Which do you prefer to track with?

[Redoubt9000]

Curious to know, I've never been great at tracking in general lol, especially so with a click. (terrible guitarist in general)

But I'm curious to know what everyone prefers to track to, drums (for those that often use a sampler) or metronome? or both!? For me I just love tracking to a laid out groove, as my playing is fairly clinical and I get a bit lost with just the click (do use both oftentimes tho).

It isn't important but jw.

 

[amarshism]

Click for time, drums for groove. Both are always playing but depending on what I'm going for as a player dictates which is more dominant. I use this trick all the time. Personally I'm pretty in tune with the click so i can easily block it out and just focus on the drums, but it certainly is something worth trying if you're finding the people that you're tracking are either too stiff and not groovy enough, or not tight enough when a mechanical section comes in.

 

[BLUElightCory]

Both are always on here - generally once the drums are tracked/edited I'll keep them louder and just mix the click in a bit for spots where the drums aren't playing or where the drum beat is sparse.

 

[Sloan]

Really depends on song, but as stated above i do use a click when needed, and also for example when signalling a certain section is about to happen, i'll take a different click sound chunk and bump it up to prep the player for what's about to happen.

 

[006]

I always track my own stuff to click only with the drums muted.

 

[RedDog]

When demo tracking to a SD programmed drum track, I set up hi hat grooves in dead spaces, for a kind of live feel. And always punch in with the click.

 

[FireStorm Studios]

I try and leave the click on at all times but sometimes need to turn it off in parts if the drummer gets too far off. I'll let that happen at times to get more feel in the song or if the drummer just can't get the part tight with the click.

 

[midget donkeys]

I record my stuff to programmed drums (so it is perfectly on grid already) and have the click on. I have found leaving the click on makes my guitar playing far more accurate.

 

[RiF]

Drums.

 

[greyskull]

Depends

 

[Benalthel]

For my stuff I usually first just track a sloppy guitar track to a click, which I then program the drums to. Then I track the guitars for real to drums+click.

 

[Tommy Evans]

For my stuff I usually first just track a sloppy guitar track to a click, which I then program the drums to. Then I track the guitars for real to drums+click.

This.

 

[DanLights]

Drums and click, always. Without the click I feel I get a bit sloppier even if drums are programmed, and if the drummer got too far off the click, I edit before recording anything on top. Groove is great, going off tempo isn't

 

[steveguitarplayer]

good question cos i have thinking about this too. in my opinion, its the drums that you have to be tight to so track to the drums, but the click playing along will help to keep a steady pulse.