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Re: Looping with other musicians, new tools=new results
--- max valentino <ekstasis1@hotmail.com> wrote:
> In regards to time, sync and drummers: Since when is it the drummer’s
>or
> bassist’s responsibility to keep time/tempo for others? One thing I
>stress
> in bands for which I play (and usually in a role of MD), as well as to
>my
> students, is that it is NOT the role of the rhythm section to “keep”
>time
> and/or tempo for the other players. That is an individual
>responsibility of
> each player, and if you cannot manage this elementary discipline then
>you
> are really not ready to “play”.
Very well said! I was thinking the same thing myself. If you play in a
group, you
need to LISTEN to what's going on. There won't be time drift if everyone's
listening and not just wanking away on their own.
Greg
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