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On 31/05/17 15:32, Iain Churches wrote:
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Good drummer......
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Woody

Yes indeed. Big band/jazz drummers need to be
good readers too. The parts are complex - lots of
rhythmic interaction with brass and saxes.


Think he's as good as Ralph Salmins?

(For those who don't know the name he is the drummer of choice for many
international stars when they are appearing or (especially) recording in
London. There was a prog on TV a few years ago about the remake by celebs
of one of (the first?) Beatles albums and for the majority of the tracks
he was the drummer. He really showed up the other drummers appearing!)


Click tracks are often sent to foldback when laying
down rhythm tracks. This means that the tempo
stays constant, and one can edit with rhythmic
confidence:-) However, most players feel
that a song should "live" and that unwritten
changes in tempo take away any mechanical feel.

Also these days tracks can quantized, either
with software or manually. Working with good
drummers, one doesn't need to do this often except
perhaps during fills. One can simply lay down
eighth note (quaver) markers and time-align to those.
This usually sound more natural than "correcting"
the complete track.

Iain