notvinnie
Senior Member
Oh man.... Okay, let me be more specific: Most commercial music released by major and independent record labels (not self produced) is recorded WITH a click or digital rhythm track of some sort. Of the remaining recordings, whether they be folkloric, or indigenous, or whatever, many of those will have used a click as well (unless they are live performance recordings) if they were recorded post 1995 in a proper commercial recording studio.
As for the statement that "almost all jazz music is recorded without a click", I will only say perhaps that is true. I bet you more of it is recorded with a click than you think though. It all depends on circumstances and budget. It also depends on how you define jazz.
To say that this is factually correct or incorrect is pointless, since there are no actual statistics to reference. I was not present at every recording session worldwide over the last 30 years, nor were any of you. There is nothing wrong with recording with or without a click. The music that results from it is what matters. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, not in the cooking.
As for the statement that "almost all jazz music is recorded without a click", I will only say perhaps that is true. I bet you more of it is recorded with a click than you think though. It all depends on circumstances and budget. It also depends on how you define jazz.
To say that this is factually correct or incorrect is pointless, since there are no actual statistics to reference. I was not present at every recording session worldwide over the last 30 years, nor were any of you. There is nothing wrong with recording with or without a click. The music that results from it is what matters. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, not in the cooking.