Is there any way to use the metronome to practice without having to either Record at the same time or Playback a previously recorded timeline?
 
I just want to practice to a metronome.
 
Regards,
L.

No, the metronome cannot be made to play without the transport running.

There's probably an app on your smartphone that will do it.

Thanks and that is what I suspected.
 
Regards,
L.

Just mute all tracks except the metronome bus and hit the play button.

You don't have to have anything previously recorded. You just have to open Sonar, click Metronome's "enable on playback" button and start transport. I may have missed your point there but you really don't have to do anything other than that. If you are worried about cluttering up your drives with blank projects don't because if you close the project without saving (and don't create any new folders when opening the project) then nothing gets saved to disk.
 
However something that I've started is a project specifically for practicing. I have multiple midi bass tracks and basic drum patterns in the same project set to loop. That way I can just open that project and jam along to blues, jazz or other patterns or mute all the tracks, enable the playback metronome and practice scales.
 
Sonar is a pretty hefty program just to have open for just a metronome though. As was mentioned there are apps and less heavy duty options if all you want is a click track t play scales over.

gswitz
Just mute all tracks except the metronome bus and hit the play button.

After clicking the metronome module's "enable on playback" button of course. ;-p
 
I've actually been having a hard time with the metronome pings. I think I may need to find some better samples. I've been getting very lost trying to write/play along with the default ping samples.

Beepster

gswitz
Just mute all tracks except the metronome bus and hit the play button.

After clicking the metronome module's "enable on playback" button of course. ;-p
 
I've actually been having a hard time with the metronome pings. I think I may need to find some better samples. I've been getting very lost trying to write/play along with the default ping samples.

Same here, but haven't sorted it out either.... I guess I'm waiting for an addictive drum pack for that!

CakeAlexS

Beepster

gswitz
Just mute all tracks except the metronome bus and hit the play button.

After clicking the metronome module's "enable on playback" button of course. ;-p
 
I've actually been having a hard time with the metronome pings. I think I may need to find some better samples. I've been getting very lost trying to write/play along with the default ping samples.

Same here, but haven't sorted it out either.... I guess I'm waiting for an addictive drum pack for that!

lol... Just drag a 4/4 loop from the AD groove browser right into a track and you're good to go... but you knew that already. ;-)

Beepster
You don't have to have anything previously recorded. You just have to open Sonar, click Metronome's "enable on playback" button and start transport. I may have missed your point there but you really don't have to do anything other than that. If you are worried about cluttering up your drives with blank projects don't because if you close the project without saving (and don't create any new folders when opening the project) then nothing gets saved to disk.
 
However something that I've started is a project specifically for practicing. I have multiple midi bass tracks and basic drum patterns in the same project set to loop. That way I can just open that project and jam along to blues, jazz or other patterns or mute all the tracks, enable the playback metronome and practice scales.
 
Sonar is a pretty hefty program just to have open for just a metronome though. As was mentioned there are apps and less heavy duty options if all you want is a click track t play scales over.

 
I tend to take the same approach once I actually have something laid down.  Otherwise I tend to use my zoom H4n  for that.  It is one of the most hadny devices I own.  Not only is it a portable stereo or multi-track recorder, but it acts as a tuner and metronome.