Drummers and Click Tracks (Metronome) - Tips and Tricks

[@gabritravassos]

I finally understood about in ear monitors and tips for recording drums. Amazing video. I give you 10 !

[@robwhermanson]

Thanks for the great suggestions. I haven't seen anyone else talking about this and explaining it the way you did. These are the same issues I'm running into. I'm starting to record more and even as a guitar player I hate the sound of click tracks. Very hard to follow. I'm always trying to make my own with a hi hat or simple drum beet in ezdrummer or something similar. I dont know why they don't just make DAWs with better more natural/familiar metronome sounds to begin with. Haven't tried the on ear monitors but sounds like a great suggestion

[@jonathankessler4684]

I don't know why I didn't think of this but this is genius. I'm looking to start up my own studio within the next few months and this is something I probably wouldn't have thought of. Thanks for the great videos!

[@canvoodoo]

love your vids mate fast becoming one of my fave channels.

[@BillHesse]

That point about the mono click disappearing is noticeable to me as a guitarist as well. I like using cymbal or cowbell clicks as well OR using a drum sample and playing to drum tracks which are easiest for me to lock in with when playing weird stuff.

[@andresyenes7261]

Thanks for your tips!! This is exactly the problem we are facing now. I think, we are in stage 2 (wearing headphones over earplugs, btw we have headphones with noise canceling) but I think we need move to using in-ears. And to also changing the click sound wich comes by default with Reaper

[@liammcevoy3212]

Your videos are getting better and better. Quick tip though, if possible, try and edit your videos a little more. It's not too bad here, but you do have some videos were the video as a whole can drag a little and I become a little bored. Try and hit a ten minute average (with exceptions depending on the video of course) and I think you'll be on to a winning formula. Quality videos aside from that though, keep it up 🙂

[@adamsteelproducer]

Thanks for the positive feedback, but I disagree on length. I’m aiming for a 20 minute target, as I’m aiming to get all the info in there rather than be flashy and edit things out. There are other channels that make soundbite entertainment, and I’m trying to be a bit more educational. In the future, if this really takes off where I can have more writers/editors than just me, I’ll revisit this but as it stands this is how it is! Cheers for the feedback though. -Adam

[@cringe2474]

I know this is 2 years old, but in recording studio, can you tell the engineer to subdivide the click as it might make it easier?

[@JohnTaylor-ew7nk]

I think the close back make some things too quiet like the base drum

[@Crawpunk]

Problem with "isolating" headphones in general: They tend to trap and accentuate low frequencies. This can be annoying, and if the band is trying to push the low frequencies for the sake of all that is good and decent in this world, it can get downright painful in there. In-ears are best by far, in my experience.

[@adamsteelproducer]

That’s interesting, as my experience is the exact opposite- isolating headphones sound a bit thin and tinny, where in ear monitors can go down to 5hz and can make my eyes water with too much low end. Easy fix- have an EQ section before the headphones, even if it’s a simple bass/treble control

[@Crawpunk]

@@adamsteelproducer The problem that I'm referring to has little to do with the drivers, but with the geometry of the headphones. In-ears are good in that, as you say, you can EQ the signal for whatever works for you. Isolating headphones (which you can also EQ) are great at filtering out high frequencies, such as the crack of the snare, the sizzle of the cymbals, and really the entire upper spectrum that is responsible for functional hearing loss. The low frequencies (coming from outside), however, are extremely hard to shut out, and inside a set of headphones these frequencies can echo like playing bass in a cube-shaped concrete room. I also agree with your tip of wearing earplugs and headphones together, so you can turn up the frequencies you want to hear without damaging your ears. Or, you can wear in-ear monitors with passive earmuffs (Gun-Muffler, etc.) and get the same effect, with (IMO)a little more control. By the way, thank you for keeping your video informative, and don't worry about length. As long as you are saying something useful, a video can be 2 hours long. If someone can't pay attention to 20 minutes of useful information, there's no way they will ever accomplished anything with music, on the playing side or on the production side.

[@therussiandragon616]

As a drummer known as the "Russian Dragon," I get it.

[@canvoodoo]

Cubase has the ability to use loads of different sounds as the click.