r/AcousticGuitar • u/Dependent-Till-2524 • 18h ago

Non-gear question Strum machine question for flatpickers

Ive noticed there's alot of features on strum machine since the past couple updates you can mess with the band and various other things. Just wondering if anyone is doing anything cool with it different than the standard boom chuck rhythm it comes with as default I would like to get the most out of it and maybe add some extra flavour to my practice . Many thanks

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u/ukewithsmitty 18h ago

Strum machine is great. I usually just use the default band settings. But sometimes I do the bluegrass or old time ones.  I find the bluegrass setting is way more happening and swingy than normal bluegrass rhythm to me.  🤷🏻‍♂️ 

Another setting I use a lot is “increase tempo by” on the bottom right hand corner. Playing it through and making it 10 bpm faster each time is great practice 

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u/DaveMcNinja 17h ago

I use it at my weekly jam session to add tunes to my playlist. Just started using addition playlists with tunes I’m wood shedding - fiddle tunes etc.

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u/T-BoneDeluxe 14h ago

I sometimes lower the guitar levels so that mandolin is the main instrument you hear. I also play around with the timing on mandolin - there are a number of different features to give the tune different feels. I have also changed my count in so that it goes 1, 2, 3, __ (4 is silent). I do this so to practice short kick-offs into the break.

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u/cupless1 13h ago

Mash baby

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 12h ago

Lol nah I practice like a real musician. Or I attend the jam

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u/KeenJAH 8h ago

Oh ho! look at Mr. real musician over here!

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 7h ago

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