Re: Akai Heardush , a little frustrated, please help..

["jimfowler" <jimfowler@prodigy.net>]

i used the headrush for about two years before graduating to the EDP (now i own three!) and the akai is great for what it does...not too noisy, fairly accurate, etc.

 

SIT DOWN WHEN YOU LOOP.  i still can't nail the tempo when i try and balance on one foot while clicking buttons with the other. 

 

another tip: if you're playing a riff (chugga-chug-chugga-chug), play through it a few times (at least once) and THEN start to record.  hitting record as soon as the riff starts can create those little bumps.

 

you're gonna have to drill this into your drummers head because he's used to being the one who picks and maintains the tempo, but now that you're looping, YOU ARE THE METRONOME.  the drummer must follow you, not the other way around.  i'm still reminding my drummer that once a loop is running, that's the tempo he has to follow.

 

oh, and i bought a drum machine...it never argues.

 

-jim