Yeah, I think the biggest problem with a live drummer is that they absolutely MUST follow the tempo and if you mute the drums in the BB mix, you will need to get them some sort of click track to follow.

A live drummer will vary their tempo throughout the song but when playing with tracks, that is a formula for disaster. It's not impossible to do, you just need to get them a soloed click track to follow.

If the drummer in question has a good, solid sense of timing and keeps the tempo well, it may be possible (you need to experiment in practice sessions) to simply let BB provide the count in ticks for one measure. As long as the balance of the BB tracks are easily heard and well defined to the drummer, there is a fairly good chance they can follow it just fine.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 05/23/14 04:55 AM.
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