hi there. so this past weekend was the greg and michael show, and i have nothing to say about that because i wasn't there. but i hear it went very very well.
i'm here to talk about a couple of weeks ago, during the first recording sessions for the New Album, when i learned about the magic of the metronome. okay, so i've been playing the drums for a long time now, but the last time i actually sat down a learned something from someone who had Knowledge to impart on me was back when there were still video game arcades in times square. like, the kind you didn't get raped in. stupid times square.
anyway, so back in MK I era new york, i learned how to play with a metronome. back in 2005 era studio goldfoot, i relearned how to play with one.
turn a song on. now count along with that song, in your standard one-two-three-four kinda way (don't play jazz). (or some funk). now, imagine that the sweet, soft, human counting sound in your head is replaced with a "beep-boop-boop-boop-beep-boop-boop" sound. for all six of you musicians out there, i know this is nothing groundbreaking or new, but i don't get out much, and this was a big deal to me. some bands're all used to playing with giant headphones on, or stylish little bono-sized ear phones, whispering timing and stock quotes and enemies lists into their ears while playing, and they don't miss a beat. me? for me, playing with the BeepMachine makes things easier in the long run, 'cause, well, everything's on time. it was even easier in the short run, 'cause it didn't take too long to get used to playing with. it was only a problem in the evenings afterwards, when i would close my eyes, and instead of dreams filled with tasty treats, traveling fantasies, nc-17 delights, or the occasional drowning tear-fest, i would hear nothing but "beep-boop-boop-boop".
"beep-boop-boop-boop".
fuck.
so anyway, i'm done with the primary drum recording (yay for me), as one of other boys has mentioned here in the past. and soon i'll go in and shake things and rattle stuff and roll something or other. but until then, all i have is the glow of my gigantor monitor, a laundry list of various ideas for costumes i could wear this halloween, and the promise of more beeps to come.
-nachie
i'm here to talk about a couple of weeks ago, during the first recording sessions for the New Album, when i learned about the magic of the metronome. okay, so i've been playing the drums for a long time now, but the last time i actually sat down a learned something from someone who had Knowledge to impart on me was back when there were still video game arcades in times square. like, the kind you didn't get raped in. stupid times square.
anyway, so back in MK I era new york, i learned how to play with a metronome. back in 2005 era studio goldfoot, i relearned how to play with one.
turn a song on. now count along with that song, in your standard one-two-three-four kinda way (don't play jazz). (or some funk). now, imagine that the sweet, soft, human counting sound in your head is replaced with a "beep-boop-boop-boop-beep-boop-boop" sound. for all six of you musicians out there, i know this is nothing groundbreaking or new, but i don't get out much, and this was a big deal to me. some bands're all used to playing with giant headphones on, or stylish little bono-sized ear phones, whispering timing and stock quotes and enemies lists into their ears while playing, and they don't miss a beat. me? for me, playing with the BeepMachine makes things easier in the long run, 'cause, well, everything's on time. it was even easier in the short run, 'cause it didn't take too long to get used to playing with. it was only a problem in the evenings afterwards, when i would close my eyes, and instead of dreams filled with tasty treats, traveling fantasies, nc-17 delights, or the occasional drowning tear-fest, i would hear nothing but "beep-boop-boop-boop".
"beep-boop-boop-boop".
fuck.
so anyway, i'm done with the primary drum recording (yay for me), as one of other boys has mentioned here in the past. and soon i'll go in and shake things and rattle stuff and roll something or other. but until then, all i have is the glow of my gigantor monitor, a laundry list of various ideas for costumes i could wear this halloween, and the promise of more beeps to come.
-nachie
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