recording from internal mic over a pattern

Cornelius The Third · Post by **Cornelius The Third** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:31 am

ok so i have a pattern set up exactly how i want it without the drums. i want to record drums over it from a real drum set. . .it wont let me record like that over a pattern i wud have to record on a sample pad but then the timing never ends up fitting cuz i cant play over the music, any ideas?

Beanz711 · Post by **Beanz711** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 6:13 am

I hate the fact that you cant hear the music as you are trying to record. But thats because the 404 is only one track sequencer. What I did is Bought a cheap metronome. You could do that or buy one of those cheap hard-disk recorders from a drug store or something similar. They cost like 20-40 bucks and usually have a mic in, so you can record your pattern and then listen back to it while recording your drums. Good luck man.

Music is Love

Beanz

Cornelius The Third · Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:31 pm

word thanks beans, theres no way to play the sp's metronome while recording a sample is there?

Beanz711 · Post by **Beanz711** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 11:43 pm

unfortunately no. There isnt. The SP is all about workarounds.

dizzo313 · Post by **dizzo313** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:36 pm

I usually use a drum machine, playing a basic version of the beat for the song im working on, at the proper tempo to match with my samples, and plug headphones into that to keep the beat when recording live instruments OR vocals into the 404. it's not perfect, but it's damn close, and since i'm using phatty memory cards, i can record a vocal track onto one pad, then resample chop it to multiple pads by verse so i can match it up properly.

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espoo2 · Post by **espoo2** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:16 pm

that's a great tip, dizzo.

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