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Metronome app that can help with precision? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I study guitar as a hobby. When I practice, I often play a little ahead of the metronome click. I can see it when I record myself with GarageBand.

I have been trying to adjust, but can't seem to progress.

Is there a metronome app that would give me a strong visual clue when I am not exactly on the beat?

Edit for clarification: I am looking for an app that will call me out in real-time, either visually or audibly, whenever I play offbeat.

Why am I bothering with this?

I have heard musicians talking about making the metronome sound disappear by playing at the exact right time. I also noticed some people frowning when I play a split second before the click. Is it worth improving that aspect? Is there a better way to do it?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Use a DAW (digital audio workstation) app to record yourself playing. When you set the tempo it will create bars for the subdivisions. You can match that to the audio spike that indicates the notes peak. When recording music this is the method used to ensure the music is keeping tempo and the audio engineer may shift the audio stream to fix mistakes during recording.

GarageBand, Ardour and Reaper are all free DAWs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

6 months ago, you offered this advice about using GarageBand to record myself. I followed it (as well as other suggestions in these comments, and it has helped a lot. Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I use GarageBand now. I'm looking for something that would call me out in real-time whenever I am rushing the beat, either visually or audibly.