Mike Mangini with AI's "Interesting" Click

Listen how a generated click track handles my playing Awaken the Master.

Keep in mind, I'm playing this live spot perfectly on the song's timing grid, (based on how the show production was designed,) so this should be quite easy for AI. But umm... yeah... grab some good headphones, have a seat and an interesting time listening to various sections of this performance. I think it is funny, but I understand exactly what the AI is doing. And it's even funnier, but really interesting at times to me how it interprets this performance of drums-only. AI certainly isn't as good as a human person, but it has its benefits!

My Master Classes get into how to play with external time, to recognize time signatures, phrases and patterns VERY quickly, as well as to play with other people be it with external time, self generated time, or by following another musician. I also speak about possessing the skills to play a song any which way in order to better do the job as band's drummer ready for anything. The drummer often has to yield to a song presentation's decision-maker's wishes in the business, so it's comforting to be ready for any situation, especially if it varies on a dime one day or night.

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