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Anyone else have this problem? Sometime ill record myself and it seems like i'm late


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It seems like sometimes when I record myself my timing is late. Like sometimes i'll play chords or lead over a track and when i'm actually playing it, it seems dead on, but when I go on to listen to the record I'm late. Is this normal? How do I correct it?:confused:

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Metronome? ;)

 

Guitar players sometimes move in quickly or 'early' so you'll have to adjust your timing slightly to accomodate that. It may be an anticipatory delay which requires you to be more adept at preparatory positioning of your fret hand. Also, be very clear on what the time signature is of the song and what you are doing respectively. Sometimes what seems like you are late or early is a symptom of incorrect syncopative timing feel (2s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 8s, etc.). If the feel is 6 timing and you are trying to shoe-horn in a 4 timing, you'll get lost in wonderland quickly.

 

It is difficult to diagnose a problem like this without reference and example. Many variables can lead to lateness (some mentioned). One good thing that I have found in the past is to slow down the song (maybe to half) and play it at that speed first. Then increase the speed up until you are playing it at full speed. There are many ways to accomplish this such as using a reel-to-reel with variable speed playback or WinAmp with the PaceMaker plugin (etc.).

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There's also a possibility that there's a recording latency with your soundcard. If that's the case, everything you record will be slightly off.

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That depends if he is recording both himself and the song or if the song is being recorded (?) while being played on the computer or 'box'. If I were recording myself over a song to a computer/box, I'd make damned sure that the audio input was of both to avoid this... :)

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There's also a possibility that there's a recording latency with your soundcard. If that's the case, everything you record will be slightly off.

This is where I would focus my attention.

 

Try a recording program that uses several tracks, one for the Backing Track and one for the recording. If it appears to be out of sync after you record and play it back, then shift the time on the playing so that it matches with the backing track (or vice versa.)

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I suspect HD latency.


If you can keep time with a metronome you should be able to do it while recording.

 

 

The recording just shows what is. One live take, that is back track and live pass recorded simultaneously should establish if it's player latency or otherwise.

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