling with 195 F water to enjoy coffee. What is this "coffee brewing" device you speak of?

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19th June 2009	#2
rhythmtech Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Dublin , Ireland Posts: 2,054	just import a kick sample or a drum loop. ive always found drummers work better to a drum loop rather than a click.

19th June 2009	#4
biggator6 Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,979	Could always pick up a cheap junk old used drum machine (Alesis SR16?) and either use a single drum sound (side stick, cowbell) or a simple beat.

19th June 2009	#5
beef Gear maniac Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 294	more cowbell, always work.

19th June 2009	#8
Jax Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,779	I use a Korg Beatlab, and it's a metronome! Better save the women and children first! It's a metronome! GASP! AND IT CLICKS!! Hey, at least it doesn't beep. I've never heard of one that does, actually. I don't like drum loops because they make you think about sticking to the pattern in the loop, whether you realize it or not. Limits creativity.

22nd June 2009	#11
Goliath\|Audio Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: ∑∆ Posts: 1,553	I actually liked playing along to a hihat track.

28th June 2009	#13
Dog Boots Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 208	I like to program a click that lies around what I/the drummer am/is going to play. That way I can turn down the volume dramatically, plus it makes for a nicer way to play "up against" the click instead of trying to be "on it".

28th June 2009	#14
slaves666 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 2,170	LM-7 in Nuendo, I use the cowbell.......only 1 drummer has ever complained......

29th June 2009	#15
the scum Gear nut Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 91	I've got an ancient Win 98laptop that lives near my kit. It'll run the old Hammerhead virtual drum machine...I think the default sound <user3> (or is it <user4>?) is a cowbell that cuts through almost anything. Sometime I might also layer hihats or shakers with it to catch subdivisions. The laptop also has a pretty solid headphone amp, and it'll play CDs, too.

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