Fast metronome switching during a concert

  • drummies

    Play without a metronome at all, why don't you need it

  • runner

    I don’t trust myself enough to play without clicking.

    With or without a click - everyone's personal choice. The metronome gives me confidence; with him I know for sure that the song will sound exactly the way it was written. Let me give an example of Mr. Ulrich: he plays without a meter and constantly pounds, as a result of which many songs lose all quality and fat (for example, the legendary "Sad But True", which I personally simply cannot listen to live). So here to each his own.

  • scorp

    if you need a click, play with it, and don't bother sending those who are rinsing your brains with stereotypical nonsense. There are a lot of approaches to the performance of music. And if you play with a playlist, then you can't do without a click at all.



    In general, the easiest option is to install Frozen Ape Tempo on the iPhone, it supports playlists, moreover, it can expand this playlist to full screen, and switches from song to song with one touch.

    Total-the recipe is as follows:

    Install FrozenApe Tempo - prescribe a concert playlist - disable auto-lock in the iPhone settings - put the phone nearby on a chair - expand the playlist to full screen and play :))

  • solidator

    I played hip-hop with samples, the meter gave me a DJ, because it was not realistic to switch the meter, everything was a mixtape. And yes, for android there is drummers metronome - a great thing.

  • Maxofff

    You can record a click track, for example. In some topics, we change the pace several times.

    You figure a track like this (in a sequencer, for example, or GP), and then you throw it on your phone.

    There is such an option.

  • runner

    Thank you all for your answers! Apparently, the option "long headphone cord + phone on the floor" is really the most convenient.

  • 1sthast

    Do your guitarists have their instruments upset or what? How can you play an entire set in a row without ever adjusting? Our guitar tunes through each song.

  • runner

    Naturally, not the whole set. But 2-3 songs can be played in a row.

  • sega

    A tricky move

    Doing a metronome track in the sequencer

    You download all the tracks to your phone. Prioritizing the playlist

    You take the headphones with the headset and set up the button control in the player.

    Double click - next track. That's all, it takes half a second to switch.

  • runner

    What about the volume of "Frozen Ape"? Just bought a headphone extension cable and realized that the already not very loud "EUM Pro Metronome" (below) began to sound unacceptably quiet. Will "Frozen Ape" be able to compensate for the 5m extension cable?


  • insider

    headphone amplifier - solves this problem))

  • runner

    The fact is that the music through the extension cord sounds at normal volume, but the metronome is very quiet. So I came to the conclusion that the problem is with the metronome, not with the phone's sound processor or headphones :)

  • pavel_drumsss

    yes, it is loud, plus it has a bunch of different click sounds to choose from, among which there are very "punchy"

  • aroma

    I use the same pro metronome, no problems with the volume. Playlists are compiled by one-touch switching, everything is very convenient) I put the phone on a chair next to it, or on the one next to it, or on a couple of my own covers, and turn off the auto-lock. The ears of an ordinary one are quite long, everything is comfortable. Frozen is also good, but he did not suit me, because I didn’t find it broken, a year ago, when I was looking for it, but in principle I won’t buy software))

  • runner

    I just love to get up during concerts, so I miss the usual wire :)

  • aroma

    And if you buy a cover that clings to your hand for athletes, and cut out a window in plastic so that you can press the screen, is not enough?))

  • runner

    By the way, also a thought.

  • kreker

    any bullshit on the shoulder will hinder the movement of the hand, or at least cause discomfort. Personally, I took off all watches and bracelets when I wore them without taking them off, even while sleeping. I knew people who even took off their fingerprints for the same reason.

  • aroma

    here as anyone, it is necessary to try. I even had to get used to outerwear, with very long and wide sleeves, now nothing interferes) you can attach this thing to the sleeve of a Velcro T-shirt and to the leg, or you can buy a bicycle holder and hang the phone on the rack, for example)) there would be a desire, in general)

  • kreker

    Yes, I didn’t get to the Philharmonic jacket and military uniform right away, but I’m used to it) But there are parties - don’t hit the lying one. And when you really need to blame, then down with the T-shirt.

  • 5seven

    If you buy Frozen Ape premium, then it will just be possible to control it from an iPhone headset, play-stop, trace. track, previous, like songs karoch.

    (On the blacked-out screen of the office)

    And yes, through a 5 meter extension cord it works, you can hear it perfectly. I played it myself at the concert

  • andreevmaxik

    and what is not a simple physical meter on the side of the counter?



    hammered the whole set into memory and that's it. one-key switching.

    no need to stretch, a cord and a short one will do.

  • amdm

    well, so the cost is. still carry it with you. and clamps / rack to stir up)

    to me, for example, as a student living in a hostel and carrying all the Staff on himself - not an option at all)

  • andreevmaxik

    aggravating circumstances were not described in the context of the task.

    plus I also carry everything on myself: a small one and sticks in my left hand, a pedal and electronics on my right shoulder, cymbals behind my back. plus personal belongings and a catering unit. and nothing - alive.

  • a_sharapko

    Zymi seems to be called, the norm is a meter, you can save by the name of the topics.

  • alex_marchenko

    In the very EUM Pro Metronome there is a function that will automatically switch tracks for you. You just specify the number of measures for the tempo, and it automatically jumps to the next track. The order of the tracks, of course, can be set by yourself.

  • runner

    Yes I know. But a concert is such an unpredictable thing. Few people will be late, and everything flies at once. So only manual switching, only hardcore :)

  • shalom

    I use boss db 90