Through hundreds of hours of practicing at home, not only could you play to a click more accurately in the studio and live you would also be a tighter player without a click. Practicing at home with a click can improve your overall sense of timing and rhythm which when you think of it, are two very important aspects of drumming.

To become a session artist in this day and age you will need to dig your head out of the sand and embrace the changes.

However, the industry has changed live performances are improving and studio recordings are sounding tighter than ever. That is fine, and I completely understand why people have this view. An oldie is anti-click track and all about old school methods, itвЂ™s all about the вЂlive feelвЂ™ and вЂnatural grooveвЂ™. This refers to people who are stuck in the past and set in their ways. You canвЂ™t control anyone elseвЂ™s actions, all you can do is be the best drummer you can be and increase your chances of success.ДЄs a recording engineer, I have come across the typical вЂoldieвЂ™ many times, this isnвЂ™t only drummers either. You may think you are a reasonably tight player, however, once you start using a click track for drums you might be surprised how much you can up your game. All the drummers at the top of their game are doing it and if you fail to do so, you are immediately putting yourself in the bottom 25%. As a modern drummer it is so important to not only just practice to a click track with in-ear monitors, but perform in both a studio and live setting to one too.

Bass drum click pad