STOP using the click track and quantization. Instead, record yourself.

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[ErikArchbold]

Absolutely beautiful and very helpful and deep! I'm a singer-songwriter getting ready to record my second album and have been praying about whether to record with a click track or not, and I'm definitely leaning strongly towards NOT after seeing your video. I just want to really forget about the timing and let the emotion shine through as clearly as I can... thank you!!!

[morisarnet]

It turns out it works! I've made a track some time ago without click and quantization and... It really works! Awesome melody!

[robertwisden]

It’s got a real plain chant, holy feel and the spiritual sense is enhanced with the final video. If you went for a second A section, think about leaving your vocal in for that final medieval holy feeling. Nice work, good tips. Thanks Sam.

[DMusic]

Excellent option, Sam. I'll definitely try it.

[anthonycarson]

Yes..great way to not be chained to a click.

[brucehodges]

What a cool idea! I often do like to start writing with a free-form part played without click, but lining up other parts afterwards is often problematic... closest I've gotten is by watching the initial part piano roll scroll by and playing along to the notes I can see there. But this approach seems a lot more natural and open to additional expression.
Thanks for sharing :-)

[dragonwarden]

@2:55: Enchanting effect! I could see this sound being used in a flashback movie/show scene (just the voice line plus piano). Need to try this. :D I wonder if voice actors do this too? It's like a visual guide. Also, I really hate the click track when trying to record something. I find that I usually just set the click track to only the first 4 beats in my DAW because it gets too distracting otherwise. I like to hum whichever part of the song I'm working on, and the click track just messes with me every time lol. Your final piece was really beautiful! Thanks!

[emanuel_soundtrack]

1:16 ok this is ya a very smart and original trick! We can use the movie track to conduct ourselves or, even better, to conduct whoever shares the same project. Great tip, although i don´t know how much I need it. This melody is good to show on video but for this improvisation alone still looks to be enough, unless the voice just inspires you better or you are a good singer

[TheFoxRockMusic]

Useful channel, glad to find it! Thanx!

[mdleavitt]

This is a fantastic tip!! I really enjoy your videos. Thank you!

[markdavenport]

Thanks for this post! I looked into the topic of composing without a metronome on vi-control's forum and I think this is a brilliant idea.

[LightWingStudios]

Wonderful Sam. Thank you so much! Well worth a try. :)

[GavinNellist]

Although I can read music and understand the theory, this is very similar to the way I compose. I do sometimes try and start with a Key Signature, Tempo and Time Signature but I find it constricts me somewhat because I feel I have to make what I'm composing fit in with the theory, so I really do find this approach very good, and as you said, that's for me at least.

[laughteryahaya]

❤wow iam a new producer still under training but I will need something extra to follow on YouTube so I am glad that I came across your video. Please do you have materials and tutorial that can help?
Thanks alot

[cpastore]

Very interesting technique. Did you play in the other instrument parts by ear or write them out? The piece was really great. Thanks

[tonynicosiamusic]

thank you very much to you for everything, for your explanations it helps a lot. I bought EW opus Hollywood orchestra and it's fabulous. I now only work with him.Thank you from France.Tony

[ButOneThingIsNeedful]

Join the rebel alliance against click tracks.

[noworries]

great approach being your own conductor....that's cool for music without drum beat, but does it work for other genres? The style of music reminds me of Schindler's list....you are very talented!

[psa]

Great tip. I've been looking for ways to escape the metronome and write more rubato pieces. A helpful follow-up to this video (for those of us wanting to output our works to sheet music in Sibelius or etc) would be to tell how to align the notes with the bars afterward. Sonar use to have "Fit Improvisation" for this but I had trouble with it. How would you do that in Cubase or other DAWs?

[TheTheDaco]

Could you make your own grid with the the new tempo. If for example this section would appear again in the composition?