Cheap click-track

WDG · 26th April 2005

What is everyone here using for a click track?

I am trying to figure out how to get a click to my 2 DA-38 recorders. I do have a cheap pickboy metranome with a 1\16 plug out but it is not real musical. What I am looking for is like a cheap or free drum machine for my computer. Or an older drum machine so I don't have to learn midi.

Dave Martin · 27th April 2005

Find any cheap drum machine - Alesis, Boss - whatever. You ought to be able to get out for under $100, and it will work for years. if you start using your PC (or mac) as a click track, even assuming that there IS such a program, you really won't be able to use it for much else while tracking. And when you upgrade the OS on your computer, the drum machine will still work, unlike a lot of old software.

Velvetfreddy · 27th April 2005

old, cheap, keyboards. sometimes(albeit rarely) it may actually make sense to keep the click in the final mix. It can also makes the session more fun.

7161 · 27th April 2005

some of the old lower-end yamaha QX sequencers had a 1/4" CLICK out on them, (sends out a loud metronome 'blip' tone, you can pick those up for like nothing.

songisking · 27th April 2005

Last night we used an Alesis SR-16 and it ended up on the final mix. You can probably get one in trade for a good, working guitar cord.

Pohaku · 27th April 2005

$35 used Boss drum machine. Works great and I can vary the sound (a click is so boring).

TyRip · 27th April 2005

This got me thinking....

Has anyone used one of those cheap Digitech guitar multi-effect things for a click/drum machine track?

I was just thinking that it may be a good idea to get one (RP50) to use as a drum machine, as it is probably easy to program a simple beat to play to, but it may be too limited.

I just thought it may be worth it for $60, a drum machine and a guitar effects unit.

26th April 2005	#1
WDG Gear Head Joined: Nov 2003 Location: N. TX Posts: 59 Thread Starter	Cheap click-track What is everyone here using for a click track? I am trying to figure out how to get a click to my 2 DA-38 recorders. I do have a cheap pickboy metranome with a 1\16 plug out but it is not real musical. What I am looking for is like a cheap or free drum machine for my computer. Or an older drum machine so I don't have to learn midi.

27th April 2005	#2
Dave Martin Moderator emeritus Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 3,152	Find any cheap drum machine - Alesis, Boss - whatever. You ought to be able to get out for under $100, and it will work for years. if you start using your PC (or mac) as a click track, even assuming that there IS such a program, you really won't be able to use it for much else while tracking. And when you upgrade the OS on your computer, the drum machine will still work, unlike a lot of old software. __________________ Dave Martin Java Jive Studio www.javajivestudio.com Nashville, TN

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Pohaku Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2003 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 1,036	$35 used Boss drum machine. Works great and I can vary the sound (a click is so boring). __________________ Yeah I'm an attorney, but everyone needs a day job.

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Velvetfreddy Gear nut Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville Posts: 137	old, cheap, keyboards. sometimes(albeit rarely) it may actually make sense to keep the click in the final mix. It can also makes the session more fun.

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7161 3 + infractions, forum membership suspended. Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,096	some of the old lower-end yamaha QX sequencers had a 1/4" CLICK out on them, (sends out a loud metronome 'blip' tone, you can pick those up for like nothing.

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songisking Gear Head Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 65	Last night we used an Alesis SR-16 and it ended up on the final mix. You can probably get one in trade for a good, working guitar cord.

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TyRip Gear addict Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 320	This got me thinking.... Has anyone used one of those cheap Digitech guitar multi-effect things for a click/drum machine track? I was just thinking that it may be a good idea to get one (RP50) to use as a drum machine, as it is probably easy to program a simple beat to play to, but it may be too limited. I just thought it may be worth it for $60, a drum machine and a guitar effects unit.