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I have a great skill, I can totally ignore a metronome. 😎 Even if it is really loud. Those of you who have heard my GarageBand produced songs will testify to that! So when I heard that there is a metronome that you can wear and it pulses so that you can feel the beat I thought it would be worth a try!

Here it is...drum roll please.....🥁.......The Soundbrenner vibrating metronome! It comes with two watch strap holders, I got a good deal on a package which included the body strap also. So now I have plenty of options to try it out. I can sync it to a DAW that has a midi clock (I use Ableton Live Lite) that way I can see if I am playing on the beat. What do I mean "if" I should say that I can see that I am not playing on the beat!🤣

 

 

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That is quite cool! Please let us know how it works for you.

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<Sherlock Holmes's curious voice> "Interesting, most interesting."

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Yes, this is very interesting since I tend to also fail to "hear" the metronome. I know that just about everyone in music recommends using a metronome but I seem to find it a difficult device to be continually fighting with. The idea of feeling a pulse on my fretting wrist may just work. Nutty 1, I would be interested in your review.

Henk

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Just came across this. Very interesting concept. I play with bandmates that are technically good but sometimes have difficulty with "timing issues"-when to come in on the correct beat etc. for solos or fills. Fortunately that is one of my few skills. I am constantly having to steer the "one"and driving the rhythm without a drummer or bass. I am wondering if this device might help them in that regard. Maybe give us a review/update Nutty.

Greg

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isn't that the one that you can buy more than one, and group them with the app so everyone in the "band" can be at the same tempo?

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10 hours ago, gotto said:

Just came across this. Very interesting concept. I play with bandmates that are technically good but sometimes have difficulty with "timing issues"-when to come in on the correct beat etc. for solos or fills. Fortunately that is one of my few skills. I am constantly having to steer the "one"and driving the rhythm without a drummer or bass. I am wondering if this device might help them in that regard. Maybe give us a review/update Nutty.

Greg

Hello @gotto, @Eracer_Team-DougH is correct. You can sync up to 5 units to an app so it can do a small band. You can have the app silent and turn off the lights on the Soundbrenner if you wish.

I really like it, I am wearing it so that the Soundbrenner is on my sternum so it vibrates through the bone. You need the extra body strap for that, strewn with one arm in and over the head. Soundbrenner did say that it works better on a part of the body that is not moving. The app is available for android  and ios and the Soundbrenner can be controlled by most DAWs like Ableton and Logic but not by Garageband because Garageband does not have a midi clock facility. In fact it prompted me to buy myself a "yipee I have finished my cancer treatment" present of Logic Pro X and it works really well with that. There is an app that you download for that and videos on Youtube telling you how to do it. Also their customer support is good as I had trouble getting my android app to work, in the end just needed me to turn on the location feature of my android.

For me it is not an instant fix, they do say that in the instruction manual. I am learning to count the beat that I feel and not the beat that I hear.😁

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That might make you miss out on the fun of having your band come in behind you and realizing you started the song way to fast and now you're gonna have to play it that way in front of people!

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On 4/25/2019 at 6:03 AM, Six String said:

That might make you miss out on the fun of having your band come in behind you and realizing you started the song way to fast and now you're gonna have to play it that way in front of people!

Ooooo...you are so right on this!! Especially if you are the singer. "Gotta skip that line to catch my breath".

Greg😁

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I looked hard at that one, but cheaper out.  I bought the Peterson unit that plugs into the earphone jack of the metronome and clips on your belt and vibrates.  It does a really good job of showing me how bad my timing is.

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I found the built in "nome" on the Reaper DAW helpful... Although I seldom use it, and I think I have a pretty good sense of internal timing, it did show me I can be off a bit...Maybe thats what attracts me to jazz "rubato" ... (without time)

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    the temporary disregarding of strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slackening, usually without altering the overall pace.

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This may be just the thing to overcome whatever reason is blocking me being able to tap a foot in time to the music … strapped to an ankle of course.

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18 hours ago, Ning said:

This may be just the thing to overcome whatever reason is blocking me being able to tap a foot in time to the music … strapped to an ankle of course.

Hello Ning

It could help you to feel the beat.

I use the strap across my rib cage mostly. It is best on a part of the body that does not move.

I myself can not tap my foot to the beat because I live in a house where the ceilings seem to be made of cardboard and my hubby is usually in the room directly underneath.

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