Is it necassary for the drummer to play to a click track?
Absolutely not. However, it will allow the project to go a lot smoother if the drummer can play to a click/metronome. This is due to the fact that the song’s tempo will be right where it’s supposed to be and parts can be played on top of it later on with a greater amount of ease. Usually artists wish to record all parts seperately, so recording to a click makes this a lot smoother process since there will be much less guessing. Playing as a band live is a lot different than playing the guitar parts on a different day than the drummer layed down his/her tracks. It is possible to record as a band live. read about that here. It’s understandable that music needs to breathe and move, but sloppy playing can’t be hidden no matter how much ‘Pro Tooling’ you want to do. Our engineers are able to fix slight mistakes and mishits, but the better and more consitant the playing the easier it is on everyone, including the band!!
