Hi Hans, What a great question. Normally, I do metered recordings and do what you said we shouldn't do, namely edit the tempo track, but I don't use the metronome because it seems to discourage any expression at all (to me anyway). When editing a tempo track, I find it essential to have a quick and easy way to emit dozens of MIDI messages and also to erase and redo them quickly. I don't edit this type of track one step at a time. It's too hard to get it to sound right. For non-metered recordings, I simply don't do any loops at all. The assumption behind this approach is that non-metered recordings should not have identical loops. Once in a while I make an exception and have perhaps two or three very long loops, but these are relatively easy to handle. So at the beginning of any new composition, I ask myself: To meter or not to meter? It's a tough question. Essentially it means: To loop or not to loop? I'd be interested in hearing from others, also, and thanks to those who already did reply. Regards to everyone, Dave.
