[linux-audio-user] metronome-free MIDI recording

[Mark Knecht]

davidrclark at earthlink.net wrote:
> Hi Hans,
> 
> What a great question.  Normally, I do metered recordings and do what you
> said we shouldn't do, namely edit the tempo track, but I don't use the 
> metronome because it seems to discourage any expression at all (to me anyway).
> When editing a tempo track, I find it essential to have a quick and
> easy way to emit dozens of MIDI messages and also to erase and redo them
> quickly.  I don't edit this type of track one step at a time.  It's too
> hard to get it to sound right.
> 
> For non-metered recordings, I simply don't do any loops at all.  The 
> assumption behind this approach is that non-metered recordings should not 
> have identical loops.  Once in a while I make an exception and have perhaps 
> two or three very long loops, but these are relatively easy to handle.
> 
> So at the beginning of any new composition, I ask myself: To meter or
> not to meter?  It's a tough question.  Essentially it means: To loop
> or not to loop?
> 
> I'd be interested in hearing from others, also, and thanks to those who 
> already did reply.
> 
> Regards to everyone,
> Dave.
> 
> 
> 

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